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Should Phoenix FULFILL Kevin Durant’s REQUEST? 🤔 + LeBron CONDEMNS ‘ring culture’ 👀 | First Take

Stephen A. Smith, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo and Monica McNutt join Molly Qerim on First Take to discuss Kevin Durant’s request to be traded from the Phoenix Suns to either the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets or Miami Heat. Then, P.K. Subban joins to react to LeBron James’ comments on NBA “ring culture” and how…

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Stephen A. Smith, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo and Monica McNutt join Molly Qerim on First Take to discuss Kevin Durant’s request to be traded from the Phoenix Suns to either the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets or Miami Heat. Then, P.K. Subban joins to react to LeBron James’ comments on NBA “ring culture” and how the media puts such pressure on individual players to win a championship.

0:00 KD’s request
3:15 Stephen A. brings the stats
6:40 Monica disagrees with Mad Dog
9:50 LeBron’s comments
10:50 P.K. responds
13:15 “Y’all are missing the big picture”

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25 Comments

  1. @filamnightmare1

    June 18, 2025 at 9:23 pm

    Mad Dog is right!!!!

  2. @bjorn804

    June 18, 2025 at 9:31 pm

    Mad Dog is right Suns doesn’t owe KD anything, stop being scared of KD’s Twitter fingers

  3. @BugattiDreams

    June 18, 2025 at 9:32 pm

    Monica fine shi but she soft. They all soft except mad dog. Best decision for team not kd. Why consider what he wants. Who is he? What he do? and Stephen A just chatting smh master contrarian doing what he do

  4. @yannickkazadi989

    June 18, 2025 at 9:35 pm

    Mad Dogg is making lots of sense lately.

  5. @thelucidexperience

    June 18, 2025 at 9:56 pm

    PK’s Cognitive Dissonance is INSANEEEEEEEE 16:31 how are you going to put the responsibility on LeBron to be successful and then in the same breath when asked about your ineptitude to get a championship blaming the front office for not putting the right team together miss me with that mess

  6. @avontemurray2817

    June 18, 2025 at 9:58 pm

    Does LeBron know Barry Bonds was on steroids

  7. @cashflodigitalsportsnetwork

    June 18, 2025 at 10:00 pm

    it’s not all about rings but how you lose is also key… greats go out swinging unless they old

    Edit: how you win matters too as well as being entertaining like Cus told Tyson…

  8. @HoopsJunkie

    June 18, 2025 at 10:03 pm

    Stephen A. spitting facts!!!🗣🗣🗣

  9. @BruceChantelLehman-yr5ne

    June 18, 2025 at 10:05 pm

    First time I’ve ever agreed with Mad Dog… But he is right. You always should make the best decision for the city and company.

  10. @Cory_Vibez

    June 18, 2025 at 10:18 pm

    😂😂😂😂😂

  11. @barry6768

    June 18, 2025 at 10:25 pm

    Send him to the wizards

  12. @devans1266

    June 18, 2025 at 10:27 pm

    Everybody can agree or disagree but let me say this KD don’t suck every time it’s time to ball he show up

  13. @devans1266

    June 18, 2025 at 10:27 pm

    Easy money 💴 snapper

  14. @sickofuhoesbru

    June 18, 2025 at 10:37 pm

    Lebron pick and chooses im sure if he got 5 rings he wouldn’t say nothing lol

  15. @sickofuhoesbru

    June 18, 2025 at 10:37 pm

    Lebron bough his 4th ring

  16. @sickofuhoesbru

    June 18, 2025 at 10:38 pm

    Stephen A is so on point this guy calls out lebrons BS

  17. @chadscott225

    June 18, 2025 at 10:44 pm

    If you not a free agent you don’t have a choice🤷🏽‍♂️ what happen to the rules make the nba the nba. Everybody got and want a choice you are a player not a Gm…

  18. @H8Hardy

    June 18, 2025 at 10:48 pm

    Another goofy who enjoys talking about someone failures he actually smiling about it
    This world getting more weird by the day

  19. @jonathantaylor3668

    June 18, 2025 at 10:52 pm

    PK is only on in lebron convos. Talk abt hockey bro lol

  20. @jonathantaylor3668

    June 18, 2025 at 10:57 pm

    They heard lebron and still went with an entirely made up statement.

  21. @michaelquijas3102

    June 18, 2025 at 10:58 pm

    Mad Dog you stupid. The Phoenix Suns ruined him lol. He needs to go to SA

  22. @JodieLane-ou4ys

    June 18, 2025 at 11:08 pm

    I agree with mad dog. Kevin Durant is SPOILED. He wants to play where he wants to play, that’s the problem with today’s NBA. NBA stands for NOT BASKETBALL ANYMORE. If I was the Phoenix Suns, I would trade Kevin to the worst team out there. If he doesn’t like it, hell retire. He can be replaced. He always wanted to play for a super team. He’s only GREAT IN THE OLYMPICS. Because he has 10 super stars around him. That’s why he went to Golden State. Like Charles Barkley said, Kevin is a bus rider, NOT A BUS DRIVER. I’m sick of him

  23. @rikt1541

    June 18, 2025 at 11:18 pm

    ring culture? lolz 😂

  24. @stephdontmissIonlyswish

    June 18, 2025 at 11:19 pm

    Mad dog speaking facts. Monica and Stephen A agree with him they just won’t say it

  25. @sxtsxt6714

    June 18, 2025 at 11:24 pm

    SA said a whole bunch of nothing… he’s an MVP, bla bla bla. He makes no sense

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