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Stephen A.: I don’t think Kyrie Irving did ANYTHING wrong! | First Take
Stephen A. Smith is on First Take to defend Kyrie Irving’s actions directed towards the Boston Celtics fans as long as neither side takes things too far. #ESPN #NBAonESPN #FirstTake ☑️ Subscribe to ESPN+: 📱Get the ESPN App: 🏀 Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: ☑️Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: ☑️Watch ESPN on YouTube…
SS
April 18, 2022 at 11:53 am
Fans are gonna be fans kyrie just gotta handle his business on the court and win games none of this will matter at the end unless the nets lose
Jack Ross
April 18, 2022 at 1:16 pm
Thanks captain obvious, who could have ever guessed that without your ‘brilliant’ input. like… DUH! Kyrie’s just doing what he needs to do to get into the mentality to drop BUCKETS! Same with Jordan would do. EMBRACE THE DARK SIDE!
Tyzone Godzone
April 18, 2022 at 11:55 am
Freedom to say and do what you want 2
ScootMagoot46
April 18, 2022 at 5:33 pm
Short-bus-Kyrie
cory ddp
April 18, 2022 at 11:56 am
He say LeBron James? Hi Can’t help himself I guess
Red Yoshi187
April 18, 2022 at 11:57 am
As a fan of the Celtics, the NBA shouldn’t fine Kyrie for yesterday, the fans actually love that Kyrie acknowledges them back, the NBA should let it slide, fans can be disrespectful too, that was an intense game Kyrie deserves the right to defend himself
Raymone Funk
April 18, 2022 at 12:03 pm
Fax, & I honestly think we should stop because obviously it didn’t help any
Brian Brown
April 18, 2022 at 1:33 pm
@Raymone Funk big facts. like putting a battery in his back
FOFF
April 18, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Anyone that has a problem with Kyrie did must admit they have an issue with the fans as well. Can’t be ok with one and crucify the other
Koh Smoger
April 18, 2022 at 3:00 pm
Fans don’t get paid millions of dollars to play basketball and be professional
Spitz Phire
April 18, 2022 at 4:03 pm
That part ☝🏾💯💯💯💯
Jas Bak
April 18, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Can’t wait for game two!
Oukle Bouje
April 18, 2022 at 12:14 pm
Durant might go crazy
CRUZ1N
April 18, 2022 at 5:48 pm
@Oukle Bouje hope so 💀
Gongshow Jimmy
April 18, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Would Stephen A. have an issue with minimum wage customer service employees flipping off customers every single day when they inevitably receive verbally abusive customer responses? I think he would.
These dudes are paid millions and PART OF THEIR JOb is dealing with the fans. I don’t really care that he did it, but he ultimately shouldn’t have
TDreacts
April 18, 2022 at 12:59 pm
Everyone job is to do there job not take verbal abuse or remarks
ScootMagoot46
April 18, 2022 at 5:33 pm
@TDreacts actually, you still don’t flip off customers. Grow up.
Kofi Asa
April 18, 2022 at 11:55 pm
I sew wat u sayin but overall it makes the viewing experience more entertaining, noone is getting hurt, and both sides cool with it
mighty
April 18, 2022 at 12:07 pm
wait is this dude blaming la players for being injured. and how did ben simmons get into this argument
Rezzy Doc
April 18, 2022 at 12:11 pm
LOL this season we’ve seen Stephen A slander kyrie to the heavens… only his dismay and dislike for C’s can be higher 😂 hardly even give the Celtics any credits, check the receipts
Peter Pearson
April 18, 2022 at 12:19 pm
As a Celtics fan you don’t fine. Let the fans run there mouth in an non racial way. But also Kyrie when he was on the Celtics said to the fans that if you guys will have me than I’ll resign. But then at the end of the season he left and went to the Nets. As a fan they have every right and Kyrie going back at the fans it’s good tv.
XMDPIR
April 18, 2022 at 2:04 pm
Lol get over it, Kyrie isn’t the first player that ever left a team or the last but you Boston fans think your something special? You don’t own the man, focus on what you have
Luis Escobar
April 18, 2022 at 11:15 pm
@XMDPIR Celtics fans have every right to give Kyrie that smack just like ANY other fan base. No one said anything about thinking we’re special. And if anyone needs to “get over it” its clearly Kyrie. He always says he’s “past it” but he clearly isn’t- Boston is the toxic GF he chooses to go back to and engage with. That sounds like a Kyrie problem, not Boston’s.
Cassius Dhami
April 18, 2022 at 12:27 pm
Took him a while to make it about the Lebron.🙄
Anthony Espino
April 18, 2022 at 12:53 pm
KD is thin skinned, so maybe he’ll get irked as well.
Robin Zinger
April 18, 2022 at 12:54 pm
he really likes saying the word “egregious”!!!
Risen Beat
April 18, 2022 at 1:12 pm
The reality of the situation is that Stephen A’s reality of the situation is never the reality of the situation.
GOAT
April 18, 2022 at 1:16 pm
BBB went from Big Baller Brand to Brooklyn Bad Boys. I like watching bad boys. The villains of the NBA are more fun to watch.
Jason Griffin
April 18, 2022 at 2:36 pm
Idk why but your comment creeps me out lol
Jack Ross
April 18, 2022 at 1:18 pm
Look, as long as Kyrie dropping buckets, who cares. Let that man do what he needs to do so that he can go out there put on a show. Same thing Jordan would do.
LEAN IN, EMBRACE THE DARK SIDE!
Reezy
April 18, 2022 at 1:37 pm
So Stephen A’s cool with Kyrie choice to answer back to fans and accept the fines, but he not cool w/ Kyrie making a choice for his body and accepting fines and losing money, this man a joke 😂😂 crazy how Kyrie balled out now he wanna switch sides
Koh Smoger
April 18, 2022 at 3:00 pm
Uhm saying he would resign with Boston than backing out on his word, throwing teammates under the bus, not being a leader already having one foot out the door. Kyrie did plenty wrong.
GoyLand DeFree
April 18, 2022 at 3:20 pm
The media hates Kyrie because he stood up for Palestine the same way they hated Muhammad Ali for that too. Never go along with the media narrative.
Vivian Fernandes
April 18, 2022 at 4:47 pm
It’s not just he not resigning… throwing teammates under the bus, not following up on his words & most of all stomping/desecrating lucky on the court is the reason why Boston fans despise him
ScootMagoot46
April 18, 2022 at 5:31 pm
Grow up, Stephen A.
Flipping of the fans is so immature.
R Rogers
April 18, 2022 at 8:54 pm
Kyrie wasn’t rattled tho
Japar Agcol
April 18, 2022 at 11:36 pm
I agree with Stephen