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Stephen A. on the significance of 7 Black head coaches being hired across the NBA | First Take

Stephen A. on the significance of 7 Black head coaches being hired across the NBA | First Take Stephen A. Smith describes the significance of seven out of eight NBA head coaching vacancies being filled by Black coaches. #ESPN #FirstTake #NBA ☑️ Subscribe to ESPN+: 📱Get the ESPN App: 🏀 Subscribe to NBA on ESPN…

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Stephen A. Smith describes the significance of seven out of eight NBA head coaching vacancies being filled by Black coaches.
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  1. Ryan Hall

    July 19, 2021 at 1:19 pm

    I’m just confused how this is true but mike brown hasn’t been hired. He’s paid his dues and deserves another try at head coach

  2. Bun Bun

    July 19, 2021 at 1:20 pm

    He’s ecstatic that no Asians were hired

    • Chaddy

      July 19, 2021 at 3:10 pm

      I’d like to see that tho

  3. Nix 41

    July 19, 2021 at 1:21 pm

    They should also be fired if they can’t do the job. Color shouldn’t be a basis for hiring

  4. Solomon's Tech

    July 19, 2021 at 1:30 pm

    White ppl thumbing down this video and showing their racist self as usual 💯😂

    • chosenjuan025

      July 19, 2021 at 1:59 pm

      When are Asians gonna be considered for hires 🤔 maybe not because they’re not dependent on others to achieve their goals like most other races

  5. Joe Frazier's Left Hook

    July 19, 2021 at 1:35 pm

    In their summer of discontent, after the ‘foot-in-the-mouth’ suffered by Stephen A. and Rachel Nichols, ESPN is finding out with painful consequences, “YOU LIVE BY THE WOKE, YOU DIE BY THE WOKE!”.

  6. d.Balbas

    July 19, 2021 at 1:37 pm

    What is Rachel Nichols opinion on this topic tho? Why didn’t she cover this story?

  7. wietse sinnaeve

    July 19, 2021 at 1:40 pm

    This is honestly embarrassing. Who cares about skin color lmao

  8. Smartkid2387

    July 19, 2021 at 1:43 pm

    I will again ask this question have you ever heard a Black person complain about the lack of Black coaches in hockey? I rest my case

  9. Jayden Morgan

    July 19, 2021 at 1:45 pm

    Ok usually I understand u guys complaining about him bringing up race but you read the title and are still complaining like u didn’t expect this😭

  10. Poly Marte

    July 19, 2021 at 1:55 pm

    Color not basis for hiring. Nba is like all black.
    why won’t they draft white American nba players

  11. Mamba4life24

    July 19, 2021 at 1:56 pm

    White chocolate is more black than Stephen A

  12. World Tree202

    July 19, 2021 at 1:58 pm

    People complained when he said this before but the final 4 coaches in the NBA playoffs were all new black coaches who didn’t get opportunities right away.

  13. grandmaster3211

    July 19, 2021 at 2:08 pm

    I think the point he’s trying to make. He’s tired of seeing black coaches fired for building up teams and hire a white guy and he gets all the credit.

    Mark Jackson fired. Steve kerr super team-> Looked at as a genius.
    Dwayne Casey fired. Nick nurse takes over wins looks like a genius.
    They fire Alvin gentry when they see the upside of ingram being an all star and zion being zion. Bring in Stan van gundy.
    The rockets coach stuck rebuilding that team. After Daryl morey and Mike dantoni leaves… crazy cycle

    • Saral Khare

      July 19, 2021 at 2:34 pm

      Dwayne Casey was fired by a black dude. And Dwayne Casey got out coached in that cavs series. And mark jackson ran a stagnant offense and Steve Kerr improved it

    • SODA

      July 19, 2021 at 4:00 pm

      @Saral Khare thank you. When people are blinded and consumed with race they ignore other factors..

  14. Saral Khare

    July 19, 2021 at 2:30 pm

    I’m happy with all the hires except Jason kidd

  15. Polatoglou C.

    July 19, 2021 at 2:30 pm

    Do they say Jason Kidd is black or am I missing something here ???

  16. Johnny TimeStamp

    July 19, 2021 at 2:31 pm

    If they wind up sucking he better still ask for their jobs.

  17. SalKhayer

    July 19, 2021 at 3:09 pm

    Equality vs Equity is a conversation that should absolutely happen around here.

  18. Greg Adams

    July 19, 2021 at 3:12 pm

    You are making it about race scrub!

  19. Iamironman9995

    July 19, 2021 at 4:06 pm

    So if its white privilege for majority of coaches and owners being white. Is it not black privilege for 70-80% player being black

  20. Benjamin From The Tribe of Judah

    July 19, 2021 at 5:00 pm

    But we still gotta know why you was at them colleges and high schools boy, you ain’t pro black you’re pro white zaddy. As a man you shouldn’t want another man to give you flowers, have it be hypothetical flowers or real ones. 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

  21. marco mcdowell

    July 19, 2021 at 5:28 pm

    Screamin’ A turning into a S1W after Kwame called him to the table lol

  22. James Sheppard

    July 19, 2021 at 6:35 pm

    What happened to Orlando not be a shabby job .I see 6 pictures of of new coaches where the 7th

  23. Isaiah H

    July 19, 2021 at 8:31 pm

    They all got crappy jobs Cs Blazers Wiz peaked as a Nets fan J Kidd is not good so he got the beat job but didn’t deserve it and Pels are ultra dysfunctional

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