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@blackzero23
February 2, 2026 at 7:57 pm
Anyone else sick of Stephen A Smith. Heโs a horrible human being and a pos
@tomt5482
February 2, 2026 at 8:01 pm
I stand with J Kidd
@BNTministries
February 2, 2026 at 8:03 pm
Forget Luka these people need to be dancing in the streets Cooper flag is a generational talent and quite frankly the way they treat this boy is insulting they still crying over Luka when Cooper flag is it This boy is the real deal
@tomt5482
February 2, 2026 at 8:04 pm
ESPN: If you know that I know that he knows what I think I know, you’ll finally understand what he’s saying he knows that you know
@DLM16
February 2, 2026 at 8:08 pm
I don’t care what position they play him at…but it’s not just reporters who haven’t played that have been critical of that decision, so getting all angsty about the question like only non-players have voiced that is a bit of a cop out.
@mikehunt7110
February 2, 2026 at 8:24 pm
Womenโs wnba players and media do not know what itโs like to be on the floor with these elite players. Kidd does, he practiced and played with superstars his whole career! Totally different from watching
@ends15
February 2, 2026 at 8:26 pm
SaS made it about himself. Why am i not shocked
@jemaineoliver1833
February 2, 2026 at 8:29 pm
Iโm a little tired of Windy acting like he knows everything in basketball. Not just news, but the game. He needs to sit down sometimes instead of standing on whatever business heโs speaking about at the moment ๐
@dsteele2332
February 2, 2026 at 8:36 pm
Naw J Kidd said what he said lol..
@allanburton9385
February 2, 2026 at 8:38 pm
Cooper is better not at PG. Stats prove it.
@gffriedman
February 2, 2026 at 8:46 pm
Guy who hasnโt played the game dislikes the โyouโve never played the gameโ commentโฆ
@frank6250
February 2, 2026 at 8:49 pm
finally someone said it
@markbridgers2154
February 2, 2026 at 8:52 pm
Tell it Coach! You got this! I RESPECT you as a Player snd Coach!
@arj3030
February 2, 2026 at 8:57 pm
Because it’s the truth. These opinion givers no nothing.
@lakayfred
February 2, 2026 at 9:06 pm
What point guard are we discussing. There are no more true point guard in this time of age. Everyone are shooting guards and small forwards with no centers๐
@anhiirr
February 2, 2026 at 9:27 pm
Doesnt take looking further into when he unleashed the GREEK Freak on all of us. How many people are blessed enough to see generational talent as much as J kidd as a coach and equally as a player. Short list of ppl with that level of experience and expertise in his position.
@JowdeeJoe
February 2, 2026 at 9:37 pm
Coopers about to drop 70 at point guard because he knows his coach has his back
@jaredbracci3529
February 2, 2026 at 9:43 pm
J Kidd forgot more about BB than anyone in the room. Most talking heads, couldnt be a score keeper at their HS! Go Kiidd! – it was meant to be insulting
@ShortsCam2000s
February 2, 2026 at 9:48 pm
If The Shoe Fit “cough cough” SAS
@theape6778
February 2, 2026 at 9:55 pm
J Kidd and the Mavs need to be punish for such comments! I think Flagg to the Lakers a fine punishment, we need to stop this before it ruins postgame interviews for ever
@UDontKNOWThePWR84
February 2, 2026 at 10:00 pm
Mr J. Kidd? Has spokenโฆ.
As a former a Big Time Guard? โBig Ups!โ
As an NBA Head Coach?
I love the ๐ฅ Just donโt give the non-playing media fuel to put on the ๐ฅ
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@alvin081988
February 2, 2026 at 10:01 pm
Making Flagg a PG clearly shows he misses Luka
@threehorn1
February 2, 2026 at 10:02 pm
Friggin Steve saying he knows his place. He has always overstepped his “place”… acting like a total know-it-all. I think he’s basically a poser, who depends on a loud voice, employing some put-on , exaggerated, pissed off black man effects in an attempt to make himself believable. He doesn’t know his place. He’s never deferred to someone more knowledgeable. He’s gotta be the smartest, most exuberant guy in the room. And man is it annoying. And now he thinks he knows politics too. I nearly always turn him off as quickly as I can. I really wonder how employers consider him a positive asset.
@emoney824
February 2, 2026 at 10:18 pm
SAS please ๐ bro ๐คฆ๐พ
@slapmoney2264
February 2, 2026 at 10:26 pm
Dallas should care Luka and Flagg would of been a dominate duo for a decade Anthony Davis is old and injury prone and extremely expensive so itโs gonna take a championship before Iโm forgetting if Iโm a mavericks fan