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Stephen A. says Paul George has THE MOST to lose in the Play-In š± | First Take
On First Take, Stephen A. Smith and Kendrick Perkins join to discuss the latest storylines in the NBA, including: 0:00 Play-In Tournament 2:03 Paul George and the Sixers 5:24 Which playoff matchup is the most intriguing? 8:20 Knicks-Hawks 10:30 Playoff results and LeBronās future āļø Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: #ESPN #NBA
@GearWave
April 14, 2026 at 4:51 pm
Stephen A dug in that Paul George crateā¦.real talk.
@ervgotti130
April 14, 2026 at 4:51 pm
He stay calling someone a really good dude. Not everyone is a good dude. Lol
@bighomiebonkers4687
April 14, 2026 at 4:52 pm
SA was preaching on this ne š„
@GearWave
April 14, 2026 at 4:54 pm
Wooooord life Iām worried bout the Knicks lol
@DOGG-e7o
April 14, 2026 at 5:04 pm
Bro! LBJ IS THE āLONGEVITY GOATāā¦.. and thatās it. MJ IS GOAT BRO! WINNING MATTERS! plus any serious analyst should be able to see this. Itās not close
@maDMan0894
April 14, 2026 at 5:12 pm
Bron a different beast going against Steph or KD Canāt imagine Bron taking KD n Houston home
@timothyrodriguez881
April 14, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Itās Devin booker
@JChance120
April 14, 2026 at 5:27 pm
SAS has caught Knick Derangement Syndrome, man that virus is contageous. All I see is everybody praising the Hawks and acting like the Knicks are not the 3rd seed in the play offs!
@MichaelV9393
April 14, 2026 at 5:34 pm
People keep making it seem like all this pressure is on the Knicks. As a Knicks fan, honestly thereās not a lot of pressure. Yes the city is yearning for a championship, but we have also been at ROCK BOTTOM. And not just for a year or two but for a decade. Heart breaks in the 90s and early 2000s. Massive let downs with Melo. And straight misery.
Me and other Knicks fans I have spoken to are just hyped to constantly be in the picture. If we lose, whatās new. If we win, orange and blue skies.
Thatās being said, Knicks in 6.
@itdon8302
April 14, 2026 at 5:43 pm
Performance enhancing P? š
@ItsJustGoku
April 14, 2026 at 5:48 pm
Stop that narrative bron teammates did their job to get him there.. stop saying he had no help .. he had no big names but he had help getting there
@MustardSeedmedia13
April 14, 2026 at 5:51 pm
LBJ could win the title this year and he still wouldnāt be close to MJ.
@MustardSeedmedia13
April 14, 2026 at 5:52 pm
If we canāt give him credit for the lose we surely canāt give him credit for the win.
@EyesWideShut99
April 14, 2026 at 5:56 pm
im sorry but if durant lose bro is 37/39 also he asf also aint like he 28 bron and durant is old let them both live and have fun this shoudl be a fun match up that is all
@vyronnjaybonghanoy8908
April 14, 2026 at 6:08 pm
If the Hawks Eliminate the Knicks in 6
@Red-uf5vr
April 14, 2026 at 6:25 pm
These people never bring up Raptors, never
@Micbemac
April 14, 2026 at 6:27 pm
What exactly has LeBron done for basketball? Like, name one thing?
@AshadowsShadow
April 14, 2026 at 6:28 pm
I donāt think Steven Smith actually watches games anymore. He just regurgitates messages and narratives filtered through sports context. He was talking about Mike Trout earlier and I was like this guy doesnāt watch baseball.
@michaeldewitt7302
April 14, 2026 at 6:57 pm
Stephen A needs to just not talk Knicks heās too much of a bandwagon fan only gives them props when they are killing.
@SafeHouse2020
April 14, 2026 at 7:03 pm
Stephen A. I enjoyed the clip! Gotta grab some new beats for ya highlights that support ya point OG!
@kevinjoseph8944
April 14, 2026 at 7:08 pm
I think this injury would have a huge impact on the playoffs
@darylpaulk
April 14, 2026 at 8:12 pm
Playhouse Pš, where he met the Mrs. Pills P. Pirate P ,stealing bread,š. This is the 1st time in a while I really agree with SAS. Paul was ,at one point, wanting to know why being in Indiana that he couldnāt be a LeBron killerā¦.shout out to Roy Hibbert the league passed him byš. For one night Paul can still be all world considering they brought him there paid as a THAT DUDE. Besides that 25 game suspension he owes themšÆ
@sheriffthelegitsureboy
April 14, 2026 at 8:45 pm
The way Stephen A said āyou gotta do somethingā š
@emmanuelaboagye434
April 14, 2026 at 9:15 pm
SA is so lame š finds a way to make it about him lol
@LeoBov1
April 14, 2026 at 9:23 pm
Stephen A wishes he was Lebron