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Stephen A. Smith says THIS will be the team to defeat the Thunder 😱 | First Take
On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Kendrick Perkins and Monica McNutt join Shae Cornette to discuss the latest storylines in the NBA, including: 0:00 Top teams in the West 3:30 Thunder in the post-season 5:25 Faith in the Knicks? 8:00 Stephen A. responds 11:20 Kendrick Perkins responds 14:00 Knicks in the post-season 16:45 Talent or…
@marknwoo
February 20, 2026 at 6:04 pm
Big “Abs” Perk
@RaphaelMartinez-os9rt
February 20, 2026 at 6:09 pm
8:02 good argument perk, it somewhat made sense
@rss6497
February 20, 2026 at 6:23 pm
New York Knicks, somebody should’ve told them don’t poke the bear
@LP_3005
February 20, 2026 at 6:23 pm
New hostess please
@AlexanderEuston
February 20, 2026 at 6:26 pm
Wow Detroit won what a big deal 😂😂😂😂 playoff is what matters they got smoked last year
@anthonygibbs9587
February 20, 2026 at 6:28 pm
My clippers put a hurting on Denver and Murray wasn’t clutch lastnight 😂😂😂
@KingLeGlaze2003
February 20, 2026 at 8:20 pm
Kawhi will make the WCF. I’ll be back here when I’m right ✌️
@ConradGotBandz
February 20, 2026 at 6:29 pm
Y’all be nuggets dickriders they not a championship caliber team at all 😂😂😂 the spurs would beat them in a 7 game series and im not a spurs fans mark my words come back to this if spurs stay healthy and they play okc in a seven game series or a series at all the spurs are gonna beat them
@andrewcortez3353
February 20, 2026 at 6:52 pm
The nuggets team that let Matthurin drop 38 in his second clipper game in a loss?
@Spotify_Taijuan_YBS
February 20, 2026 at 7:30 pm
When is the last time we seen a team whose best player is 6’1 win a championship? Zeke in 1990?
@jonathanmuldrow8458
February 20, 2026 at 7:53 pm
3-5 since Jokic came back but were 10-6 when he was gone but the Jokic groupies said the Nuggets would be a lottery team without him. And when they’re eliminated in late April what tired excuse are y’all gonna give Jokic then?
@TheBestMovieAlive
February 20, 2026 at 7:55 pm
Jokic needs to play much better than he has these past 3-4 games. Way too many turnovers and four baiting. Not to mention he can’t hit a three point shot right now either. Once he cleans up his play, gets his 3pt shot stroke back, reduces the turnovers, stops making dumb attempts to draw fouls, and his teammates get healthy again, then the nuggets will be dangerous again.
@Clarence-bx2dl
February 20, 2026 at 7:56 pm
Spurs and Wolves are the only 2 teams that can give us problems in the west
@GilgandolfTheBlack
February 20, 2026 at 7:56 pm
Minnesota and Denver have the advantage. Minny is healthy and Denver has the best in the world. No excuses
@aaronramirez2610
February 20, 2026 at 8:04 pm
Remember The Knicks just won The in season tournament championship.
That should be something great for The Knicks Fans
@CharlesCarlisle-i8b
February 20, 2026 at 8:04 pm
ESPN wants to any anywhere other then OKC in June and July last year they made a huge deal about okc needing experience and now they say the spurs and pistons can win it all
The nuggets are by biggest worry
@ChevyLS1454
February 20, 2026 at 8:16 pm
It’s crazy how when they talk about Denver they always bring injuries up. But when they talk about OKC they rarely mention how heavily injured they been all season, missing multiple starters and major role players. Instead they bash them and say they fell off, championship hungover blablabla. They are just haters! Perk is the only one to bring up injuries and it’s ironic because the Thunder is one of the most injured teams in the league and they are still one in the west.
@denn15m8
February 20, 2026 at 8:36 pm
Okc going to lose in first round to Lakers or rockets. San Antonio is going to win the west
@Robert-bx3xn
February 20, 2026 at 9:36 pm
TIME FOR SOME OREO COOKIES
@Robert-bx3xn
February 20, 2026 at 9:42 pm
DETROIT IS THE OPPOSITE OF MY LAKERS….. DETROIT IS LIKE ALL OF THE CHAMPIONS PISTON HARDCORE…..THE LAKERS ARE NOT LIKE NONE OF THE 🏆 CHAMPION LAKERS…. THIS LAKER TEAM IS WHITE AS THE FIRE 🚒🔥 DEPARTMENT
@Robert-bx3xn
February 20, 2026 at 9:50 pm
Steven A say what white people want to say…..PERK say what Steven A wants him to say….. OREO COOKIES
@Robert-bx3xn
February 20, 2026 at 9:53 pm
AND DETROIT IS BLACKER…….🎉
@Tuffplaygamingchannel
February 20, 2026 at 9:57 pm
Brunson too small against Cade … simple
@MichealLee__
February 20, 2026 at 9:58 pm
They never talk about Denver losing 😂 espn hush up quick
@scorpionvseverybody6524
February 20, 2026 at 9:58 pm
Still think the knicks make it to the finals vs okc if okc is healthy if not knicks vs lakers finals
@nickypesci1811
February 20, 2026 at 10:10 pm
Paul reed was tough on the sixers never understood why they got rid of him