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‘The NBA has a MAJOR PROBLEM!’ 🗣️ Mad Dog on the Lakers sitting starters | First Take YT Exclusive
On First Take, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo and Chiney Ogwumike join Shae Cornette to discuss the Los Angles Lakers sitting all of their starters against the San Antonio Spurs. Then, they debate what the New York Knicks’ identity is. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: #ESPN
@ronduervin1823
February 11, 2026 at 6:05 pm
Stop making excuses for Knicks whole world 🌎 knows with that roster they will never win title 2026 2027 2028 2029 !!!!
@boneyg601
February 11, 2026 at 6:06 pm
Future reference only go in the Playoffs
@boneyg601
February 11, 2026 at 6:06 pm
That’s when I go I just wait for the playoffs
@JT-qd5uj
February 11, 2026 at 6:08 pm
1 is injured, 1 needs rest, 1 is just coming back from injury and can’t be pushed, what’s the problem with that? That’s all legit, stop getting your panties in a twist people. lol
@briansandifer5286
February 11, 2026 at 6:09 pm
The LeBron blanket is crazy smh
@SavedGasMan27
February 11, 2026 at 6:13 pm
I get tickets to only one or two NBA games per season. Do you know what these tickets cost now? I don’t think I can keep trying to watch games in person with these teams resting all these players like this! SMH
@DonMegaHim
February 11, 2026 at 6:22 pm
Luka or Bron shouldn’t play in the ASG
@tony84.
February 11, 2026 at 6:48 pm
0:38, 2:22, It’s time to start giving the fans a refund. This “injury” management will destroy the game if they don’t do something about it.
@earlandochristie4764
February 11, 2026 at 7:06 pm
So when other teams sit their players no one made a big deal about but because it’s the Lakers and Bron, now we want to make a big deal about it like be for real
@aries816
February 11, 2026 at 7:29 pm
The only problem I have with disrespecting the fans is when the players all hug and laugh with each other and swap jerseys right when the clock runs out like the game didn’t even matter to them
@BOSSenjoyer
February 11, 2026 at 7:34 pm
Bron is a scoundrel
@hundosscorsese1086
February 11, 2026 at 7:41 pm
Those tickets cost way too much for this type of fuckery
@cmorrgaming1013
February 11, 2026 at 7:45 pm
3 nobodies talking about the NBA
@thecivilsurfer5158
February 11, 2026 at 7:47 pm
why tf does everyone start their responses with “so” now?
@marcosrojas4808
February 11, 2026 at 8:02 pm
NBA is going downhill quicker than I thought. Stop paying all these podcast babies all this money. Got to stop labeling all these players pro when they can barely shoot and defend.
@johnsonsquad0612
February 11, 2026 at 8:16 pm
Im a Spurs fan who lives in Los Angeles. I drove from Los Angeles to San Antonio to see the Spurs play OKC on Feb 4. Got a rental car, hotel, 470 for two tickets. Once we get to the game we find out all of OKC stars weren’t playing. They had eight players which we barely knew. We won but I felt ripped off. What was worse was their next game all but SGA was playing. To make things even worse is I also have the nba package which I pay for but when the Spurs play any California team I can’t watch it unless I pay for another app ESPN, spectrum or just don’t watch it all together like last night. Players in the 80s,90s and early 2000s were paid way less and played almost every game. I play basketball for recreational and exercise and I got more heart than these guys. I’ve played hurt for free then go to my job the next day after icing my knee at night because I love the game that much. These players don’t.
@patcoverson5764
February 11, 2026 at 8:19 pm
These guys say the same oh thing every year ppl stop listening to this
@youragenius.6644
February 11, 2026 at 8:23 pm
Duck the smoke 😾 SpursNation coming y’all act like you seen deebo😂
@jlrobi11
February 11, 2026 at 8:25 pm
Well they knew they would lose. I guess that was their “way out”. I don’t get why people love the Lakers so much
@youragenius.6644
February 11, 2026 at 8:32 pm
Knicks are stiff y’all tripping they just underestimate the pacers cause they’re stars hurt 🤕. I still think Knicks are going to take the Eastern conference
@Gregory-s4f9d
February 11, 2026 at 8:51 pm
Stop making excuses for the lakers and Lebum, you’re killing yourselfs.
@TidusDgreat07
February 11, 2026 at 8:51 pm
$500 ticket just to watch BRONNY😝😝
@glloyd8625
February 11, 2026 at 8:51 pm
7 games is a disgrace. When the precedent for this was 25 games.
ADAM Silver is presiding over blantant tanking, cap manipulation, failing officials who dont know the rules, disgraceful all-star games, and now the most egregious behavior get less than ever.
The NBA with Silver is a disgrace.
@butchapolinar2305
February 11, 2026 at 8:55 pm
ducking
load managing
if ur injured dont play for a soan of time, not play now not gonna play the next game then gonna play again,
load managing is killing the nba
@scott783
February 11, 2026 at 10:08 pm
the nbgay has been trash the last 15 years!