Scott Foster doesn’t need to be on the same court as CP3 moving forward! – Stephen A. | First Take
Stephen A. Smith and Brian Windhorst to discuss the Boston Celtics’ 119-116 over the Milwaukee Bucks and react to Scott Foster ejecting Chris Paul.
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0:00 Quick Takes: Celtics vs. Bucks
3:50 Scott Foster ejects Chris Paul
4:55 Brian Windhorst on Foster ejecting Paul
7:30 Stephen A.’s thoughts on Foster ejecting Paul
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50 Comments
Do refs get fined for bad calls and stuff like this?
Never forget the refs targeted Allen Iverson as well. Got a tech once for hyping up the crowd lmao. Dude still retired a HoF.
Foster is crooked not valuable
Everyone in these comments smells like feet
I appreciate the objectivity here from both on Scott foster. If refs aren’t going to be fined, isn’t it at least fair that they have to answer questions in times like these? They want more visibility , and they should know their jobs is getting yelled at by cp3 and draymond. It’s literally what they signed up for
"Chris paul lost thirteen consecutive playoff games with foster as crew chief" we REALLY need to get rid of these refs holy moly
Mannnn …. if they don't want to be ejected, stop yelling and calling refs names. End of story. Talk your point, and move on.
These mf’s dance around subjects without saying anything that is actually impactful. Playing it safe like crooked politicians
Officiating has been especially bad the last 3 seasons. Yet the NBA protects the refs at all costs.
Disrespectful
We don't know what Paul said to the ref…do we?
Disrespectful period !
crooked ref that should've been outta the league years ago
Yall missed the funniest part…when cp3 said I'm sure I'll see him in a game 7 soon…….do he not know golden state record 😅😅😅😅😅😅 what game 7 they playing in bruh?? 😂😂😂
3:50 and the thing is this is not the first time he pulled Giannis out that caused an argument. In games like these vs tough opponents when your team is struggling to stay in the game, taking your best player off the court is downright foolishness. I remember watching it and was thinking "why the heck is he taking off Giannis right now?" And if I'm not mistaken either in this game or the one before there were moments when there was no Giannis OR Dame on the court. Something that you almost never see the Nuggets do vs a tough team. You need one of your 2 best guys on the court at all times. He is on pace to get fired if he doesn't stop this nonsense. Giannis is young, in his prime, and literally wants to play higher minutes than he has in the past. Let him.
Stephen a defending Chris Paul yet again lol
I dont understand the Giannis stuff. Out of all the top players in NBA history Tim Duncan is the only one i could imagine never yelled at his coach during a game
After the injection, I clicked over my sling account, and cancelled. The NBA is off the rails, and that cancer patient silver needs to go.
Honestly… this explains Giannis’s comments in the off-season about not knowing if he’s gonna resign. Coach Bud should’ve never been fired in the first place, but replacing a championship coach with a rookie is amateur hour by the front office and disrespectful to your star. No disrespect to Griffin, but the Bucks are Championship or bust, and the move to hire him doesn’t reflect that.
wait that feud had little to do with this…………… any ref would have given a tech on cp3 with the amount of lip he was giving
So he’s like the Angel Hernandez of the NBA?
We all know Scott is gambling. It's obvious.
Chris paul needs to stop flopping 😂 Durant and Paul both flopped there. Paul lost. Cliff Paul acting like he did nothing wrong 😂😂😂
If you have a ref who is the headliner of news segments that casual fans know by name, he’s not a good ref and needs to be fired because clearly you have an individual who feels like he has to be the story when not a single person came to that arena to see him
52 free throw attempts. Most in 10 years.
Another tough year for the warriors to tank
Warriors are unraveling 😢
Where was Giannis Yelling?
Scott needs to retire
Only flaw Adam Silver has as well is letting Foster still be in the league
That coach really think he got some power…better walk light before u a free agent fast
Word on the street is Chris Paul was angry because Scott Foster went up to him & whispered does the 0 in CP0 stand for 0 rings?
The NBA is rigged/fixed. These are just players/actors in a play…lol
The NBA needs to get a hold of this ASAP! These refs are ruining the game!
Stop trying to praise him just to soften the blow when you acknowledge that the ref is biased against paul…
We need to trade giannis he said LeBron James is better than Jordan we don't need him in Milwaukee
As a ref you are suppose to be impartial or pretend at least but scott foster is not even hiding the fact he doesn’t like CP3 and it shows fosters lack of professionalism so he needs to be fired
The NBA could fix this without anyone noticing. Just don’t assign Foster to Warriors games
Coach better cater to Giannis or he will get fired soon.
Gianna's garbage this mother f said LeBron James is better than Jordan magic Johnson Hakeem Tim Duncan Shaquille O'Neal Larry Bird Oscar Robertson Kobe Bryant Kareem Abdul Bill Russell's are better than LeBron James
Lakers getting 30 plus free throws in every win this season should be looked at
Listen hear me well I don't care for nor like paul as a basketball fan as a enemy on the court now he is on my team the warriors I still don't like him but now this ref has a bad taste in his mouth about Chris an he did it personally period not cool out of pocket he should be fired he followed Chris nagging at him walk away
i never comment, but windhorst talks to much. he takes to long to say so little. bring in some younger talent ESPN
😂😂 CP exposed and questioned SF ppl don't like to be questioned 😂
Do you think if scott foster came out and said in his opinion he thisnks cp3 is a pos that wotlukd benefit his career?
So Windy wants the ref to keep his composure but it's okay for Chris Paul to talk nasty to him without consequences. Sure, Bob.
Absolute power corrupts all and it’s definitely the case with the current referees, They’ve got so much power which has led to huge ego to the point they’ve manipulated themselves into thinking the crowd is there to watch them
NBA poor officiating is indeed affecting the games' outcomes.. Missing David Stern's wisdom in handling things like this. Current commissioner is weak. If he doesn't act on this, excitement will no longer be present in NBA games… Bet you Silver will not even address the issue.. Weak commish plus poor officiating results to boring games… 😢
This man has BEEN IN CP3s way his whole career. Everybody knew it and made excuses for it. Now that he's with the golden child Steph Curry EVERYBODY wants to use common sense 😂😆😂😂
in the end, im counting how many times molly n brian BLINK while stephen a is talking! 😂