Stephen A. reacts to Stephen Curry and Jalen Brunson’s All-Star starter snubs 😲 | First Take

Stephen A. reacts to Stephen Curry and Jalen Brunson’s All-Star starter snubs 😲 | First Take

The league is returning to an East versus West format for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game and here’s how each team will line up Giannis on TMO will be the captain for the Eastern Conference LeBron James for the West in his record 20th allstar game he’s that dude all

Right quick take for you Stephen do you feel like Steph Curry got snubbed I do not um I I you know I don’t believe that I think he’s an Allstar obviously he’s a sensational player Superstar averaging 26 a game uh but the bottom line is that the Golden State Warriors have struggled

Immensely throughout this season at four games under 500 and when you look at the rest of the Western Conference um I I’m looking at the forwards we agree there but you know my mentality is that the guard play Shay gilis Alexander is a league MVP candidate top three or four

As far as I’m concerned and Luca donic was averaging 33 so those were my starting guards and I didn’t go that route in terms of and by the way I didn’t even have LeBron James as one of my starters and and the reason for that was because I put Anthony Davis in there

Instead of him because LeBron James has made no apologies for leaning on Anthony Davis and how Sensational Anthony Davis has been and how consistent he has been so I picked Kevin Durant and obviously Nicole yic as my front Court players but I did that with Anthony Davis as opposed

To LeBron James do you want to hear what I have to say about the East real quick well I I wanted to ask you about Jaylen Brunson specifically if you felt like he snubbed um I’m a Knicks fan we all know that I’m very proud of the job that

Jayen Brunson has done he’s that dude he’s absolutely Sensational I love him to death but I got Grand the plans for the New York Knicks and an All-Star selection ain’t it I got Jaylen Brunson as an Allstar but not as an Allstar starter is great as he has been because

Tyrese halberton of the Indiana Pacers is leading the league in assist doubling up Brunson on assist and while we expected the New York Nick to be respectable which they’ve been better than that at 28 and 17 B I’m very pleased Indiana is no slash just three games behind with 25 wins this season

And the number one offense led by the assist leader himself and Tyrese halberton is also averaging nearly 24 a game so I went with him as my starter and Jaylen Brunson coming off the bench quick take the Lakers were red hot from uh last night hitting 20 of 31 and

A win against the Bulls D’Angelo Russell led the way 8 for 13 29 Points Stephen A was the hot shooting night for the Lakers something or nothing should I be reading into this no they have to do it with a degree of more consistency I will

Say this I have to give D’Angelo Russell major props um I thought you couldn’t give him away for a bag of cookies a few weeks ago cuz he wasn’t doing a damn thing for the Los Angeles Lakers but taking up space with uniforms that’s it

As far as I’m concerned he was a he he was such a hazard and such a detriment to the team the equipment manager shouldn’t have like him okay for having to wash his uniform because he he barely broke a sweat but over the last few weeks he’s been balling uh big time and

I give him a lot of credit and when he’s playing like that um the Los Angeles Lakers are far more formable formidable it makes Anthony Davis look a lot better and he gets other guys actively involved and so I think that’s a plus and if he

Can continue then the Lakers will be a different story but right now there’s still a mediocre team until they show that they can make shots on a consistent basis mediocre team in Big B no in la la I know it’s just I have that in my head Stephen A your Knicks aren’t looking

Mediocre what’s the deal they blew out the defending Champion nuggets at the Garden Stephen A 12284 both Thomson and Anna newbie scored over 20 that was a that was an aberration you’re not beating the Denver Nuggets like that on a normal basis these are the reigning defending IND ba

Champions only Nicole yok showed up Jamal Murray didn’t show up Aaron Gordon didn’t show up cavius Carwell Pope didn’t show up Marcus Porter sh Michael Porter certainly didn’t show up but that’s an aberration just an off night for the Champions but the New York Knicks are balling they’re 28 and 17

They 11 games over 500 Jaylen Brunson is going to be an Allstar he deserves it he’s the star of the team and Julius Randle is no slouch I’m trying to hold out I’m trying not to get too excited but I’m starting to feel it that OG an

Anobi pickup he had 26 points last night has been big time for the New York Knicks particularly defensively I got to Hope Tom Fido doesn’t run them into the ground and that they’re a bit more effective and efficient offensively once the playoffs arrive I know what Jaylen

Brunson is going to do I believe in that brother I’m sorry he didn’t get my starter as an All-Star nod over halberton but he is clearly an Allstar and a star in this league and I got mad love for him I have total faith in him I’m hoping that Julius Randle will play

Better in the postseason okay and the rest of the fellas will follow I’m very very excited I’m getting even more excited in the days and the weeks to [Applause] [Applause] come

Stephen A. reacts to Stephen Curry and Jalen Brunson’s All-Star starter snubs 😲 | First Take
Stephen A. Smith reacts to Stephen Curry and Jalen Brunson being snubbed as All-Star Starters.
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