Stephen A. calls Kawhi Leonard ‘THE WORST SUPERSTAR YOU COULD POSSIBLY HAVE’ 👀 | NBA Countdown
NBA Countdown’s Malika Andrews, Stephen A. Smith, Michael Wilbon and Bob Myers discuss what’s at stake for the Los Angeles Clippers’ future as they face elimination against the Dallas Mavericks. Stephen A. calls out Kawhi Leonard and Russell Westbrook and questions if the team needs to move on.
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Clippers have never had a basketball culture
Clippers worst superstar history
Clippers in 7
The abuse and verbal bullying given night after night by the people of America to their own fellow human beings is unbelievable. The media is allowed to spew hate unto these players and it is acceptable. How pathetic.
"he had more flagrant fouls than points" 😂
Stephen A you are a clandestine, modern day house n…ro. All you do is try to tear down successful black folk. Call Kawhi injury prone, call him unfortunate, but don’t call him the worst anything. He’s one of the most valuable and successful players the league has ever seen. How tf can he be the worst superstar ever?
We watch players like Kawhi to enjoy their talent. We watch buffoons like you to point and laugh. You are a failed comic! Nobody takes you seriously. First it was an incessant, vicious campaign against Kyrie, now you’ve turned your attention to the next black man.
Bob Myers knows who to give credit to when all they talk about is the Clippers. Props to one of the best GMs who assembled the best team in recent history.
"don't ask him cuz then we won't get to talk" 😂
Timeless James Harden. Doesn't show up in the playoffs as a Rocket as a Net as a 76er and this year as a Clipper. The Beard should be Mr Disappear.
Knicks competing like their lives are on the line and Clippers just cash in their Balmer checks before their trip to Cancun.
Stephen A. makes a living criticizing other men for how they make their money. We call these men something different in the hood.
Kawhi has the 3rd highest winning percentage in the history of the NBA behind only Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, who are first and second respectively, It is not Kawhi's fault the Clippers are in this position. Stephen A is angry and needs someone to blame. His words are like chaff floating in the breeze, worthless and about to go into the fire and forgotten forever. He is entertaining to watch nonetheless.
So they're getting old…Plus George may be overated. Also, George and Kawhi play the same position…not a good lineup. And finally their injury record.
Great points by Robert Myers here
Offense wins you games but Defense wins you Chips
When Kyrie starts playing on-ball defense he becomes a deadly 50 40 90 2-way player. This is rubbing off on Luka in all the right ways defensively.
Luka is the face of the Mavs and the one who controls the game flow while Kyrie is the Champion and veteran leader on that roster.
With my Lakers gone fishing, I am now rooting for the Mavs in these playoffs
💙 🤍
Kawhi has been a Clipper for 5 seasons. During that time he is avg over 30ppg in the playoffs. Unfortunately he has played in a total of FOUR playoff games the past 3 seasons.
The extension in 2021 made sense. The one he signed January does not. Clips bit themselves in the azz this time
Westbrick only know how to use brick hit opponents, don't know how to shoot basketball
SEND KAWHI TO THE TRASH LAKERS… WHY NOT…
Here we go again
Song at the end ??
FACTS
SGA is laughing right now
When will Luka's greatness start to get acknowledged on main stream NBA media? SAS and the rest consistently avoid talking about the future all time great from Europe. Wonder why?
He is the worst superstar ever
P.J. Tucker is a NBA Champion, too. And, they barely use him. And he is s great defender. And, P.J. Tucker just may be a better matchup on Luka.
So, the Clippers actually have 3 NBA champions.
The Claw, Tyrone Lue and P.J. Tucker.
And all 3 of them need to show up these next two of games of this series.
Not everyone are like you clown, Stephen. We know what you speak and do for the industry. Kawhi is a talented basketball player. He doesn't have to prove anything.
Rare Myers W
Idk if PG is an HOF. Lol. What has he accomplished. Harden and Russ both at least have MVP. I don’t think PG has a Finals appearance
Same Old Clippers
Paul George = LOSER
James Harden = LOSER
Russell Westbrook = LOSER
LA Clippers = LOSERS!!!
Been showing it since Feb. There’s a reason they never won a ring and never will. I’m more focused on the Derby….
Dallas Mavericks wins Game 5 ✅
with
#18 Stronghold wins Derby = $400
#19 Resilience wins Derby = $400 👀
#14 Endlessly wins Derby = $500
Then on Derby/Star Wars Day …
$60 Show
#2 Sierra Leone = $150
#19 Resilience = $400
^ Thinking of altering that bet. Maybe put $40 show on them both so I can add #20 Society Man in my wagers. Put $40 show on him too.
Going back to my same old Dippers, I thought Kawhi would be our savior. That we would have our very own MJ/Kobe for the Clippers. Boy, was I wrong! He’s been more of a detriment to our franchise since we got him.
Kawhi wanted Paul George. He basically blackmailed us in 2019 like what LeLeaving is doing to the Lakers by wanting them to draft 4.8 PPG college elite, Bronny. We traded Shai who is an MVP candidate and is already in the next round while playing with a bunch of kids. While my Flippers have 3 future HoFers available in which 2 of them were MVPs and we still can’t handle Dallas at home.
Kawhi’s playoff history with the Clippers..
2020: Blew a 3-1 lead to Denver
2021: Hurt
2022: Hurt (we didn’t make the playoffs)
2023: Hurt
2024: Hurt
Dude is just robbing money from Ballmer like Ben Simmons is doing with the Nets and every team that Gordon Hayward has played for. So we lost Shai and our draft picks that we can use for trades only to see Kawhi be unavailable 4 out of the 5 years when the playoffs happens.
Now let me get to The Three Stooges. Paul George is a loser. He’s not that guy. He idolized Kobe but he has no Mamba Mentality in him. Ofc, I don’t expect everyone to think like MJ and Kobe. That’s what made them different. But it’s still so frustrating because PG is so skilled and has a smooth game. But all we’re seeing is Tracy McGrady after Orlando. Washed. Banged up. Wayoff P or PG-13%. If he’s cold, he’s cold. If he’s hot, he’s hot. But there’s no in between with him.
James Harden, same way. Very streaky. When neither one is playing well, we’re screwed. There’s no saving us. We rely on them to be efficient. We can’t afford games when George or Harden are shooting below 20-25% which they both tend to frequently do in the playoffs. Two very skilled offensive players with the most inefficient playoff games in modern times.
There’s no fixing Russell Westbrook. Not even Ty Lue can perform that miracle. Every time Russ jacks a wide open three, I cringe because I know it’s not going in. If Russ was really serious with basketball, he should’ve developed a reliable jumper like 10 years ago. But he never did. That’s why the Lakers improved after dumping him. Bad hands. Bad decisions. Can’t shoot. Can’t even make layups. Clippers have the two highest turnover players.
Paul George, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook are all losers. I laugh when Don MacLean tries to gas up James Harden when he criticized Harden’s play 5 years ago saying Lou Williams had a better game than he did. We got an old af Harden. Not the one from 2018 or 2020. Stop thinking that Harden is coming back. That run we had in Dec-Jan was a mirage.
I already knew we were frauds after we lost to the Lakers a third time and LeBron went crazy hot after we were up like 20+ in the 4th and when Minnesota blew us out when playing for the No. 1 seed. And this was when all our guys played. Kawhi was present against NOLA, Minnesota, and OKC and we got destroyed by them.
I know when my Clippers are good and we’re not good this year. Need to remind you all on how he drafted Jerome Robinson over Michael Porter Jr. I will listen to Adam Ausland talk about how the Clippers have this “brain trust”. Where’s the brain, Adam? We can’t draft. Our best players are all 1-on-1 players and usually hurt, old, and slow. Nobody knows how to move the ball. We choke big leads.
I thought July 5, 2019 was the greatest date in Clippers’ history. But it’s been mostly a nightmare. We did finally make the WCF that one time in 2021 but that’s it. It’s been a disaster year after year because Kawhi is always unavailable and The Three Stooges are ringless for a reason. They have the most sub-25% playoff games in modern times.
I’m so over these Clippers. I preferred the 2019 roster way more than the last three rosters. Clippers have no direction. We became the 2013-2014 Nets. Or the 2004, 2013, and 2022 Lakers chasing old stars. Gave up tons of assets to bank on these aging stars. Maybe Steve Ballmer is too stupid or blind to really see what’s going on. Continues to get duped by Doc Rivers’ hire, Lawrence Frank.
I know for a fact Ballmer will not trade Kawhi. He just signed a 3-year extension and he needs his “stars” to help market our new arena. But it’s never going to get better for us. We’ll only get older and worse. We’ll probably be a 6th seed next year before another 1st round exit. Then play-in or lottery after that. Clippers are stuck in quicksand and won’t get out of it until Kawhi is gone.
I don’t care if Ty Lue leaves us and goes to the Lakers. I find him overrated anyway similar to his mentor, Doc, living off that one ring thanks to LeBron. Even if we re-sign Lue, does it matter? Kawhi is always hurt, PG, JH, and RW are perennial playoff chokers/losers who don’t have winning intangibles or the drive to win a ring. They just want to be in LA because they’re from here. Doing a LABron who isn’t from here.
Kawhi’s two Final MVPs made him so overrated. Won them because he was at the right place at the right time. When he plays and he’s healthy, he’s great. The closest thing to watching MJ in this era. But he’s no savior. He’s no leader. He’s rarely available. We should’ve went after LeBron but I know he would never want to be a Clipper because he’s smart plus we didn’t have the cap space until 2019.
Expect more mediocrity in the next 3 years with these Flippers. Then time to rebuild for another 5 years. We cannot take shortcuts, Zippers. The Fakers do it and the league let’s them because their brand is so popular. But look at Denver. They built it the right way. Not from aging brand names who are well passed their prime.
We should be fishing by tonight. We have no heart. We are gutless. Paul George loves to fish 🎣. I think he got Kawhi into it. They can start as early as tomorrow morning. We ain’t beating Dallas tonight. Even if it goes 7, I believe we will still lose. We have the three most unreliable stars in the playoffs.
The real Finals is Denver vs. Minnesota. Whoever wins that series wins it all. The Celtics and Knicks don’t have the size to compete against them.
Final 8
1. Denver Nuggets
2. Minnesota Timberwolves
3. Boston Celtics
4. Dallas Mavericks
5. New York Knicks
6. Oklahoma City Thunder
7. Cleveland Cavaliers
8. Indiana Pacers
Ant-Man = Next Jordan
Wins his first ring in Year 4 like Kobe. But Kobe wasn’t as important or as valuable to the Lakers until Year 5. I won’t be surprised if Minnesota wins it all. They built it the right way like Denver did and unlike LeBron’s teams and the Clippers.
The superteam shortcuts worked for LeBron and KD but in their prime. Look at their situation now. Karma. LeBron needs more help to beat a Denver team with one all-star/top 10 player. Is 1-8 since last year and 1-12 since Dec 2022 against someone who looks like a plumber. LeBron and AD played as great as they could and still lost.
I personally don’t care if Paul George goes to Philly this summer. The Sixers will not get any closer to a championship. I keep telling y’all, Paul George is a failure in the playoffs just like Harden. And even if PG left the Clippers, how will playing next to Embiid be any different than Kawhi? They’re always hurt in the playoffs!
I would read all these articles on how Philly wants Paul George, blah blah blah. You can have him, Philly. Give us SEVEN 1st round futures. Then expect the same results like my Clippers just had. But I know PG isn’t leaving. He’s from here. Why go to stinky af Philly only to lose the same way over there? But I wouldn’t be mad if PG was gone. Neither Clippers and Sixers are going anywhere these next few years. We’re both cursed.
Would he say that to his face??
They pressured kawhi to play the whole regular season because of load management now he’s not healthy when it counts, I would’ve let kawhi take all those regular season games off to have him for the playoffs
Clippers will always be the Clippers
The thing is Stephen a has clear hate for kawhi because he even said demar would have lead raptors like kawhi .. dude is so bias .. kawhi isn’t first guy to get hurt and have injury problems difference between him and other stars he actually did a lot in short time so idk how he’s worst superstar ever ..
I would have paid PG BEFORE …..THE CLAW 2 FINALS MVPS…….SLOW DOWN NOW💪💪
Sas same guy bash kyrie so much wanted him to be gone from the league now look at him now playing great basketball when media said them two luka n kyrie wouldn't work
Bob Meyers said, don't ask SAS a question or we won't get to talk. I'm gonna take a mental note and see if he disappears.
"Stay with me" is the most devious statement out there
Steve Ballmer doesn't care He's a billionaire
Stephen a do not interrupt Mr Meyers
“I’m done with this team”? That’s absurd. You aren’t part of the team; not a player, not a coach, not in the front office, not even a fan. You have no attachment nor j vestment in the team. You are an NFL analyst. You are a clown.
This why I don’t understand the khawhi extension mid season, why not wait till the offseason. This the same story, different season
Since he left the Spurs Kawhi has been nothing but a joke!!
People still don’t realize Kawhi wnt to LA to retire.
More flagrant fouls than points is WILD.
Stephen A gets more annoying as time goes on. Didn’t think that was possible. Why does he think #screaming is cool like #KevinHart screaming on Capitol One commercials 🤮