Stephen A. ADDRESSES THE REALITY of LeBron’s role in the Lakers’ next head coach 👀 | First Take

Stephen A. ADDRESSES THE REALITY of LeBron’s role in the Lakers’ next head coach 👀 | First Take

are you buying that LeBron doesn’t want to be involved in this decision hell no uh you know look Wendy does a great job and you know Wendy technically speaking he’s absolutely right from the standpoint of what LeBron James doesn’t want us to believe but I’m going to reiterate what I said on National Television yesterday um this is throwing zero shade at JJ reic I wish whatever makes JJ happy I hope that he gets it you know he’s he’s he’s a friend of the show he’s a friend of mine I got love for him but here’s the reality big perk if what did you think if we we’ve always said LeBron James is a master at at trying to dictate narratives right what are we supposed to believe when you know good and damn well that darham is on a hot seat and you start a podcast with JJ reck it’s entitled mind the game and on this podcast you’re talking strategy you’re talking scheme you’re talking all of these different things right and then lo and behold JJ reick is the leading candidate for the Lakers job now we can bring up bgo all we want to and respect the man but he was in Charlotte he had one winning season he won 44% of his games you think the Lakers could sell that to Laker Nation good luck with that okay and I’m not saying the man doesn’t deserve to be a head coach I’m just saying that we all know that JJ re reck is a leading candidate for this job now I’m not saying what LeBron’s intent was or whatever JJ reck is is doing an outstanding job for us as an analyst but we all know he wants to be a coach and I wish him luck I hope he gets it I hope he gets it but here’s the thing with LeBron if it walks like a duck and it quacks like a duck bro it ain’t a damn Mongoose we know what the hell you doing we need to just stop the BS okay the man is not going to publicize it but behind the scenes he’s working what he wants to work we all know it ladies and gentlemen don’t believe a damn thing he says otherwise as it pertains to that and let’s move forward you you know what’s crazy we all get these calls right these phone calls and here they go with one of these these moments again hey hey perk man the the sky the sky is green look up it’s green no no it’s green now look down yeah look see yeah look down look down in the in the grass is blue it’s blue no I’m telling you it’s blue and you clearly see that and that’s the problem that I have when it comes down to LeBron in these situations and his Camp just on it man just on it because you damn show was involved with darham being fired otherwise he’ll be there including Phil handy but that’s another conversation we’ll get into later when it comes down to these situations LeBron James is eligible I believe for like what this offseason 160 something around there y 160 million Y and you think he don’t he’s not going to be involved with this coaching well I got one better for you so I’m with Genie bus this is a couple of years ago this is after this is before they went to the Western Conference finals last year this is before that season started jeie bus looks me dead in the face the number one priority for me is for LeBron to be happy he means everything to this franchise and we take take care of those who take care of us very admirable statement on her part but very revealing want to make LeBron James happy but Darin ham is gone he ain’t had nothing to do with that he ain’t had nothing to do that Darin ham is on a hot seat and you could have start you know this podcast mind the game let’s make sure we give them love because it’s important mind the game ladies and gentlemen basketball podcast can’t get much better than that JJ reck LeBron James absolutely right you couldn’t have started this come NBA playoffs you couldn’t have started this this this off season you started it during the damn season when you know good and well Darin H was on a hot seat and now we’re supposed to believe you have no nothing to do with the co the new coach is going to be well the podcast the podcast the podcast was started because they getting tired of the debating that we do on on National understand they they wanted to educate the audience in a different way educate the audience right educate well why didn’t you start it with Darin ham he’s right there with you LeBron James LeBron Darin ham is on the hot seat everybody in their Grandmama knows it and you are doing a podcast with an aspiring coach and y’all are talking things schematically and everything else and you don’t think that that’s going to have an effect on Darin ham come on man come on man well real quick it’s ridiculous real quick Molly me and Stephen A both were wrong okay cuz LeBron doesn’t want to be involved with the coaching search it’s going to be rich Paul my bad my bad my bad my bad by the way by and by the way they ain’t going to have no conversation they have no they going talk they’re not going to talk M they’re not going to even talk they’re not going to even this will never be a subject it never be bro it’ll it’ll never be bro I’m staying out I’m staying out of this one Molly remember this the sky is green but also also remember this also in all seriousness boy this one makes me uncomfortable in all seriousness there is no shade to be thrown on Rich Paul Rich Paul love Rich Paul no I’m he’s doing his job ain’t nobody throwing any shade on him I’m just telling you if you listen to LeBron he he he’ll try to convince you he don’t even talk talk [Music]

On First Take, Stephen A. Smith and Kendrick Perkins join Molly Qerim to talk through whether Stephen A.’s buying into LeBron James NOT wanting to be involved in the Los Angeles Lakers’ next head coach.

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