The ripple effect Kyrie Irving is having on Kevin Durant & the Brooklyn Nets | First Take
Stephen A. Smith and Kendrick Perkins discuss the recent controversy surrounding Kyrie Irving.
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Perk MIGHT have a point about KD with Kyrie if this was KDs first contract with Kyrie. Then maybe you could say he didn't sign up for that extra stuff (although everyone else knew what Kyrie was, a nutjob). But he was there for 3 years with Kyrie already! He re-signed! He definitely knew what he was getting into when he re-signed. He's not even 10% of the way through a brand new 4 year 200 mil extension. And he signed that knowing exactly what came with playing beside Kyrie. KD has no justification at all to demand a trade. Kyrie was in full-swing of his vaccine hold-out when KD signed his new contract. Kyrie had already gone missing at the Jan 6 insurrection. He had already disappeared in April the previous year without telling the team what he was doing. He already had he flat earth nonsense. You can't sit here and say KD re-signed in Brooklyn and didn't consent to playing alongside all the extra that came with Kyrie. Hahaha ha
If a owner of a nba team did this he will be force to sell the team and band from the nba for life but nba players just get 5 day suspension
When you sign up for Kyrie the basketball player, you are going to get the drama that comes with him.
THE MEDIA..I JUST MAKING MORE PUBLICITY OF THIS THAT WAS ALREADY EXPLAINED BY KYRIE..IT SEEMS TO BE THAT THEY NEED MORE THAN A NBA PLAY TO KEEP THE AUDIANCE CONNECTED…
They really got black people scared and bowing down!!! Smh
That's bs SAS and you sound dumb. How many ppl out here have families and friends who run their mouth and they just think they're weird. Case in point, all these families finding out their families are racist since the last president. Are you going to put blame on them all too?😒
Kevin durant isn’t a leader so this a lot to put on his shoulders. He’s shown tht he cant be a leader, but IM STILL BLAMING KYRIE FOR THIS TEAMS LACK IN PRODUCTION
Just let Kyrie go home and nobody else sign him. And we will be done with this migraine.
What are the unwritten rules to success and peace it seem like you people, Stephen a and big perk have found it ? I’m honestly looking for it.
Good thing KD left Golden State. He would have missed starring in the real cupcake of brooklyn.
It’s not cool that every black NBA player turned they back on Kyrie!! Weird scary mfs!!! Sick of these “brothers”
He literally signed up for this lol
Is b.s how we letting jews highjack our freedom of speech!! Kyrie didnt do anything wrong.
Its refreshing to finally see some intellectual posts on a message board and not just everyone buying into conspiracy theories and defending Kyrie. Kudos to everyone
U know the nets sucked prior to this right ?@ lol
Espn has the nack for employing dociles yes masa types like sas and his minions perk and others. Gotta give them credit for that.
Kyrie’s edginess will result in drama wherever he goes.
Honestly y’all are the ones keeping this story alive. All of this stops and he gets his punishment as soon as y’all let it go but it makes u more money of kyrie is a suspected antisemite.
Perk , shut up and dribble
My fellow black and brown brothers and sisters would rather worry about dribbling a basketball than finding out there the actual Jews/Hebrews lmao we ARE A DESTROYED NATION
Million dollars slaves prime example Kendrick Perkins Shaq Barkley Stephen A Smith y'all showing the world y'all not black 1st y'all choose the enemy who is just shutting up a black man from speaking on his views
The media always stirring up the pot. Wasn't a big deal until they made it one
So Israelite has to apologize to false-Jews/Jewish for posting a film, but what about a apology for 500 years of slavery? The Jewish are sensitive over 6 years of Hitler's Nazi, but "Blacks"/Israelite can't be sensitive about 500 years and the Jewish men that owned and sailed the slave ships? It's not about money, Stephen A…
Espn!!!! The damage 💔 was done let's move on from this already. Yall media coverage is going to get Cyrei exiled from the NBA. With yall constant overage on this. Can we just move already and get back into regular sports coverage
ESPN is washed
Just a second…when these superstar athletes sign up to multi million $ contracts, they assume a responsibility.
Wish they made Riley Cooper go through all this when he went on a n-word rant on camera at a concert. Half a mil and he took the post down ain't that enough why do they have to emasculate and humble the man too. I swear they won't be satisfied untill the brother puts shoe polish on his face, some white gloves, throws down some sand and soft shoes into a press conference singing Dixie.
For the first time since 2017, Stephen a actually held KD accountable for something, never thought I’d see the day lmao
KD should ask for a trade
Steven A is right
OKC have a kharma machine.
We’ve had presidents and politicians do and say far worse… why we hold athletes more accountable than government officials? Why is the movie even on Amazon for people to watch if it’s a problem for someone to retweet
Looks like the nets are going to pay for their oppressive actions. Good work Kd. Not only should KD leave but all AA should boycott the stadium.
Fire nash….now all this….man…what a mess
We are not even in the middle of the season and here's Kyrie with another drama, just play basketball, it's that simple
5 games is huge. KD has it all on his shoulders now. AGAIN.
Rare to see sas not being pissed off, I guess even he is tired of kyrie’s bs? 🤦♂️
Let’s cancel sport center. Let’s cancel all forms of media
Why is KD such an idiot? He should have said something days ago
I guess KD is not driving the bus, he is just on the ride!!!
What's not cool is how all you rich Black men on Joo TV tapdanced for the small hats and didn't have a Black man's back. A Black man that STANDS ON HIS. He didn't apologize. He said "I'm aware". He didn't let them people put that POISON in him, you think he gone fold to a bunch liars with stupid little hats on? I STILL stand with Kyrie!