Can KD change the narrative with a Suns title? Stephen A., Mad Dog & JJ Redick debate | First Take
Stephen A. Smith, JJ Redick and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo discuss how bringing a title to the Phoenix Suns would change the narrative surrounding Kevin Durant, then preview the Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Lakers series.
0:00 Stephen A.’s thoughts on the narrative around Durant
3:05 Redick praises KD’s performance this season
6:47 Thoughts on Dillon Brooks’ comments about the Grizzlies facing the Lakers
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27 Comments
Stephen A Smith, how did you feel about KD last year in the playoffs against the Boston Celtics 🤷♂️ I’ll wait!!!!!!!!!!!😂
KD is a fraud tbh so nothing to see here
People just love to hate KD, but you cannot discredit his greatness
Lebron saying its gonna be tuff challenge is a bad it means he scared. Smmfh
No it wouldn't. KD is like a woman, meaning he's a helpmate. He was a man in OKC then became a helpmate to the Warriors for 2 💍 then went off on his own to the Nets and got his nuts cut ✂️ off showing he couldn't lead a team and put them on his shoulders. kyrie left and KD looked around and said I can't do this, I'm not a leader. Hey… Chris Paul.. can I play with you… I promise to be a good helpmate. Because he show ain't NO LEADER. 😂😂😂
If KD Dont Have A Complete 100% Chance To Win He Won’t Compete THATS FACT !
Larry Bird
SAS glazes KD my goodness
Rule number 1 : always make decisions that's best for "YOURSELF", not other people because other people will always do what's best for them.
To bring a chip to a team that hasn’t won anything is HUGE, PHX is hungry and we all know KD is
Molly put stephen A on a poster today geeesh ❤
Jj KD barley played 60 games
The narrative isn’t that he left Steph to play with Kyrie , it’s that he joined a 73-9 win team.
I love KD. But I’m not too sure of the “Kevin just wins” narrative. He didn’t win, with a great team, in OKC. He didn’t win in Brooklyn neither.
KD just joined another championship caliber team and also went to a team he chose to be traded to, it'd be no different than what he did with Golden State the first time.
KD must be paying SAS fr
No No Noooooo the narrative doesn't change abt Kevin Durant lol he still playing on a loaded front court Phoenix Suns.. He can't win on his "Own" Team Lmao!! If he win a championship with Phoenix? It only add to the collection of his 3rd Asterisk Championship😂
1:48, Mad Dog Russo is hilarious!🤣😂And who can forget Mad Dog and JJ's Bob Cousy debate😂That was something else.
Memphis will beat the Lakers and the X factor will be X Tillman coming off the bench he gonna have to have a big series and grab himself a new contract‼️💯💯💯💯
The Warriors wasn't unbeatable
Stephen A mad glazing on KD
After "LeBron Concession Speech" he dropped 51-8-8. 😅😂
All the lakers big need to go nuts this series and ja will get hurt he can’t be healthy in the playoffs
KD GOT SWEPT LAST YEAR!!!! So he doesn’t win all the time when he’s on the court. They havent won anything in Phoenix, they could, but they haven’t. KD has TWO rings in 16 years. That’s Lebron esque with 4 in 20 years.
Why SAS keep tryna frame the reason as to why people look at KD different is because he left Curry for Kyrie LOOOL. It's because he left OKC to join championship level team, whom they were competing against and had them down 3-1.
Even with this title he steal hasn’t lead a team to a chip just another stacked team
Man Idc Rockets would of beat the warriors if CP3 hadn’t gone down
So there was your competitors SAS