Stephen A. reacts to Mavericks drafting Cooper Flagg: They finally have a reason to celebrate

Stephen A. reacts to Mavericks drafting Cooper Flagg: They finally have a reason to celebrate

thank you thank you enjoy the night you guys back up to you Monica thank you let’s take a look at the connection section brought to you by AT&T a little bit more on that story by the way she had beaten Cooper one-on-one up until he was in sixth grade okay and then he is 5’8 at the start of sixth grade two months in now he’s eye to eye with mom by the end of the year he’s 6’2 they play one more basketball game again she had beaten him every single time he was up nine to eight and she had a juke move and then she felt something in her knee and she hasn’t gone back on the court ever since so she realized hey we were done at that moment well here’s the deal retired the champ i mean when you when you’re a beautiful son the way Coopa Flag evidently is you lose to mama no matter what no matter what you don’t beat mama so I’m not I mean of course she won she I’ve heard this story about a big brother i’ve heard this story about a dad i’ve never heard this story about a mom i’ve never heard that’s fantastic mama could lose a mama cuz if she’s upset the whole house everything she’s talking about a young man who’s super competitive too she gave us really the quote here of the draft process if you’re the best player in the gym you have to find another gym and that explains him and why we’re talking about a young man that reclassified forward didn’t go backward he should be just graduating in high school instead at the age of 17 he went to Duke turned 18 in December and now you see the Duke players in the modern era drafted number one overall elton Brand Kyrie Irving Zion Williamson Paulo Banker and now Cooper Flag joining this elite list every single one of them worthy of that distinction at that time in their careers no question about it and Coopa Flag knowing the expectations that came with him going to Duke to watch him play at Duke last year and to lead them in every statistical category that mattered i can’t say enough about the kid i believed in him ever since the day I heard about him and watched him play he is the real deal and Dallas finally has a reason to celebrate for the first time and what makes him so special Uh you draft a guy this high and we’re going to see some great players drafted not all of them are going to contribute to winning like this guy because he plays defense he plays defense and he helps you win games

Stephen A. Smith and Bob Myers react to the Dallas Mavericks selecting Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.

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