Stephen A. Smith CANNOT CONTAIN his New York Knicks OPTIMISM! | First Take
On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo and Brian Windhorst join Shae Cornette to recap the 2025 NBA Cup.
0:00 Stephen A. loves EVERYONE this morning!
1:30 The New York Knicks are your 2025 NBA Cup champions
3:00 Back to you Stephen A. Smith!
9:00 Mad Dog cannot believe it
13:00 Don’t “get it twisted” and “crawl before you walk”
16:00 Should the Knicks hang a NBA Cup banner?
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39 Comments
At the end of the season, NO ONE remembers or cares about the NBA cup. No amount of coping will change that.
BRO, ALL THEY DO IS YELL. GET OFF MY TIMELINE AND ALGORITHM
But when LeBron and the Lakers won the cup it didn't matter? Haters
Nba cup,smh 🤣 …. making up trophies so everyone can get a trophy is sad… we won the cup, yeah but we won the CHAMPIONSHIP….ummmm
Get em doggy
Championship is still a championship regardless cup or not! #GONYGO
Mad Dog 😂😂😂😂
But do you love LeBron James and Jason Whitlock, Stephen A?? 😂😂😂
SA is a hypocrite. This guy hate lebron so much when he won the first cup he said no one cares about the nba cup. Today he’s supper happy that the nicks won the same cup he said no one cares. lol
Why did Josh hart grope brunson during their celebration? That’s sick 🤒 man
Doggy really needs to grow up and be part of the modern world of sports.
Yes! I love the energy. Go Knicks!!
Am I the only person that’s thinking that Steven A Smith gimmick is getting old and played out we need a new voice
I ain’t even mad that spurs lost. If history keeps repeating itself. Losers will be in the finals this year or next and winners of the cup will not even come close to a finals run. They will have a first round exit.
Yeah, Steve put him in his hating
a$$ place !!
SAS hate for Bron is stronger than his love for Knicks😅
Living with rats gonna tough you tf up!!!
The knicks might just be them ones this year
Doggy yelling does not make you right
leave Knicks fans alone. Its been so long since they won a championship, who cares if this is inauthentic. The players took it seriously enough to treat it like it was meaningful, let it be meaningful to the fans.
mind you these niggas hang conference banners
Mannnnn nobody watched that NBA cup outside of the home towns of the teams playing 😂
Let's cut this out that's like me being hype of the sixers winning the n season cup… Enough is a enough
The fact this gets on your wikipedia page is cringe
The Knicks aren’t going to win 🏆 this year next year or any years to come 😅 enjoy this meaningless trophy 😂
Im a Knick fan and agree with mad dog….stephen A is corny for this one, but he’s don’t that a lot in his career
He betta stop all the Greek freak trade talk then
In a few years.. between OKC & Wemby, the NBA bout to be completely unwatchable for me.
There will be no banner windy be lying
Doggy 😂😂😂😂😂
Trade Draymond and kumiga for Gianns
I'm a knick hard-core fan but this Guy I can not tolerate go do some podcast or something .
The process is important but you don’t hang banners for doing the “process” well
I’m with Dawgy !!
We miss Molly
S.A Took An Edible This Morning 😅
Knicks just proving they can get on the same page and bring home the prize. I even have to admit, mission accomplished! They are winners…
My knicks man ❤❤❤❤❤ we deserve this n a chip fr
Stephen A is so delusional lol he is literally a cowboys fan 😂