🚨 Stephen A. reacts to LeBron James having to miss the start of the NBA season 🚨 | First Take

🚨 Stephen A. reacts to LeBron James having to miss the start of the NBA season 🚨 | First Take

NBA. LeBron James has yet to participate in training camp and we won’t be seeing him anytime soon. The Lakers announced the King will miss another three to four weeks with Sciatica on his right side. This will be the first time LeBron will miss the opening game of the regular season in his career. Relatable content. Sciatica. Me too. LeBron, welcome to your 40s. Stephven, how concerning is this injury though? I’m not that concerned. I know it’s the first time he’s going to miss the season opener. I know it’s the first time he’s ever missed an entire preseason and I get that. And when we talk about the scyatica nerve, just to educate the audience, you talk about nerves causing lower back, hip, and leg pain, of course. So, that’s something to be taken seriously. Uh, but this is arguably the most well-conditioned athlete, basketball player at the very least, at least one of we’ve ever seen. I mean, LeBron James has been that dude in terms of his physical conditioning, but I’m not really worried about it for a different reason, MJ, because I don’t give a damn about LeBron James in the regular season. I’m talking about postseason. The Los Angeles Lakers in four of the last five years have been bounced out in the first round or missed the playoffs. They went to the conference finals a few years ago when Darvin Han was coaching them. That’s it. I don’t want to travel back to Oklahoma City. I love my man Shea Butter, Shaya Gil just Alexander and the crew, but I don’t want to travel to Oklahoma City with you. I’d rather be in LA. That means that that means that the Los Angeles Lakers need to win. And they ain’t going to do that without LeBron James. So, I don’t give a damn if he missed November. I don’t care I don’t care if he missed most of the games before Christmas. I mean, get in enough games to be ready come postseason time so we don’t see their asses getting bounced out in the first round like Minnesota just did courtesy of Ant-Man because even though I love Ant-Man, he’s one of my top two players to watch him and Steph Curry, I don’t feel like traveling to Minnesota either. Even though my boy Boris Battle is there, I want to be in LA. That got that guy that they needed LeBron James in order for that to happen. So, if he got to sit out early to be available late, that’s my preference. ain’t worried about the hell October and November. Who cares? We got football. No notes. I’d rather have that now than later in the year. The schedule thing is real as well, RC. Because he’s again being fair weather though. Like who picks the team they want to win based on where they could broadcast from me. Um RC RC someone on the sidelines pick MJ Cam. See, this is where RC this is where he pivots. I’mma get his ass. He lying because that brother would like to broadcast from certain locations too if he had his brothers. If you if you told RC you get to you get to choose where to where to work in terms of what city he got at least three or four spots that he’d prefer to be in above everybody else. I’m just honest about it and I’ll admit it. There have been commissioners, there have been coaches, there have been league officials that have been ticked off at me about it for years. They’ve gotten over it cuz I ain’t changing. I like warm weather. I like sunshine. I like palm trees. I don’t give a damn what anybody says. I am so over cold weather. I don’t give a damn. A matter of fact, how’s the weather in New York right now, y’all? All right. Y’all all right? Yeah, the weather’s fine. I was not prepared for this, Marcy. Remember us on um in Green Bay in December? The weather’s fine. My man was doing a whole photo shoot. I was dying. My dog was with me in the snow. We were miserable. I thrive in any weather, Stephen. Oh my god. He You did have the free piece. You see what I’m saying? So do I. So do I. I’m just talking about preference. I’m just talking about I was in the ATL yesterday, Cam. I was in the ATL yesterday, Cam. It was nice there, too. It was really nice in the ATL yesterday. It really was. Let me tell you something about yourself, Stephen Anthony. Insert a real one into the chat because the fact that you came into the city and you ain’t check in. Hey, come on, bro. I’ll never go to Miami and not text you. I’ll never go to New York and not text you. I never go to Louisiana and not hit Mad RC up. I’ll never go to Miami and not hit Maria Josea up. You dig what I’m saying? It’s certain things that you be like, “Hey, bro. Hey, you give me a referral. I’m in your city.” This dude, you had behind the scenes tell me he was sitting in this seat, RC. He was sitting in the same seat I’m sitting in right now and said, “Hey, you know your boy uh uh Stephen A was here yesterday.” And I said, “No way. He would have text me at least some kind of courtesy to be like, “Hey, bro.” Dude talking about he texted RC during a a Steelers game. I said, “Dog, I can’t even get a response. I’ve been left on scene. What you trying to say, Anthony?” Hey, hey, I’m sorry. I’m sorry. No, no, no. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause]

On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Ryan Clark and Cam Newton react to LeBron James being expected to miss 3 to 4 weeks due to sciatica on his right side. James will miss the season opener for the first time in his career.
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