Stephen A. Smith CANNOT CONTAIN his New York Knicks OPTIMISM! | First Take
I LOVE EVERYBODY. AND I MEAN EVERYBODY. I love ESPN. I love all the networks. I LOVE EVERYBODY. YOU GOING TO KNOW WHY? CUZ ORANGE and blue skies, baby. Orange and blue skies. IT’S THE NBA CUP THIS MORNING. IN A FEW MONTHS, IT’S GOING TO BE THE EASTERN CONFERENCE, AND WE GOING TO BE IN THE NBA FINALS. DID YOU SEE THE KNICKS? DID YOU SEE JAYLEN BRUNSON? DID YOU SEE OGI? THAT’S WHAT I’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, BABY. IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME. It’s just A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THAT CURSE FROM 19 FROM A CHAMPIONSHIP DROUGHT SPANNING BACK TO 1973 COMES TO an end. IT’S YOUR BOY STEPHEN A. GO NEW YORK. Go New York. Go. Go New York. Go New York. Go. Let’s go. Woo. >> NBA Cup champion will be crowned tonight. by Castle. The cutter out of this world. He’s on a heater. >> That’s not even fair. >> And the lead is double figures for San Antonio. >> SHIFTING GEARS AND SWITCHING HANDS. >> The Knicks have battled back from an 11-point deficit. The way we were able to keep our composure uh when things were looking rough, uh it’s a testament to our team. >> The New York Knicks are NBA Cup champions. Good morning. Welcome to First Take everyone. Jay Cornet here with you. Mad Dog is back in the house. Missed you buddy. Don’t leave a hang. >> Thank you there. There we go. Stephen A said he’s going to be happy. He loves everyone. Let’s keep that same energy for the next two hours. Let’s see how long this >> What’s up, doggy? >> HELLO THERE, STEPHEN. >> WHAT’S UP, BABY? WHAT’S UP, BABY? >> HE’S ALL EXCITED. >> WHAT’S GOING ON, MAN? WHAT’S GOING ON, MAN? WHAT’S GOING ON? I’VE BEEN following this. >> Yes. >> That’s what I’m TALKING ABOUT. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL MORNING. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL MORNING, Y’ALL. LET’S GO. >> Let’s go. >> Let’s go. >> Let’s go. Because Mad Dog has not stopped rolling his eyes all morning long. So, this should be fun. Uh, but Stephen A should be excited. He really should because the Knicks finally won a championship for the first time since 1973. Just not the one they really want. At least not yet. The Knicks beat the Spurs 12413 after a rally. 25 by Brunson, 28 by OGNobi. They win the third NBA Cup. Each player receives a cash bonus for winning the cup. But more importantly, New York has now won six straight. Here they were after the win. >> I mean, to win this, uh, it means a lot. It’s a stepping stone for our team. And, uh, I mean, the way we were able to keep our composure, uh, when things were looking rough, uh, it’s a testament to our team. So, uh, I mean, whenever there’s something to be able to win, uh, it’s fun to try and go do it. So, I’m happy for our team. The cup is special and I think for us to be in a position to say that we won and we’re the champions and have this dope ass shirt on with the Nick saying champions is is a is a humbling and an honor. So, we’re going to celebrate this one tonight. We going to hold this uh cup championship dear to our heart. And uh but you know, now it’s time to uh work on the second one. >> It’s orange AND BLUE SKY. SH. IT’S ORANGE AND BLUE SKIES. YO, WENDY KNOWS IT. WENDY FEELS IT. YO, THIS ORANGE BLUE SKIES. THAT’S WHAT WE TALKING ABOUT HERE. OKAY, THIS IS STEP ONE. YOU GOT TO CRAWL BEFORE YOU WALK. ALL RIGHT. I MEAN, IT’S BEEN SINCE 1973 that the Knicks have had a reason to celebrate anything. In 1999, when you go to the finals, we knew there was no chance in hell they had a chance of beating the San Antonio Spurs with the Twin Towers, that was David Robinson and Tim Duncan. We knew better than that. You understand? But the bottom line is this. When you look at the New York Knicks and you looked at the vulnerability of the Eastern Conference with Jason Tatum out with the Achilles with Damen Lillard gone from Milwaukee now after he tore HIS ACHILLES WITH TYRESE HALLEBERT AND THE NICK SLAYER he’s gone with an Achilles tear. The Eastern Conference looks vulnerable. Now I will confess the Detroit Pistons are no joke. I am not I am not shoving them aside by any stretch. They are coming and they want the Knicks bad. I GET IT. BUT TO GO UP AGAINST THE SAN Antonio Spurs with when Minyama who was on a minutes restrictions by the way and by the way God bless him and his family. I heard that he heard uh before the game you know yesterday morning that he lost his grandma. God bless him and his family. Certainly we want to take treat that with the seriousness that it deserves. And I’m quite sure he was playing with a heavy heart obviously and that war that worn him a little bit. But the bottom line is he’s 7 feet five. There was a period in the third quarter I’m like my god what can you do with this guy? step back jump shots, threes on alley oop dunks. I mean it was just like damn. But in the end I’m excited about the Knicks. Not be just because of Brunson, not just because of OG and Anobi and his 28 points. One of the key things Shay Wendy can appreciate this doggy. You might try to not act like you don’t appreciate it, but you can since you pride yourself in being knowledgeable about point guards. Jaylen Brunson had a turnover. Okay. What does Mike Brown do? He goes to his bench and he brings in this cat Koolohic, Tyler Kolic. Okay. And I’m looking at him and I’m saying, “Wait a minute. He didn’t take Brunson out. He had an additional ball handler in there because he wanted to take some of the pressure off of Jaylen Brunson because obviously Castle and those boys were trying to get up in them.” I’m just saying stuff like that that you’re seeing that you know, you wouldn’t have seen over the last two or three years is a plus. So, not only are you getting guys like a Josh Hart, like an OG and a Nobi and others that’s playing their hearts out, but you got Kolic over the bench. You got Jordan Clarkson who’s a bucket waiting to happen, one of the prolific scorers off the bench, you know, in in the recent NBA era. And I’m looking at a level of depth that the New York Knicks have, how they’re more even more efficient offensively. And that gives me cause to get excited. Now, let’s not let’s pump the brakes and let’s not act like we source anybody that’s on a level of OKC. I don’t give a damn that they lost in the semis to OK to to uh San Antonio. OKC is the creme de la creme. They’re the reigning defending NBA champions. They are an elite defensive team. They’ve got it all and we understand that. But outside of them, I look at the New York Knicks and I say to myself, hey, there’s nobody that they can’t beat. And if OKC, who knows if somebody in the out west might possibly knock them off, even though I consider that to be highly unlikely. This is a morning to be very, very excited about the New York Knicks because finally we have a reason to celebrate something. And guess what? I think we going to be celebrating a lot more at least until the NBA finals. That is my belief. It is what I stated BEFORE THE SEASON BEGAN. AND I STAND HERE TODAY FEELING VERY VERY GOOD ABOUT MY PROGNOSTICATION. ORANGE AND BLUE SKIES. SPIKE LEE. YOU HEAR ME, BABY? YOU HEAR ME, BABY? TRACE, YOU KNOW TRACY MORGAN, YOU HEAR ME, BABY? YOU HEAR ME? FAT JOE, Y’ALL HEAR ME, Y’ALL? ORANGE AND BLUE SKIES, BABY. ORANGE AND BLUE SKIES. IT’S THE BEGINNING. DJ CLO, I KNOW YOU OUT THERE. YOU HEAR ME, BRO? ORANGE AND BLUE SKIES. Step one was last night. >> Wendy, uh, do you want to tone it down or do you think that this excitement is warranted? What do you think? I’m very pleased. I’m very pleased that Stephen A is so excited about this. I’m very pleased that Spike Lee went all the way out to Las Vegas because, you know, I know what Dog’s going to say. I know he’s going to be the traditional old American sports fan and say that this doesn’t matter and if you don’t win the trophy at the end, it doesn’t matter. But this is the reason that the NBA Cup exists. This is why Adam Silver put it in so that you had something else to compete for over the course of the six-month season. And in the short history of the NBA Cup, we have seen teams that have performed well in the cup that it has led to good things later in the same season. The Pacers two years ago make the run to an unexpected run to the cup final. They end up in the Eastern Conference Finals. Nobody thought that at that time. Last year, the Thunder reached the final and lose, but learned some lessons in that loss and they ended up using in two game sevens later in that season as they won the championship. And this could be very important. And also, Shay, I’m 47 years old. I have never woken up to a day where the Knicks can call themselves champions, even if it’s the NBA Cup. And they will raise a banner. That’s right, Mad Dog. A banner will go up into the rafters for the first time in decades at MSG. >> Yes, Mr. Smith. They put up the banner in LA when the Lakers won it two years ago. Yes, a banner will go up. That is correct. And that’s in 30 years when there’s been 30 of these champs, you’ll see it. >> I’m a Knicks fan. I want to state for the record to both you and Doggy. I’m not a pro. I’m not I understand the banner going up, but we know the difference between that and the real banner, which is a a championship banner. Let’s not get ourselves. I’m just saying I just want to know as a Knicks fan, as a Knicks fan, I just want everybody to know we know the difference. uh somewhere Willis and >> but be a be a worldly fan in 2025 and understand there’s nuance dog >> I do not understand it there Brian I am I apologize somewhere Walt Frasier and Willis Reed and Red Holtzman are saying really we’re going to celebrate this stupid thing this inauthentic creation to jazz up the regular season which means absolutely nothing in the big picture and by the way last year the winner of the Challenge Cup were the Bucks who crashed and burned in Indianapolis in the first round with Gary Trent throwing the ball all over the place. And then the year before the Lakers who got mauled is a bunch of nonsense. And we’re going to CELEBRATE THIS WITH HATS and banners, a challenge cup. This is like the World Baseball Classic, which I’ve always killed by the way. I did with Otani and Trout, so I’m consistent. This is stupid. This is an This is not authentic. You are not going to convince a Nick fan. I’m surprised THAT STEVE WHO GOES BACK to 6970 who GOES BACK TO CARL BRAWN FOR CRYING OUT LOUD WHO GOES BACK TO SWEETWATER Clifton and they’re going to sit there and tell me that this is something significant a fabricated event when Wimbyama played 20 minutes. I mean are we going to do this now? I mean you must BE KIDDING ME. AND THEN WE’RE GOING TO HAVE FORGET SPIKE. I LOVE THE GUY AND I WENT TO HIS MOVIE. HOW ABOUT CHARLEMAGNE LAST NIGHT ON A FREAKING FACETIME WITH CARL ANTHONY TOWNS, TIMMY? ALL RIGHT, DO A LITTLE RESEARCH. LOOK UP FREAKING DEAN MINGER AND LOOK AT GAME SEVEN AGAINST BOSTON IN 1973 when they beat THE CELTICS IN BOSTON. FIRST TIME THE CELTICS EVER LOST TO GAME SEVEN AT HOME. LOOK AT THAT. THAT’S NICK BASKETBALL WHEN THEY WON THEIR SECOND CHAMPIONSHIP. THE IDEA THAT ANYBODY THINKS THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT. WHY? BECAUSE IT’S DECEMBER. WE GOT TO JAZZ UP THE REGULAR SEASON. THIS IS INAUTHENTIC. YOU DO NOT CONVINCE A SERIOUS SPORTS FAN ABOUT IN ABOUT SOMETHING THAT’S NOT AUTHENTIC. AND THIS IS NOT AUTHENTIC. AND FOR YOU, SMITH, I AM SHOCKED FOR YOU TO SIT THERE AND START THE SHOW WITH BLUE SKIES AND SPIKE LEE AND THEN A RAISE A BATTER. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THAT’S WHERE DICK MAGUIRE IS. YOU CAN’T BE DOING >> I HAVE NOTHING TO DO I have nothing to do I have nothing to do with the banner. I have nothing to do with the banner. I’m excited for a different reason. I’m excited for a different reason. I’m looking at a New York Knicks team that I think legitimately can compete for the championship that can end up being one of the final two teams on the stage with four games removed from a world championship. That’s what I’m thinking about. And I’m telling you right now as constructive, remember two years ago, Josh Hart, Jaylen Brussen, and them get injured in the game seven. You know, Indiana takes them out. Last year, they lose to Indiana in six games. They get taken out in the conference finals. They lost in game seven in this in the semi-finals. I’m looking at them inching closer and closer and I’m saying, you’re not taking a step back. You’re taking a step forward. I know how damn good of a coach Tom Thibido was. I didn’t like the fact that he was gotten rid of, but I also know that Mike Brown could coach. Mike Brown knows a thing or two about basketball. I also know that he’s better when it comes to player relations and that’s going to go a long way because when a guy like Muel Bridges is telling you, yo, we need some rest. You’re going to listen to him if you’re Mike Brown. We looked at the New York Knicks like a bunch of cardiac kids and we said they had about five dudes. We don’t look at them like that anymore. We’re seeing cats coming off the bench. You’re seeing a couple of ball handlers. You’re seeing several perimeter shooters. You’re seeing a guy like Muel Bridges who signed $150 million extension in the off season. And we’re seeing him shoot better than 40% from three-point range. We’re seeing OG and Anobi shoot better than 40% from three-point range. We’re seeing the combination of Cat and Mitchell Robinson controlling the boards, making sure to patrol the boards and grab your rebounds and you don’t get dominated on that side of the aisle. We’re seeing those kind of things. And I’m saying to you, combined with everything that I pointed to about the Eastern Conference, doggy, I’m saying this is step one. You understood coming into the season what the expectations were for THE NEW YORK KNICKS. You on the record, doggy saying, “Don’t backtrack, Stevia. Don’t do that. They got to get to the finals or this season is a failure.” So, I’m looking at it and I’m saying every little step we take. You understand? MATTERS. IT MATTERS. AND THAT’S all I’m talking about. I’m not acting like this is some NBA championship. I’m saying the ingredients, the increments, the elements, the every single step that you take that progress that progresses you forward towards an NBA championship. The New York Knicks appear to be on that right track. They haven’t veered left. They haven’t tailed off. THEY HAVEN’T FADED. OH, NO. THEY’RE GOING FOR WHAT WE EXPECTED THEM TO go for. And that’s why I’m talking about orange and blue skies. Let’s not GET IT TWISTED AND and and act like you can’t comprehend where I’M COMING FROM. THIS AIN’T no damn NBA championship. I KNOW THAT. THIS doesn’t compare to that. I am saying, damn it, you crawl before you walk. The New York Knicks have crawled. Now they’re walking. And my ANTICIPATION IS THAT THEY’RE GOING TO SPRINT. AND COME NBA PLAYOFF TIME. I GOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE Detroit Pistons. Make no mistake. But they can beat anybody. They can take the EASTERN CONFERENCE. IT’S WHAT I SAID FROM DAY ONE. And right now sitting here, right when Christmas is about to show up, they have said to me, Stephen A, you ain’t a liar, baby. We got you. And yes, they did. And that’s why I’m happy. >> Doug, >> Doug, please come with me into 2025 and be a modern worldly sports fan. Nobody is saying that this is the same as the NBA championship. Nobody is saying that. But what they’re saying is is that there are different things that you can celebrate as a fan. It’s not all about the one thing. And you know, you go over to Europe. This is common place over there. Last year, Crystal Palace, which hadn’t won anything in decades, won the FA Cup. It was one of the greatest stories in English sport last year because they won the League Cup. Okay, this is three years old. In 25 years, it’ll mean more. You have to invest in it. And yes, I know the Lakers lost in the first round, the Bucks lost in the first round, but I just told you teams that have gone deep in this cup, it’s mattered later on. Join the new world. Join the worldly view of a sport that it’s not all about the one thing at the end, especially for a fan base that’s had almost nothing to celebrate. This is something that’s worth celebrating. It’s not something to have a ticker tape parade, but it is something worth to celebrating. And I applaud Stephen A and Spikeley for being leaders in this. And I invite you to join them. Be on the right side of his >> never never. And I’ll tell you right now, I’ll say one last thing. I don’t know if this is true or not, but if the NBA insists that these banners got to go up to the rafters, which a lot of people seem to think with the Lakers two years ago, the NBA should be ashamed of themselves. Now, I don’t know if this is accurate, but I can’t believe the Lakers would put a banner up WHERE WEST IS UP THERE. DOGGY, grow up. Stop that. That you can’t. Now, you can say what you want about the New York Knicks. That’s true. They won a championship last in 1973. The Lakers have 17 banners for crying out loud. They can hang up whatever banner they want because they’ve delivered. Hold up, hold up. They’ve delivered 17 championships. So, what they’re showing you is that it could be a regular season title. It could be an NBA cup. It could be anything because they’ve got 17 banners. They know the difference. So, what they’re saying is we’ll celebrate anything along the way. You calling out THE NEW YORK KNICKS might be accurate because this doesn’t replace an NBA championship. It doesn’t supplant that and I understand that. But when you’re a franchise that has won as much as the Lakers have won, you can hang up any damn thing you want because you’re deciphering the difference. YOU’RE SHOWING THE WORLD, YEAH, THEY KNOW the difference between an NBA championship and an NBA cup. But Wendy is absolutely right. Times have changed. There’s a level of priority that teams associate with trying to be in the cup because they want those extra dollars in their pocket and stuff like that. In the case of the Lakers, they wanted to be the inaugural champions. It meant a lot to them because they’re the first team to ever win that. Nobody else did it. Obviously, they did it. That’s what IT IS. YOU THINK ANYBODY WHO SPENDS A FORTUNE TO GO TO those ball games at the at the at the Staple Center looks AT OR CRYSTAL PALACE, WHATEVER IT’S FITTING CALLED, GO UP THERE and look at the RAPTORS AND SEE THE 17 BATTERS AND SEE KOBE AND KAREEM AND MAGIC AND ELGEN BALOR AND SAYS, “WOW, THE CHALLENGE CUP, WE WON THAT, TOO.” THEY DON’T DO THAT. NO, YOU CAN’T FOOL A SPORTS FAN, STEPHEN. STOP TRYING TO FOOL A SPORTS FAN. YOU DON’T PUT BATTERS UP THERE WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIP BATTERS UP THERE. >> EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME. I’M not trying to fool a sports fan. I am a sports fan. You clearly have forgotten how to be a sports fan. Because to you, ALL THAT MATTERS IS THE ENDING. BUT THE PROCESS AND THE JOURNEY SUDDENLY DOESN’T MATTER TO YOU. THAT’S YOUR DAMN PROBLEM, MR. GRINCH. WE’RE NOT THAT. WE’RE NOT THAT WAY. WENDY’S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. WE CAN WE’RE NOT SITTING UP THERE AND saying that this is a championship equitable to an NBA championship. What we’re SAYING IS EVERY LITTLE STEP MATTERS. NOW THE NEW YORK KNICKS. Guess what? You’re absolutely right. The Lakers won the first one. The Milwaukee Bucks won the second one. They both got bounced out in the first round. Don’t let it be you. Don’t you be the third. Don’t you be that team that does that. Yeah, this was a stepping stone. What this says is that you know what? You’re going for it all. every single process that needs to be endured. You’re going to do it and you’re GOING TO BE ABOUT TRYING TO win the championship. DON’T LET US DOWN COME PLAYOFF TIME. DON’T WIN THE CUP AND THEN BE HOME IN APRIL. YOUR ASSES BETTER BE READY TO GO THROUGH MAY. WE EXPECT YOU TO BE IN JUNE PLAYING FOR THE FOR THE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP. THAT IS THE GOAL. THE NEW YORK KNICKS KNOW IT. THEY’VE ACCEPTED the challenge. And step one was this. And I got no problems with it. >> Okay. For one, I know you mean business when you call him Smith. I’ve never heard you call him Smith before in my entire life. You have to admit a single elimination tournament means something obviously to New York Knicks fans, but can I ask a question now? I check notes. Wrote as constructed were the words by Stephen A. Smith. Can we stop this Giannis to New York now conversation? They’ve proven they can win something the way they are constructed now. Giannis doesn’t need to come to New York. Would you agree? >> Go ahead, Wendy. I’ll let you go first. So, so first off, Giannis, I don’t know where Giannis’s future is. I’m not sure if he knows. Um, and you know, he has not formally asked for a trade. Uh, and I I’m I’m skeptical that even if he did, that a trade would happen in the middle of the season. Um, but the Knicks did believe in this roster. And the reason that that there was not any real traction over the summer when the Knicks and the Bucks talked about it was because the Knicks liked the hand that they held. They didn’t want to trade everything that the Bucks would have wanted to consider this situation because they did like this team and I think they do want to see what they can do with it. But I’ll tell you what, you you talk about a top five player in a in a you know is still in his prime, every team would have to seriously consider it. And if it became a serious consideration, the Knicks would have to have a serious discussion about it. There are pathways where the Knicks can keep their team in in goodstead and add a player like this. And so if it happened and it’s still an if right now especially during the season I think it’s probably a June conversation but Shay I agree in February I’m not sure the Knicks could do this >> to at this particular moment in time but let’s not insult the great Giannis entert a kmpo. This is one of the top five players on the planet earth. He’s 611. He’s a gazelle. The brother could he’ll dunk on anybody. He averages 30 and 12. You always find room for somebody like him. For a guy like Kevin Durant, for example, 36 years of age or what have you. I don’t give a damn what you got in your squad. You got an opportunity to get Kevin Durant, you get him because he’s a walking bucket and a future Hall of Famer and a scoring machine unlike most things we’ve ever seen in NBA history. You get somebody like that. You sit up there and LeBron is a couple of years younger and you have an opportunity to get them. You figure it out and you worry about it later because these are generational players. You understand? A Steph Curry, people like that. So, let’s get that out the way first. Secondly, a little history. Shay, uh, doggy will appreciate this. In the 80s, the Detroit Pistons were on their way, doing just fine with Isaiah, with Dumars, with Lamb Beer, and all of these other guys. They had a dude by the name of Adrien Danley, who was a walking bucket. What they did was they moved him out of there and went and got Mark Aguire. And guess what happened? They want backto-back type. I’m just saying, you know, a lot of times we look at a player and just because the things is going smoothly and you look in route to the ultimate goal doesn’t mean that the addition of someone and the subtraction of others can’t equate to that either. No matter what we see from the New York Knicks in terms of a Carl Anthony Towns, who I love, you know, uh, you know, uh, OG Ana Nobi and stuff like that. Sure, you don’t want to lose all of these players. You got to keep some of them. I get that. But when you’re talking about acquiring a Giannis Antmpo who’s going to be 31 years of age, okay, I’m sorry. That is not something you pass up if you can get it done. So, I love the New York Knicks. I think that I’m very proud of them. I think that they are should be the favorites to come out of the Eastern Conference. Make no mistake about it. But if you told me today that I had to look at five, their starting five and a couple of them along with a couple of first ROUND PICKS HAD TO GO BECAUSE we got an opportunity to get Giannis an theo. NOT ONLY AM I SAYING YES, I’LL DRIVE MY ass to Milwaukee and bring AND BRING HIM BACK MYSELF. YOU UNDERSTAND? AND doggy always teasing me about PRIVATE JETS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. HELL, I’LL PAY FOR IT. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. THIS JIANNIS AT THE KOOPA. IT’S JIANNIS AT THE TOOPA. YOU GOT AN opportunity to GET HIM, YOU DO IT. HE’S THAT GREAT. Let’s be very, very clear. I don’t think it’s gonna happen. All right? But if it could, AND I GOT TO GIVE UP A couple of cats, love y’all. Appreciate y’all. Thank you for Thank you for your service. I really appreciate it. But this brother right here, I’m not passing him up. And and to PAIR HIM WITH BRUNSON, I’M NOT LETTING THAT GO. OH, NO. OH, NO. NO, NO, NO, NO. I’ll walk to Milwaukee TO GET HIM. I’M SERIOUS. I’LL WALK TO MILWAUKEE to get him. >> He’d have to face the cold then. He won’t do that. Go ahead. >> I WOULD. YES. YES. SH. I WOULD BRAVE THE COLD FOR HIM. I WOULDN’T BRAVE THE COLD. >> I
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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46 comments
Biggest mickey mouse tournament in all of sports!
Doggy 🐶
Josh fingering Jayleen that’s the big story
But it didn't mean anything when the Lakers won it
I swear anytime lebron wins anything it don’t mattter but anyone else wins it’s something lmao stop telling us he’s not the 🐐
NBA cup, who came up with this nonsense …..
Josh hart to jalen brunson🤙🏼🍑
Yawn, weird how he played down the success of others who won this competition 🙄
Well done the Knicks though 🎉👏
Stephen A. Smith didn't care about when LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers won the first in season tournament but he's the happiest person in the world now that the New York Knicks won it last night
🤣🤣🤣
Thunder would sweep Knicks but I think this may stop them from trading for freak
Na y'all New Yorkers got some explaining to do with Josh Hart out there THUMBING boys 😂😂😂😂😂😂
😒😒😒 can’t be serious
He’s a fake fan lol, he’s only excited after, but he’ll never ride with his teams while they’re going through it
I'm convinced Doggy and his cardiologist are on a 1st name basis.
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