Stephen A. reacts to Charles Barkley criticizing the NBA for social justice efforts | First Take

I miss when ESPN was about sports, not politics. Kind of like when MTV played music, not stupid reality TV lol

@@darinfry1543 exactly we have enough political Media With Fox News And CNN

Charles Barkley needs to shut his mouth over bud light. Boycott bud light and Ben and Jerry’s ice cream.

That’s what’s great about him

And I completely agree with him

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I was dumb lost my account password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me

@Henrik Keegan instablaster =)

and wrong.

same here. I was as super fan of ESPN... I bailed 4 years ago.

Bro did you just say you quit watching espn after watching an ESPN social media video?

@@oneonebravofollowme6639 Honestly, for the laugh of it. I stopped watching ESPN years ago -- Too Woke and obnoxious for me. They hate Republicans so why give them ratings? Thanks for keeping track.

Cold Gecko only in jest 👍

@John Moore Intelligent as I expected. Vote for your Biden and hate Police, hate the flag, hate the anthem, hate hard working people and hate America. I see your position.

@Critique Everything shaq being one of them

Yup and he doesnt work for them so he can and will

And they are making lots of money in having frivolous conversations.

Pretty much!!!

And it's not a lack of focus. It's selfishness. Everyone wants to get attention and make money. These shows know what gets them ratings. I clicked on this link because it's about "controversy," not something boring like legislation. NBA players know what gets them likes on twitter. Looters know where the good TV's are. Everyone is just out for themselves.

BRO I SWEAR I JUST SAID THIS TO MYSELF Lol they’re the ones pushing this distracting content. JR Smith criticizing his living arrangement doesn’t have to be a topic but yet it is. Cmon now, like Mike said look at the man in the mirror!

Exactly and a lot of people are going to go out and by the Jersey just because it has something on it not because they care about the cause

Derek LaCross Facts

@Tyler Guyton tyler you're being emotional

@Tyler Guyton awareness? We already have awareness..what more do we need to be aware of.action is what we need now..

@Tyler Guyton emotional boy

Socialism has infiltrated Academia Media and Sports, this is the result

I agree. Same here.

college sports are nexr

NFL DONE. NBA DONE. MLB DONE. AND NOW NHL DONE. Get bent you ignorant millionaire pricks.

Right...don’t let the door knob hit you where the good Lord split you.

Cats of Sherman me either

BLUE LIVES MATTER

I will watch the NHL though

Ryan Diapoules ya just Ed watched the bruins. It’s going to be tough for me not watching the NFL but I won’t if they kneel

I have no interest in sports this year. How ironic that a league made up of mostly wealthy black players has their players all going crazy about black injustice when blacks are a very large percentage of their players making far more than the average white etc American. There is injustice against white and black. Stop this stupid racist nonesense and start playing your sport. Till things change in the way the NBA presents itself I will never be watching again.

“I might be wrong, but I doubt it.”
-Charles Barkley in 1997
Charles is a fantastic study, and, just like he says, he’s seldom wrong.

agreed

Yep they divide and donway more harm than good. And they only do anything good cause they know it will ultimately being them profits

There's no such thing as 1000%.

@@boofert.washington2499 It's called hyperbole

@@boofert.washington2499 loser

You exactly right...

That's Fairycan thank you.

Mista Kixnlo_718 Agreed!

If you put Louis in a room full of NFL cheerleaders and NBA dancers, he’ll be the Isaac Newton of that room.

😁

I mean now that you mention it

The LREeeeee....

I actually made a shirt that says that

😆 100%

Halleluyah

'Politics ruins everything ' Viva Frei utube sells on his channel

I miss sports not trying to indoctrinate me.

nah me either, it's over. New and good people will rise, and new stations/ sports centers will take over.

ucfkid67 I love you my fellow American I did the same thing. And I’m letting everyone know. Any houses with BLM signs in front I leave a nice letter in their mailbox explaining to them how it was started by three devote Marxist.

Same

I turned off cable a few years ago when ESPN, the only channel I watched, told me women deserve to make as much as men, because.

@Daniel Tatum watch one? I wish i never had to see or hear one the rest of my life. We can all have dreams right

@Daniel Tatum you sound like nick cannon haha

He said golf 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I miss Stuart Scott! Those were the good times

Understandable and agreeable. But I remember too when news used to be just a reporting of news, not continuous, 24-7 op-ed pieces. Many of these "reporters and journalists " do nothing more than report their own opinions and skew what's reported to fit their narrative.

Truth. I won't even watch ESPN any longer

I just went out to find another video to watch and there were 10 ESPN videos of these clowns offering their opinions about some political comment some professional sports player made. Who had time for or interest in that? Doesn't entertain me. That's certain.

Exactly.. everything has been politicized at this point. Social media, big corporate media and companies are working overtime trying to indoctrinate Americans to the radical left's ideology. They must be really worried about Biden's capability that they have to do all of this to win voters over.

Exactly and you're right to it is turning into a circus. Then they're going to be talking about how LeBron is not going to wear a jersey with anything on it

You're always gone to have bad people in EVERY profession. 14 unarmed black men killed in 2019 by the cops, 25 unarmed white men were killed. Considering there are 350 million people in the country and thousands of interactions with the cops, it's not the crisis folks are making it out to be.

Unfortunately, SAS is the gimmick. Kyrie brought this up weeks ago and SAS and Perkins and everyone else kept bashing him (let's forget Kyrie's history, because he isn't a great leader and he also has a bad relationship with the media). Now when exactly what Kyrie said is happening, SAS is saying people need to do better??? Hold yourself accountable because you're a major voice in the sports media.

Smiles 76 “not enough people have died to make me mad” you sound stupid

@Jeff Did you not read the comment by Charles Barkley? Go back and read his statement before you comment. And by the way, I don't mind the symbols as long as it doesn't take away from the real matter. We definitely need some change and lots of improvement.

Agreed, correct me if I'm wrong, these players are part of the 1% we are supposed to hate, right?

You’re talking about congress, right?

@@yaakw Oh God, I wish we were talking about congress.... Most of them need to go too. Of course, it wouldn't do us much good to put down congress unless we got rid of the deep state first.

MrSpiritchild they say the deep state is in each of us and the only person we can change is ourself. I’ll start there.

@@yaakw Who says that? The deep state is the body of unelected officials that never get held accountable unless someone needs a scapegoat. It's why we have an FBI, a secret service, the federal marshals, the CIA, the DEA, the ATF, etc etc. Each head of each department having sole discretion over what is or isn't investigatable, without any other law enforcement agency having the power to step in and run an investigation of their own.

Jeremy Roenick said he wanted to have a 3some with his wife gets fired, Nick Canon says death to all white jews and gets a job from Diddy lol.

That's right.. They are pathetic... Actions speak louder than words...they need to get out there and help the people..

Preach!

Not crickets but yeah, some hypocritical/inconsistent reactions from people like espn talking heads.

@Jacob Lee, thank you.

Yeah , how they say tangible. Tearing down statues are great ; but anit gonna bring about real change.

So what specific actions is charles taking to put his money where his mouth is?

@@slyfox1983 he isn't the one complaining and having hate in his heart

D Vez yes he is he agrees there is racism and supports the protests. Obviously he cant have as much hate as the animal who murdered George Floyd and thousands of others police who kill people. that includes whites being murdered too!

D Vez how is racism a complaint?

Brian LaFev for most people its just a trend

this man was a meth head, he tested positive for meth and fentanyl.. and the body cam footage is now out.

That isnt the gospel. Quit lying. It's True but not gospel. Cmon now

As black people, we are being played! BLM is nothing but a white political movement for their own agenda. Sad when you take a real, peaceful, legitimate movement and exploit it like this. We need to start our own cancel culture.

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peng muu I don’t know who you are but I love you for your mind ,you got it

someone needs to make this into a shirt lol

Go to antifa protests for sport

Jordan C Antifa rally is the new WWE but in a ilegal way 😂😂

Thank you

GF overdosed on fentanyl.

@Mista Kixnlo_718 he wouldn't cooperate with the police and the Minneapolis police training manual teaches that exact method to control suspects. His autopsy showed no damage to his throat and neck. He over dosed on fentanyl.

If it doesn't fit the narrative it is ignored.

They didn’t mention LeBron the guy who could be a leader instead just wanting it to be the center of attention. There’s some older guys who know what it’s like to be treated unfairly, but most of these NBA stars have been idolized by people of every race since the first time they stepped on a court.

Lebron won't even take responsibility for not doing anything...

He sure thinks he is lol. LeBron is a punk

Lebron is risking being labeled a Chinese agent. He can go and protest or whatever. He will single handedly bring the NBA down and the future contracts will be a lot smaller. He better think twice, if at all possible.

Birdy Banks you know what I agree with that!! Like this dude man he like HAWKS TWITTER JUST TO SEE WHAT HE CAN GET INTO!! Like that nascar so called situation! Which was fake! Like he don’t even get his facts straight before he comments!!

me too !

Hey.. if you are white.. you wont die unarmed..
Stfu.
Black lives matter and people weren’t paying attention till it came on an nba screen?
Lol
Stfu.

Amen I am done as well.

@@playablue do your research before you make a dumb comments.

As a Black man, I care less to see this propaganda when I’m watching sports! I used to watch ESPN FOR SPORTS...who tf cares about politics if you’re really watching ESPN AND NOT CNN

Whatutalkn Boutwillis Thank you I did the same. Please take a second look this up 81% of the black population wants more of a police presence than less. How’s that for their BLM movement that was started by three devout practicing Marxist

As Unc said...ain’t nobody ask for that!!!!

But they don't care about antisemitism. Notice how Stephen A just brushed that off and said their heart was in the right place. Imagine saying something racist about black people, would he say your heart is in the right place?

Sup that’s a good example honestly. But I think many see the overall intent and understand. Similar to Breeze. Once the full transcripts came out in addition to his apology, I think that blew over quickly. The overall thing is there are too many side streets on the road to equality.

Facts !!

Facts!

Mista Kixnlo_718 I’m out too what a scam

Bye bye. I‘m done with the NBA

Barkley never been wrong

Go back and take a look at the positions he has taken on social and political issues over the past 20 yrs. I remember him trying to fight against the politically correct agenda and taking a more common sense approach.

T Morgan That's fair. I was moreso taking a shot at how his basketball takes are always way off. I know he's a Republican so I agree with him on basically all political issues.

Include the NFL

Not really, back when he was playing he said that athletes aren't heroes. He did say they can help raise people up but they are just playing a game.

With the cancel virus doing it's thing, it's a good time to "boycott" sports anyway, or as I call it, taking a break. There's going to be a huge asterisk next to any team or player who wins anything this year anyway.

Nocturne 75 as have i

Beyond, this point sports needed to be reinvented as it w as s already out of control....Now you know how they thought about the public that is paying them,you mean nothing to them...

Who is that?

Woj who?

Adrian wojnaroski

ESPN . prison

Right....and if the conservator cussed woj out...oh boy....double standards bring lack of respect and genuinenity

Off topic but like when Breanna Stewart was on nd t-mac said maybe lower the net to 9 feet and she was pissed. This man is trying to help nd ur treating him like he is ur enemy. I think lots of these people don't actually care about change they jus want to be angry at something/someone. Change is uncomfortable so it's a lot easier to make someone else do it.

rackem rackball insert Lebron

100% right. Good advise gets criticized 🤨

@@RS-xh8rq He said less emotion more strategy one second in the next line he is calling George Floyds death a modern day lynching.....Did you miss that part?

That's why he's one of my favorite athletes or in his case former athletes to this day.

@@dubstepphene82 Mine too and I hardly ever follow basketball!

Charles has same problem i do...
TOO HONEST..
Watch the old Oprah episode with him and MJ.. hes a VERY open person.
I appreciate that because im sick to death of how everyone is labelled 'racist' homophobe, sexist islamaphobic any time they try adress REAL ISSUES !!

First take just blows in the wind, I would not take them as conscious thinkers, just reactionaries.

Right. The fact that were talking about sports is the issue.

Right? I mean, what kind of person admits that they were in with the wrong? Just absurd.

I was wondering the same thing, didn't he just complain about being accused of getting emotional and then get emotional? Yes, he did.

So true 😂😂😂

Exactly

Wow great analogy

Great comment
So true

AMEN

It’s true, but ESPN actually has a legit excuse now with so many sports suspended lol. But when things were live Mac Kellerman used to irritate me to no end pulling in politics

Amen, use your own money on your own time, on your own platform, take a lesson from JJ Watt, he raised 41 mill to help people by using his own money and plattform and it went to the people. Do something and shut up, i would say educate our youth but you guys are so indoctrinated you should leave that to others sadly.

Not every person in this country believes BLM is a good Org.. Its a Marxist Org. and there is a lot of proof to show that.I willnever watch another NBA or MLB game again because My Flag & Country Matter not a bunch of Tyrantical Hypocrits.

Boycott espn. ESPN is no longer an escape from social injustice.

At least stay off the playing field with the politics. If you want to protest, do it on your own dime, not the owners and the fans.

Sounds like normal for me

Stfu

neither did hockey, nobody kneeling and no B.S. on the jerseys and Rugby is awesome!

scott hinrichsen They are kneeling in hockey though. A few already did. Not entire teams, but some are kneeling.

@@scotthinrichsen4270 Hockey is kneeling tho.

Exactly he made himself look like a complete fool

He was being real on what the black community always gets wrong in the end, he got emotional because the whole world always sees it, and he knows it. If people hate you because of your skin color, who cares! Let them live with that hate, that is a reflection of them, not you.

Samantha Stuart
The number of ppl who hate bcuz of skin color is far LESS than the number of ppl PERCEIVED to hate bcuz of skin color.
It’s past time for the Black community to own their responsibilities for what ISNT working within their culture & to stop blaming others or expecting everyone else to make it right.

No Nock Warrant policy changed after the protest of the dead of Breonna Taylor. You may want to google it to enlighten yourself more.

@@smileymyronnftonlyoninstag8213 okay I just did. The Justice for Breonna act, that still hasn't passed.. so what are you talking about dude? maybe you should google how to spell

Also banned choke holds, which is a law in NY named after Eric Gardner. Also in Texas where there is the Sandra Bland law, look it up. This dude sounds ignorant like some people I know who don’t do research and like information spoon 🥄 feed because they won’t do the hard work research of the changes happening.

@@lajonelliott7155 You got it wrong my man. Don't mistake ignorance for insensitivity. I appreciate you both for bringing these points up. But the fact is, we need more than state by state laws. We need federal change, across the entire nation.

Tim scott tried to pass a bill on federal police reform guess who killed the bill due to election politics? The Democrats

I thought I was tripping that the use to be basic manners, don’t talk politics or religion cause you should respect people personal beliefs.

Man I totally agree!! I know when I was in school teachers kept there political beliefs to themselves and didn't tell you who they voted for. Why is it so hard to understand that most people don't give a fk who these athletes vote for. They came to watch you play a game and get away from politics it's that simple.

Who cares about BLM? Disney, LeBron and Adam Silver... Nobody else. Focus on keeping black fathers with kids and raising them in a loving home... Dah. Just watch NHL and vote Trump2020

You just listed some of the best intellectual minds I've ever heard. I will add ABL and Thomas Sowell to that list. Derrick G is awesome too.
Most people need to expand their knowledge outside their own sphere in order to see the bigger picture. Their frame of mind is simply too small.

Brigid Kessler dont forget my man Jericho Green

@@gnb2011 Kropotkin is great, you should definitely read "The Conquest of Bread". It'll really expand your knowledge outside of your sphere

@@gwkiv1458 I will definitely look it up! Always love new information and perspectives! Thanks!

don't forget E.T. Williams, "The Doctor Of Common Sense". permanently banned from KRplus for being TOO truthful!😎👍🏽🇺🇸

You can even hear the cops laughing as Timpa was dying. It was brutal.

Maybe 80 percent right, desean Jackson’s heart was not in the right place, he quoted hitler.

Not all Black people. The ones who speak with calm convictions are labeled uppity and condescending. Just sayin.

Rock30815 i seen them labeled as whit washed and other terms

Right with you Susan, i stop watching the NBA last year behind Hongkong now it's the NFL. I would suggest all sports fans to boycott these athletes who have lost touch with reality. I'm usually at odds with Barkley but he's on point with this one..

Me to

Watch the NHL!!!

Feeling the same way

@@anonymouswombat9709 lol yeah. So far NHL has been pretty quiet 🤞

Amen Cindy

Yep, he was right, "this is embarrassing", and I mean his emotional grandstanding here.

Thank you

It’s so sad many of these athletes people look up to are coming out to be actual racist. We just give them a pass because they’re black and god forbid we criticize a black person out loud. Smh.

Truth 😁

@@tonytoni1150 If you think black athletes are racist yu are insane!!

If you watch the Lane officer cam video you would realize that Stephen A is wrong about a "modern day lynching" but rather an arrest gone bad due to bad arrest techniques and insensitivity from Derek Chauvin.

Cut yourself a break. It’s only been 5 years since 90% of the uneducated 22 year old athletes started knowing everything about politics and economics and putting it all over the place to show how “good” they are on social media.

Yes indeed.

That's what white liberals do on the daily and now that they're being called out for it, they don't like it.

FACTS 🔥

This man had some wisdom

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smh thats malcom x, stephen a just quotes it

Stephen A. is acting to please King Mickey.

dude SAS is confusing the message.

China owns 80% of our debts and they are our biggest lender, also producing 75% of the products we use so we cant talk much. We have our own very many problems to solve in this country and have repeatedly failed to do so the last 400yrs.

100 % correct

Lmao

Lol that's hella stupid haha

Unless you're in the bubble, apparently.

How is Barkley getting played. It is the NBA being played and Barkley is exposing it.

@@birdybanks5819 IKR?

And once the season starts that's all the reporters going to ask them social justice questions

PREACH

Actually Kobe's death got more attention...this is just national news, Kobe's passing sent shockwaves through worldwide media outlets