Jaylen Brown: “Fuck Stephen A. You want me to be quiet and stop streaming, I want you to be quiet and get off these networks. You’re not doing real journalism, you’re using your platform to do clickbait.”
I mean, he ain’t lying
Truest thing he’s said on stream yet
he said a lot of true things lol it was just a right message wrong messenger moment
SAS is such a hack that anyone calling him out is the right massenger.
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The annoying thing is this is what Stephen a wants. It keeps his name and face out there. He’s the epitome of bad publicity is still good publicity.
He will respond the same way he always does. Finds some new words in the dictionary and call out JB and how he doesn’t know who he knows or some shit.
The man is a parasite and a hypocrite.
“Ive always had love for this brother…BUT NOW I’m disappointed” something along the lines of that
Dang that’s so accurate ha
Man!!! I hate that he chose after blowing a 3-1 lead to release the files on the NBA. Folks were in Jaylen flaming mode it was the wrong time.
Ethical in the court and in the steam
He is spitting truth. SAS is a parasite just like all the first take type garbage on TV
And he’s been firing off dumbfuck political takes lately.
Oh he is getting ready to run then.
Xi’s gonna fondly reminisce about Trump after a week long tariff conference with Stephen A
“I’m serious y’all…PRESIDENT XI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? Buy the beans!”
Molly Qerim: “Well, Stephen A. with the shout out of the day…”
On one hand it would be hilarious seeing Stephen A. flounder and being out of his depth debating politics. On the other hand its the US media ecosystem so by screaming disjointed word salad loudly he’ll probably come off looking good to the electorate.
On the other, other hand, the portion of the electorate that would enjoy disjointed word salad probably isn’t voting for someone that looks like SAS.
Imagine the future of the Democrat nominee being Stephen A. Smith and the republican nominee is JD.
and people thought 2016 turnout was low
SAS has been considering running as a republican
I’ve said for years that this stuff is just as bad as Fox News, but people let them off the hook because it’s “just sports” and they view it as “entertainment.” Which is true that it has less impact, but it still impacts the way that people reason and behave when this stuff is spewing on the airwaves 24⁄7.
Immeasurable facts. Stephen a. Bitch
He a ho. I want that known.
Facts are just facts. Stephen A changes his opinion based on the algorithm. He’s a clown.
One thing I agree with Jaylen about
He’s right but also Celtics PR is trying to cut off JB’s internet access lol
i know jaylen brown isn’t well liked on this sub right now, but this is pretty tame compared to whatever else pros could be posting on social media
I kinda fuck with him more now shits funny 🤣🤣. I do think he’s screwing himself by going after the media and refs though
Same. Anyone that dunks on Stephen A is doing something right
I mean someone have to criticise them, they have too much power to get away with anything.
It’s hard to say. Stephen A is obviously an unwinnable fight but this thread is showing it’ll win him some good will.
As for the refs, you’d think it would hit him but Celtics were on pace to have literally the worst whistle in league history before Jaylen had his first ref-related crash out and they were just an average “don’t get a ton of free throws” team after that.
Fuck Stephen A lmao he’s trying to pivot to a career after ESPN in politics being a right wing grifter
I saw some lowlights of Stephen A Smith trying to talk about politics on Bill Maher’s fart sniffing program. He sucks in anything he does. Figures that a sports talking head who shouts empty words but attracts viewers wants to get into politics. Fits right in our political climate, more noise to muddy the waters and make Americans dumber
Looking at the whole American sports journalism from across the pond, it looks like you have given the biggest platform to a bunch of caricatures. Like, SAS and Skip and all these fools… I don’t know if anywhere else in the world has anyone given the biggest limelight in sports journalism to a bunch of caricatures like these loudmouths.
And what baffles me the most is that people like Shaq, Kenny, and Charles keep yapping about how they do not take anyone w/o a proper NBA background seriously, yet then join in on the SAS clown show and give the guy credibility. I don’t think the guy has had a single take that hasn’t made me shake my head.
People just thought the whining about refs and flopping from him was lame as shit, which it was. But nobody here is gonna hate on him for telling Stephen A to fuck off, that’ll just win him some fans if anything lol.
The fucked up thing is the complaining about the refs worked.. he complained said only floppers get calls then showed its true.. Half way through the season brown started doing everything he was complaining about and it worked, he started getting tons of free throws.
Jamal Murray has entered the chat
He’s right but Stephen Smith is a pig who loves rolling in the mud.
r/nba loves this drama too but pretends they don’t. that’s why this thread has 200+ comments in 30 minutes while there’s a Game 7 going on
That game was over before you posted this let’s be fr.
r/nba would engage equally with this drama whether this game was close or not let’s be fr.
But you’re different than them!
Remind me how many members this community has. There’s always someone doing something and someone saying it’s “everyone.”
The only reason JB does this is cuz he likes the attention. He’s not actually making any meaningful money for him on these streams. He just likes to get his ego stroked.
God forbid anyone tries to have their own platform to say whatever they want… He should just shut up and play ball. Just about his ego…
Yeah man it’s cool the players have a platform to talk to the fans. Why is it bad that they do this? We act like they can only talk to traditional media
Nobody should stop him from having a stream. But, I don’t think anyone should assume he’s reporting what happened with the Celtics this season. The reason for journalism is supposed to be to acquire sources, synthesize the story and share it with the public. The *Jordan Rules* book was absolutely accurate. If Jordan had a stream, it never would have contributed to any understanding of what happened on those Bulls teams.
You would be able to understand his perspective of the team though. Documentarys about sports are great because the players discuss their thoughts and feelings.
Its better when players are talking freely even if its unlikeable, as its more insight than a PR team from a multi billion dollar organization will ‘leak’ to journalists.
“The only reason JB does this is cuz he likes the attention.”
Literally the only reason anyone gets on social media. I mean I’m anon on reddit, begging for your attention right now. Please see me ! 😭
Fuck trying at all is what you are after. Fuck trying to slightly improve things cause people will throw “self involved” and “ego” titles at you.
What a weird ass comment, saying this like you know him personally. He’s never been one to care about headlines lmao
Hella ironic comin from a top 1 percent commenter lmao get off the internet man
What a weird ass take man lol
why would celtics care about him criticizing SAS?
Ok wait maybe JB has some points after all
it is good to see JB putting his genuine intellectual gifts to good use
unlike that other JB
Justin Bieber?
Jalen Buren
Jonas Balenchunas
Jonathan Buminga
JeBron Bames
Judy Bobert
Jimmy Buffet
James Barden
John Butler the third
Jarred Banderbilt
Is that you Steve Kerr
Javier Bardem?
Do you mean JB the (other) basketball player, JB the ex-F1 driver, or JB the singer?
I presume it’s the coach that is currently shitting the bed in a home game 7
Well at least he’s shitting in his own bed
Johnny Bravo
Jenson Button reference in r/nba is wild ngl
Jichael Bordan
“Stephen A, Stephen B, Stephen C”
intellectual gifts
lmao
Jeb Bush?
Also its like… folks are SO angry that JB is getting up there and dropping kinda mediocre (and sorta salty) basketball takes. I can’t think of a clip posted here that isn’t really about basketball even when I disagree with what he’s saying.
These media guys that people on this sub slurp when they agree with the general pulse here regularly go after peoples characters, personally insult players, and throw weird ass takes with racial undertones out constantly.
Most people like to talk about other people, but most people don’t like being perceived as someone who gossips about other people. These sports media shows are basically just listening to your friends talk about real housewives but for men at this point, and that’s fine but just don’t pretend that you are doing a great service to society while giving your take on what someones tunnel fit means for their mental state at “the big dance”.
When he said Stephen B Stephen C, I felt that.
two dumb bitches telling each other “exaaaaactlyyyy”
Pistons are using their platform to promote basketball terrorism.
I think they’re just not that good
Being one game from the ECF is pretty good
They almost got taken out by the Magic tho. They’re like Schrödinger’s team, simultaneously good and ass at the same time
Schrödinger’s team that used to be Schröder’s team, but now it’s Schröder doing the Schrödingering
Bars
“Man… I don’t know what the FUCK you just said, Little Kid, but you’re special man, you reached out, and you touch a brother’s heart.”
Gimme the map Scott…… GIMME THE MAP SCOTT!
They rely too much on Cunningham. If they pick up a solid number 2 option with a high BBIQ they’ll be in the Finals next year.
Seriously. Cade to the Pistons is what OKC thinks Shai is to them. Man has zero help
Does Shai swapped out for Cade with the same roster go any further? I honestly don’t think so
Solid number 2 options with high BBIQ don’t grow on trees, plus the inclusion of one guy won’t fix their offensive issues. Almost all of their core are defense oriented.
They could make a play for Jimmy Butler but it’s a long shot. Also, it wouldn’t be the first time that the Pistons added a piece and went on to win a championship. Peep the Dantley/Aguirre trade.
35 year old jimmy butler who’s coming off a acl tear??
the fact that the pundits tried to call Tobias Harris his number 2 was so god damn funny. He definitely had some important games and moments during this postseason but TOBIAS HARRIS as the number 2? He absolutely vanishes. Fuck no Cade is worth more than spending for that shit.
I mean, I agree with you in part.
But the Pistons only made it out of the first round BECAUSE Tobias was a good number 2. He put up 23, 22 and 30 in games 5-7 of the series against the Pistons. Problem is he was very unreliable against the Cavs.
Ultimately, much better as a number 4 option.
watching that game 7, he just seemed gassed. he couldn’t get his feet set or give help defensively. the team’s not deep enough offensively to give vet guys like harris the chance to rest and stay consistent. jenkins is nasty, though
Sounds about like the average young team starting to learn how to win ngl
Oh yeah, they’ll be back for sure. Just need a little more development and someone who can shoot from 3 better than 35%
They are what we thought Spurs will be. Good season but get pressured in playoffs
Idk if the pressure got to them (with the exception of Duren) as much as their flaws just were barely too much to overcome. With Stew struggling they didn’t really have an answer for teams with good bigs and Cade running their whole offense by himself can only get them so far
Magic are much better than their record
Eh, they’re basically the Pistons but worse
Which isnt that bad
Literally the “Every team is a fraud” theory. Win a series and it’s against a fraud so it doesn’t mean anything, meanwhile lose a series and you are a fraud. It’s frauds all the way down
The magic are not 8 seed bad they are just never healthy
Magic almost beat everyone they play…
We live in the time of the hater. Every team that wins is lucky and every team that loses is dog shit.
Said the celtics fan…
if you throw mud at the mud man he just gets more mud
Mud man still a bitch tho
Mud man get paid
The Mud Wizard tho 👌
That’s bars and its true. JB is right, but literally anything good or bad you say about Stephen A helps him out. Because the media is a joke and this is how people make millions
Don’t wrestle with the pig, you’ll both just end up getting dirty and the pig likes it
What if I like it too 😈
Well then your name is Jaylen Brown
Jaylen isn’t wrong but he’s also doing exactly what SAS wants.
He got clickbaitceptioned.
That’s exactly why LeBron didn’t say anything after his whole incident. He knows it just gives him what he wants.
It would be great of all the NBA players rallied together and cancelled SAS
That’s exactly what he wants lmao. He knows his job is completely safe, and he would get to rant about all NBA players being “soft” and not like Jordan, knowing all the old heads would agree would with him.
I don’t know about that. Other sports were quick to not let him get any foothold on their sport like he has on basketball.
Jaylen is a strange combination of extreme informed and eloquent on some things, and extremely immature and ass-backwards on others. Here’s he’s both: Not wrong about Smith, but absolutely giving him free publicity and helping him out immensely.
Fuck Stephen A…Stephen B, Stephen C.
🤣
Actual fire lol.
Just call him Stephen Smith. It’s literally his name.
Steve Smith for now on
Anyone that listens to SAS as a journalist instead of an entertainer is more at fault that SAS spouting shit. He/his networks wants views, and he acts up and a certain way to get views.
I think journalists and journalism outlets like ESPN should hold themselves to a higher standard
I agree
The E in ESPN stands for entertainment. In no way are they a journalism outlet lol, who told you that?
Except he says hes a journalist and so does espn. Just like when trash like fox news will claim to be news until they get in trouble and suddenly its “entertainment”. Stop making excuses for people like sas.
You know what’s really scary? I listen to SiriusXM a lot when driving and he has a politics radio show now. Imagine listening to him for something that actually matters
I just know mazzullas trying to set up a fight to the death between Brown and SAS.
Mazzulla is getting plastic surgery to look like SAS and gonna ambush JB when he gets up to pee tonight.
Mazzulla doesn’t even have internet
He just sits alone in his basement in the dark, perfectly reciting Dante’s Inferno to himself until pre-season begins
Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point
Nah and even as a JB hater, I’ll give him this one all day, any day - fuck SAS
Nah for what he said he made a great point
There’s at least a hundred ppl worse than jaylen brown in the NBA world.
“Fuck Stephen C” - JB
What he say fuck me for??
JB a paramount sleeper cell confirmed
We all love Jaylen Brown now
We all see the light eventually
Broken clock is right twice a day
Can all players just call the fuck Stephen A out?
Stephen A would be so happy hearing more people say his name.
People here saying he’s right but man would I be worried if my star player was spending his time getting into shit slinging arguments with Stephen A
The seasons been over for 2 weeks and he just had his best year of his career I don’t care if he beefs with Stephen A on his stream for an hour a day lol
This is such a nonsense reductive and honestly flat out horrible take. Just because he rants about Stephen A or anyone on stream for a segment doesn’t say anything about his dedication to the team during the season or even during the off season.
If this is the worst a player is getting into who cares
I’d rather he do this than feud with the refs tbh
Inarguably a net positive for him to beef with Stephen A. vs beefing with refs
Not once in JB’s career has he come into a season without doing the work in the offseason. For the first 6 or 7 years of his career he got better each and every year.
When a guy is 10 years in and his work ethic has never once been questioned, he can do whatever the fuck he wants in May after his team was knocked out.
I’d rather a player do this than actual stupid shit. God forbid he’s on his computer
Yes but it’s the Cs so I enjoy the drama. Go at him JB
JB is hillarious sometimes lol
JB’s stream going to feed families this summer
Fuck Boston but I’m loving JB swinging on this
Sadly, I agree with Jaylen Brown here.
JB is just giving SAS more content lmao
Yeah, but JB also gets more content when SAS responds back. This is streamer drama in the mainstream.
Truly. Lebron’s best move had been completely ignoring SAS
JB might be my favorite Celtic of all time
Fuck SAS!!!!!
Fuck Stephen A to Z
lol. He’s not wrong. Stephen A gets paid to say stupid shit. The same network who fired a lot of journalists/personalities/former athletes and kept Kendrick Perkins.. to say stupid shit. The same guy who said… “*why get an ibuprofen..*” in such a creep way
How many players have beef with Stephen A at this point
At least Kwame Brown and LeBron
I’m loving that players like JB who are smarter than these clickbait “reporters” have their own platform to represent themselves
Love it. Never understood the hate towards JB. Like actually genuinely don’t understand it.
I stand with Brown.
I feel like JB is a baby Kyrie. He’s just missing a certain twisted charisma Kyrie had when he said something controversial lol.
Idk anyone who likes Stephen a smith
Rough day for Stephen C.
My respect for Jaylen Brown just went up 10 folds. More people need to call out SAS for his bullshit and horrible opinions. The less SAS is on my screen the better.
Rare JB podcast take win
Brown has said some wild stuff on his streams but this is just 100% facts.
haha man I respect jaylen brown more after today
i have no problems at all with anything he said
Bring back Max
agreeing with a celtics player feels gross
I love JB going at Stephen A and the rest of the hottake clowns.
This having 9k upvotes is why Stephen A stays relevant yall
Fell right for the bait lmaooo
Does Stephen A even claim to be a journalist these days? This just sounds like a really weak comeback to what he said to Jaylen the other day - though I know redditors will eat this shit up even though they give him more traffic than anyone.
He ain’t wrong about everything…
The JB hate for karma is crazy😂 must be bots
Stephen B and C taking bullets for no reason. poor souls
W for JB ✊
lowkey good jaylen brown pr
I cannot disagree
I’m back on board the Brown train.
Jaylen “no lies told” Brown.
Factspitter w heart
Fuck Stephen A
Where’s the lie?
Ok he’s getting some aura back after throwing it all away
I’m with Jaylen for once.