Stephen A., Shannon Sharpe & Perk go OFF THE RAILS talking LeBron-Larry Bird | First Take

On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Kendrick Perkins and Shannon Sharpe join Molly Qerim to react to Larry Bird’s comments about LeBron James saying “he’s one of the greatest, if not the greatest ever.”

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H one of the greatest if not the greatest ever let’s marinate on it for a moment that was Larry Bird saying that about LeBron James that struck a nerve that struck a nerve right there MRI Stephen uncross your arm Stephen A uncross your arm now all of a sudden you

Got an apathetic a fair attitude now when when Larry Bird In N hold on was that 19 8 86 when he said that was uh uh Jesus or God disgu God yeah disguise this Michael Jordan everybody applauded everybody wanted to hear what he had to

Say now all of a sudden he says what he says now oh you know that’s just him giving giving giving him his flowers he doesn’t really mean that because he played against magic and Karim and Michael Jordan he said he’s the greatest if not the the so all this notion Lord

Forbid did I tell LeBron James he’s the second greatest player greatest greatest es he didn’t sound sure he didn’t sound sure about it you act like he was definitive he wasn’t definitive it wasn’t like he was Shannon sh it wasn’t like he listen listen no no no I mean what he

Said he said maybe maybe may he wasn’t definitive he wasn’t definitive as a matter of fact it’s it’s Written in Blood it’s Written in Blood it’s definitive go James is the greatest no no no no first of all that’s ridiculous that’s number one number two let’s get let’s

Get down to the nitty-gritty about some stuff here all right these guys really really get on my nerves and I’m G tell you why we all know how great Larry Bird was we know how phenomenal Larry Bird was and of course he’s qualified to say

What the hell he wants to say about the sport of basketball far more than me or anybody else for that matter to be quite honest with you most others anyway but let me say this comments like that what you talking about we complaining when Larry Bird was complaining when Larry Bird was playing

You had critics when Dr J was playing you had critics when Michael Jordan was playing before he won he started winning chips he had critics the point that I’m trying to make to you is that there’s nothing wrong with you dissecting the game based off of what you see and

Waiting until it’s over to celebrate and by the way just as an aside I would personally encourage LeBron James to go on that f well tour because he’s earned it he’s he deserves it and maybe you haven’t been that great at receiving praise but a lot of people he will

Realize how o how much of an overreacted he has been to the cynicism throughout his career because everyone knows how phenomenal and how great LeBron James is we will miss him when he is gone he has been a tribute and a treasure to this game and we are all fortunate to have

Witnessed the greatness of LeBron James but in saying that you can still dissect while things are going on this is missing this is missing or that is missing or I wish I saw this that or the third cuz we do it to every single other player so Larry bir coming out and

Saying what he yes we did yes we did yes we did do it to Jordan absolutely did let I want you to go I let perk go but when Michael Jordan started eating ain’t nobody ate everybody famished y there was death there was uh the the land was bar that’s

What you would yes you said when Michael Jordan started eating ain’t nobody eat but guess what the man went seven years he didn’t eat because because he was on a different level than everybody else there was there was no there was no Curry knocking off Michael Jordan there

Was no Steph Curry doing that he eliminated he beat magic the first go round he beat second he beat Charles Barkley and and and Dan Kevin Johnson the third go round he beat John Stockton and car Malone twice he beat G Sean C and knocked off Reggie Miller and

Knocked off you and those boys stepen a of all the guys that you mentioned of all the guys that you mentioned name the one that’s better than Steph Curry name the one that’s better than Kevin Durant none of them none of them so what are we talking

About I’m just say he knock bird off did he knock Point your F at me I know what I’m saying what did he do what did he do he nobody came close that’s the point there was nobody in his class that’s that’s the point all I know all I know

The man fasted for eight years the man fasted for eight years he ain’t eat nothing in the whole 80s he need a thing was he vegan all right but he had he had he he had he had teammates with migraine headaches in game seven oh see what you see what he

Did first goad I know exactly what I did go ahead he know J know come on now the only the only problem I have with Stephen A is this why anytime somebody give LeBron his props you turn red I mean that’s struck a ner that’s really struck a ner

With you you you you was you was really you was really upset because Larry Bird spoke the truth and what he’s actually saying is are calling me red I’m going to look red next to y’all any day of the week anyway you can’t use that you can’t do that say I’m just I’m

Just saying listen all all he’s saying is is this man all he’s saying is is this we need to appreciate LeBron James right now at 39 years of age okay right it’s it’s no reason to be honest it’s no reason for any of us to come on here

Right now or anybody in the media world to be be critiqued be critiquing a guy that’s in his 21st year that makes zero sense has nothing else to prove you’re not you’re not critiquing his game right now you’re critiquing the resume in comparison to other great resumes that’s

All nobody everybody appreciates in his 21st season at age 39 years of age how phenomenal LeBron James is nobody’s debating that uh he got he got something on his res resume that none of the other greats could touch all Time season tournament then season tour we leave it

At day then season tour I know you right hey perk every time somebody mention LeBron James Stephen A all of a sudden turning to Tom Cruz at The Minority Report he started scrolling through his computer he looking up his iPad I’m like well damn what are we

Doing here the man just men the man just mention LeBron name no no he didn’t just mention LeBron’s name he said we need to leave LeBron alone because this guy enjoying because he may be may be the greatest ever every time he would against be swep every time he would against he be

Swep it you better stop playing EXC Excuse excuse me when LeBron was young he was losing when MJ was young he was losing was no no no no no LeBron wasn’t you forgot that run LeBron James took the Cleveland Cavaliers off the finals and got by San Antonio he understand

Okay but okay but he got to the finals yeah he did he didn’t have he at to 22 he got to the finals okay at 22 LeBron got got to the finals and got swept at 22 uh joran got swept in the first round excuse me excuse me

You just brought up you just brought up you just brought up has has LeBron or Jordan went against any of those dudes that step that was better than Steph Curry well I would say this to you did LeBron and those boys go up against any team that was better than the Boston

Celtics or the Detroit Pistons the bad boy p hold yeah career y’all start with me you better watch your mouth now go through stop that no no no I said early in the career I said early I said early Shannon early what about no no no no no no no no

Hold on hold hold hold on hold on hold on hold on let me let me say this listen we have to put more respect on that Detroit Pistons team with chy bips Rashid Wallace Ben Wallace taan Prince and R okay let’s yeah they could have

Played back in the ‘ 80s with bird them damn it they s Co they s Co B Shack to the Gill did they not oh yeah did they not oh my God oh my Lord y’all are telling me y’all are telling me really really all right all right all right before before

You answer the question hold on big perk hold on I ped the fool hold on you tell me be careful no be careful I’m coming right at you be careful cuz I know you know Isaiah Thomas Isaiah Joe DS Vinnie the Michael wave Johnson Dennis robman lamb beer Edwards

Sally you telling me that the Detroit Pistons in 2004 2005 what they could have took those boys out is that what you saying I I’m telling I’m telling you we’re talking about that 2014 as arguably the best defensive team to ever touch the damn floor go pull up

Look at their numbers man listen this is the problem that I have with you right you’re you’re so stuck in your ways that you won’t come out of it when you go and talk about so you telling me are you telling me rased Wallace wasn’t like that that’s what you telling me sir

Rashed wall me Ben damn good rashed Wallace was a damn good Ben Wallace was a defensive wizard didn’t have anything to give you offensively Bill lamb would have pull him away from the basket made Jon from the top of the three what you talking about you you just how man the

Man Defensive Player of the Year don’t get frustrated didn’t he went four let me tell you something right now the blasphemy coming out of your mouth right now I’m not going even get you going to be in trouble they going to run into you they going to look they going to look

They going to look going to be in trouble they going look I’m not going be in trouble d i going call you going to call you you in a world of trouble you’re in a world of trouble with your blasphemy I’m say I’m I’mma say this I’mma say this congratulations to johy

Bips on being an uh hall of fame f yeah per perk hey perk how about this this this this is what Shannon sharp and Kendrick Perkins would like for everybody to do critique Michael Jordan last two years in Washington like you do LeBron James hold him to the same

Standard Michael Jordan was historically great that you can point all you want to I’m not scared you can point all you want to that nobody is nobody is critiquing LeBron James in year 20 and 21 we understand that and he’s still great we’re not doing that we’re talking about

Overall accomplishment all right all right all right all right all I know is that was the best why pull up his why he pull up his iPad why Shon pull up his iPad like that for that was the best debate what you be doing that’s what you be

Doing perk in trouble perk in they don’t listen mik Molly perk in trouble I’m telling you right now they gonna be looking they might drive they might fly down to bont Texas I’m tell something wrong something wrong with perk right now he he cross and they might not [Applause] [Applause] leave