Stephen A. responds to LeBron James wanting to become a New York Knick 👀 | First Take transcript

Welcome back to First Take. The NBA season opens in a couple weeks and the 76ers held media days yesterday in Philly where newly acquired LeBron James revealed what could have been. >> I have visions of definitely, you know, playing in a Garden, finishing my career in a garden, one of the best places I've ever played. I think it's the number one arena in the world as far as a basketball player. >> Um, but after they after they beat San Antonio, I was like, I can't I couldn't do it. >> Wouldn't feel right.

Y'all wouldn't have made Y'all wouldn't let me lay that down at all. >> Oh, Stephen A. What could have been? >> Yeah. Um, no. He's where he needs to be. We don't we don't we don't we don't need him in New York. We don't need But I'm going to say something on national television that might shock a lot of people. We know that he and I don't mess with each other. We know that story. If the New York Knicks had lost, I would have come on national TV and begged LeBron James to come to the >> Oh, wow.

Look, I ain't got time, man. Life is too good. Life is too short. Don't need to be enemies and all this. I I moved on. He's live your life. You understand what I'm saying? Damn it. There's bigger fish to fry. And the Knicks would have been that for me. Whatever it took, I'd have offered to I I would have offered to to carry you. I would have offered to carry LeBron James bags. I would have offered to caddy for him on occasional when he's trying to learn golf.

Whatever he need if he needed me to come on TV. Now, I wouldn't have said he was the goat now. I'm never I'm never I'm never going to do that. I'm never I'm never going to do the line. That's where the line is drawn. I would not have said that's MJ all day every day. But I do have them number two all time. But I am not lying. I am not exaggerating. I am not engaging in hyperbole. If the New York Knicks had lost in the NBA finals, I would have begged, and I mean begged, LeBron James to come to New York.

And whatever I would have been very Hey, what do you need? What do you What do you need from me? What do you need from me? Whatever it takes. Whatever it takes. >> I kind of wish that would have happened just to see all that. That would have been upon you. >> Listen, that would have been that would have been just the latest thing for Jaylen Brunson to troll me. Troll me on Saturday Night Live. Saturday Night Keenan Thompson.

They got me good. Jaylen always trolls me. I love him. But he would I listen that would have been the latest thing. And damn it, he could troll me. He control me all day, every day. Whatever they need. And this year, I want to say this as well. >> I will not say a negative word about my New York Knicks. >> They erased a 53year drought. They can do no wrong this year to me. They are the reigning defending NBA champions until further notice.

And they will be treated like that on this show by your children. That's the worst thing I can say with Big Perk looming because Big Perk. Oh, no. Oh, hell no. Perk going to go berserk. But I'm just telling you right now, the Knicks are are just they are they are a deity to me. You understand? >> So, they're entitled to a title hangover as far as they are. A full year one of OG Anobio on Good Morning America. That kind of you got to make the playoffs now.

Can't stick up the joy. You got to make the playoffs now. Can't be getting bounced out in the first round. But I'm just saying. >> So, so you've already changed. >> No, no, no. You can't. You can't stick up the joint. But the New York Knicks, you will see me, you will be shocked at how kind I am to the New York Knicks. And everybody would have dropped to their knee. They would have been, they would have fainted at how much I would have begged LeBron to come to New York.

I'd be like, True Nick. I'd be like, "Yo, that's passion right there." >> I would have even lied. And I would even lie to say it's all my fault, bro. It's all my fault. It's all my fault. My bad. My bad. Come to New York. What do you need from me? I Whatever you needed, whatever he needed to become a New York Knicks. Had they lost to the finals, I would have been on TV begging him to come. >> I love it. I love it. >> Well, now he is a Philadelphia 76er.

We'll get to see him play the Knicks in Banner night. Let's go. >> NBA season.