Steve Kerr's rookie-age response joins NBA on ESPN's studio-heavy week

Yaxel Lendeborg's age draws a response from Kerr, while Curry's comeback highlights and Wembanyama's big night supply the court action.

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Steve Kerr responds on the criticism of Yaxel Lendeborg being a 23-year-old rookie 👏

Steve Kerr's response to criticism of Yaxel Lendeborg being a 23-year-old rookie is the freshest talking point gathering momentum on NBA on ESPN. Posted Saturday, it has become the channel's fastest-moving upload right now, giving a brief coaching response room alongside the longer studio debates.

Those debates drew the week's biggest audiences. The First Take segment on Kawhi Leonard's expected absence reached roughly 634,000 views, making it the most-watched of nineteen new uploads. Stephen A. Smith also addressed Bam Adebayo's criticism of the media with Chiney Ogwumike and Shae Cornette, while another segment examined the Knicks' winless start.

Inside The NBA offered a different rhythm: Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O'Neal worked through Wednesday's games, with a check story and an invitation to the cookout tucked into the basketball discussion. Even the chapter list leaves space for the detours.

On court, Stephen Curry's eight three-pointers powered the Warriors' comeback against the Lakers. Victor Wembanyama's scoring and shot-blocking display against Minnesota is also among the uploads drawing the most views each day, alongside Kerr's response.

The channel added about 15 million views over the week while its subscriber count stayed unchanged. Its daily viewing is above its usual level, though ESPN College Football is enjoying a much sharper lift. For NBA on ESPN, the week brought both sustained appetite for studio discussion and a fresh burst of attention around Kerr's rookie-age response.

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The videos drawing views on NBA on ESPN right now

Breaking: Kawhi Leonard OUT for a period of weeks 🗣️ 'THE WORST SUPE…634,052 views · 2026-10-27 CHILL OUT, BAM! 🖐️ Stephen A. responds to Bam Adebayo's criticism of…469,076 views · 2026-10-27 Stephen A. reacts to the Knicks falling to 0-3 😳 | First Take443,290 views · 2026-10-26 The Inside Guys react to EVERY GAME from Wednesday night | Inside The…372,577 views · 2026-10-29 Steph Curry drops 31 PTS & 8 3PM in Warriors’ comeback win over Laker…86,877 views · 2026-10-31 ALIEN SIGHTING ON HALLOWEEN 👽 Wemby drops 43 PTS in the win 😮‍💨 | …69,698 views Ouch 😳67,137 views

The numbers

Here's how NBA on ESPN's week looks in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

FOX Sports

24,805,459

ESPN College Football

22,163,619

NBA on ESPN

15,229,574

The Pat McAfee Show

7,948,042

Speakeasy

6,106,680

Whistle

5,443,560

SportsCenter NEXT

2,665,319

The Herd with Colin Cowhe…

2,512,607

TNT Sports US

172,812

subscribers

2,190,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

2,491,414,907

views per day

2,124,827

typical day: 1,758,722

first-day views of each video posted this week

Breaking: Kawhi Leonard OUT for a perio…

515,218

CHILL OUT, BAM! 🖐️ Stephen A. responds…

371,941

Stephen A. reacts to the Knicks falling…

386,670

The Inside Guys react to EVERY GAME fro…

295,814

Steve Kerr responds on the criticism of…

84,049

Steph Curry drops 31 PTS & 8 3PM in War…

75,960

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Whistle

3,220,000

The Pat McAfee Show

3,000,000

Speakeasy

2,610,000

FOX Sports

2,380,000

NBA on ESPN

2,190,000

TNT Sports US

2,030,000

SportsCenter NEXT

1,500,000

ESPN College Football

1,430,000

The Herd with Colin Cowhe…

1,420,000

As of November 2, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.