First Take is always a heated discussion as Stephen A. Smith and guests debate about the day's top stories.
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Stephen A., Jay Williams, Monica McNutt, Joe Fortenbaugh and TNT analyst Kenny Smith discuss who the best big man ever is, what the best bets are for Game 1 of the Finals and what's worse for Joel Embiid: Jokic winning or Butler winning? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy ESPN, Stephen A. Smith, Molly Qerim Rose
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Stephen A., Jay Williams, and Monica McNutt discuss if Jimmy Butler is more challenging to guard than LeBron or KD, who's the most crucial player in determining the Nuggets success, and which Finals run was more impressive: Heat 2023 or Knicks 1999? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Stephen A., Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, J.J. Redick and Monica McNutt discuss the X-factor in the NBA Finals, what Mad Dog is mad about today and Stephen's A (or C+ if you're J.J.) List on the top five Supermax worthy players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy ESPN, Stephen A. Smith, Molly Qerim Rose
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Stephen A., Chris "Mad Dog" Russo and J.J. Redick discuss who the most important player in the NBA Finals is, if Bob Myers gets too much credit for the Warriors dynasty and if Shohei Ohtani can will the Angels to the playoffs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy ESPN, Stephen A. Smith, Molly Qerim Rose
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In this hour Molly Qerim and Stephen A Smith is joined by JJ Reddick and Marcus Spears. Nikola Jokic has been having one of the best postseasons in NBA history but is the Nuggets run more impressive than the Heats? Huge debate on that. Plus we are 100 days away from the start of the NFL and the pressure in on for Dak and the Cowboys but find out wh…
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In this episode Molly Qeirm and Stephen A Smith is joined by JJ Reddick and Tim Legler. Boston was unable to make history and become the first team to come back from being down 0-3. The Heat went on to win the Eastern Conference Finals in Game 7 vs the Celtics 103-84, but find who the crew thinks you should blame for the Celtics loss. Plus Jayson T…
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In this episode, Kendrick Perkins, Brian Windhorst, and Tim Legler debate which player's legacy would be hurt more by a loss in tonight's decisive Game 7 between Boston and Miami: Jayson Tatum or Jimmy Butler? The crew reacts to recent comments from Scottie Pippen about Michael Jordan being "horrible" before they played together. The guys debate wh…
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In this episode, Kendrick Perkins, Brian Windhorst, and Tim Legler hold it down for Stephen A. as they react to the wild ending in Miami that saw the Boston Celtics force a Game 7 in the last seconds of the game. The guys debate if the Celtics deserve credit for their dramatic win or if the Heat deserve the blame for failing to close out the series…
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Stephen A., Kendrick Perkins, Mike Tannebaum, Kimberley A. Martin as well as undefeated boxers Errol Spence Jr. and Terence "Bud" Crawford join the show to discuss their undisputed championship fight July 29th, if there should be an issue with Davante Adams venting publicly about the Raiders and what would be bigger: Jets Super Bowl win or Knicks N…
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In this episode, Stephen A. Smith is joined by Kendrick Perkins and Alan Hahn to preview tonight's Game 5 matchup between the Celtics and the Heat. Kimberly A. Martin and Mike Tannenbaum are here to educate Stephen A. on the state of his Cowboys and debate how far QB Dak Prescott needs to go this season to silence the critics. Stephen A. and Perk d…
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In this episode, Monica McNutt, Brian Windhorst, and Alan Hahn step in for Stephen A. and debate whether the Celtics have a chance to come back from down 3-0 to Miami following news that Gabe Vincent has been ruled out of tonight's Game 5. Louis Riddick and Bart Scott get into it discussing if Aaron Rodgers' Jets can win the AFC East in his first y…
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