Hour 1: Are You More Confident in Spurs or Thunder?

First Take

ESPN Radio

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4.0 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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First Take begins with Thunder victory! Zay Hart successfully kept Wemby out of the paint, limiting his post touches and tip ins! Is this a sustainable strategy? (0:00) Then, let's revisit Aaron Rodgers' illustrious career. One Super Bowl, 4 MVPs, countless McAfee appearances. How will you remember The Baaaaaaaad Man? (26:10) Next, would expanding the CFP to 24 teams ruin college football for good? (41:00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.5	Game one was an instant classic. One awaits us in game two.
0:34.4	A much better pace by the thunder.
0:37.3	SBA! Oh my goodness, Stefan Castle!
0:41.3	The highest level of basketball you can find.
0:45.3	Wembe, feeling it.
0:47.3	The MVP says I got it.
0:49.3	SBA is on the road right now.
0:52.3	The guys brought it tonight. We brought the energy from the job. Now we've got to go on the road. I guess we're a really good team and go get one. Hello, everyone. Welcome to First Take. What is it Thursday? Oh, we're almost to the end of the week. Shea Cornett here with you. That is Kendrick Perkins. Michael Wilbon, also in studio with us. And good morning to you, Stephen A.
1:13.8	Good morning. Good morning. Good morning, Robin Hood. How you doing? How's everything going?
1:18.7	Shea. Let me get to my morning banana peel. Good to see you too. There we go. That's right. That's right. Come on right back with me because we both looking good.
1:28.2	They don't want to admit it, but we both looking good.
1:30.5	I just want to say that even though this Southern California sunshine is absolutely marvelous,
1:38.0	when I see my big little bro in studio and the godfather together
1:44.1	it does touch me
1:46.0	in a way that makes me say
1:47.8	damn I'm supposed to
1:50.1	be in New York right now
1:51.7	what's up fellas it's good to see
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