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First Take

Hour 1: Carrying The Load

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Stephen A. Smith and Chris "Mad Dog" Russo react to Joel Embiid's knee injury last night and discuss his eligibility for MVP. We debate the NBA's 65-game threshold for postseason awards after criticism from Tyrese Haliburton. Jeff Saturday joins the show to debate if the Cowboys should be optimistic about next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

People say us cats have it easy, but it's not all sunshine and catnip. I mean, someone's got to maintain unbroken eye contact while you're in the bath.

0:15.8

So after a long hard day my human better bring me a delicious bowl of whiskers. I'm talking to you Kevin. It's

0:21.1

almost per o'clock. Don't let me down.

0:24.0

Wiskers per moor.

0:30.0

Good day. You know what time it is. Mad Dog Wednesday. Welcome everybody into first take.

0:36.2

Some of us are trying to stay hydrated. We'll get that out of the shop, make it look beautiful.

0:41.3

Miracles.

0:42.3

Time out.

0:43.0

Miracles never sees.

0:45.0

Time out, time out.

0:46.0

Time out. Time out. Time out. Time out.

0:47.0

Hym out.

0:48.0

Hymie.

0:50.0

8 o'clock.

0:51.0

Bring it out the light eyes. New tie tie new tie got a nice little blue jacket looking

0:55.7

extra hand and Stephen A Smith I like your suit I love a good three piece. This is classic. This is very nice and I'm

1:05.8

really proud of you today. Really proud of me. Welcome to the New York City

1:09.2

studios. Really proud of me. Welcome to the New York City studios here at the C-port. This program is called First

1:14.2

Take and it's located in New York. You being proud of me is so touching it means so

1:18.9

much to me. I just don't know what I'm going to do with myself. Yeah, I'll figure it out.

1:22.8

Okay, try not to shed a tear.

1:25.3

We ready to talk a little.

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