Hour 1: Christmas Day in the NBA

First Take

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🗓️ 25 December 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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In this special Christmas episode, Stephen A. Smith, Shams Charania, and Kendrick Perkins debate a slew of NBA topics, including if the Warriors or the Lakers are more likely to miss the playoffs and if the Knicks are the biggest threat to the Celtics in the East. Plus, the crew tells us who they would take over Victor Wembanyama right now. Jeff Saturday and Kimberley A. Martin join the festivities to tell us what they would rather see: a Chiefs threepeat or the Lions or Bills winning their first Super Bowl. And, we debate if Lamar Jackson has been the most impressive QB this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.0	Ho! How, how, how, okay, it's Christmas Day. It's Christmas Day.
0:37.0	But guess what? We ain't off because it's first take, baby. We got to start Christmas off right. Get to I got in studio with me right now. The crew is in the house. Sean Sharonia. Kendrick Perkins, Big, Big Perkins in the house. I got Jeff Saturday looking like he's about to give out Christmas gift. I don't know what kind of damn suit he's wearing.
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0:59.0	Molly's on vacation.
1:00.6	Everybody else is on vacation because they opened a Christmas gifts.
1:04.9	We're giving out Christmas gifts in our way.
1:07.2	First takes in the house.
1:08.2	Y'all ready?
1:09.0	You ready?
1:09.4	You ready?
1:10.6	You're already talking to you, man. You know, you know, you're ready. First takes in hats. That's right.
1:16.1	Welcome, everybody. Welcome to this special Christmas Day edition of First. Take Merry
1:20.4	Christmas to all. We've got five spectacular games around the NBA today. So we'll get into all of that.
1:27.0	But first, I am hosting Molly is on vacation.
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