Hour 1: Does LeBron Need to Leave The Lakers?

First Take

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🗓️ 26 December 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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First Take begins with an NBA Christmas Day recap! Has the LeBron-Lakers relationship run its course? (0:00) Then, Michigan has zoned in on former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham as their next leader. Is he a good fit? (24:15) Next, with the Cowboys eliminated, should Dak Prescott play next week? (39:00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi there. Surprise.
0:02.1	30 for 30 presents Booja.
0:05.2	Can I get a witness from the congregation?
0:08.1	You can't stop authenticity.
0:10.0	Boo ya!
0:11.0	Stewart was exactly like you saw him on camera, off camera.
0:14.5	He dialed it up 10%.
0:15.7	Can you imagine the impact of young black boys and girls looking at that going, I feel seen.
0:21.4	He changed the culture.
0:22.7	He changed sports.
0:24.2	Stream Boo-ya, presented by Madello, right now on the ESPN app.
0:32.5	Welcome to this Friday edition of First Take.
0:35.3	I'm Courtney Cronin, got Ryan Clark, and the always animated but in real life version of Monica
0:41.1	McNutt.
0:42.1	Here with us, along with Kendrick Perkins as well.
0:44.4	Kevin Clark is going to be joining the show.
0:46.4	Mike Tannenbaum here, too.
0:47.9	And we start this morning with a loaded NBA slate on Christmas Day that lived up to the hype.
0:53.8	The last game of the night gave us the most drama when Nicola Yokic dropped 56 points in a triple double performance on the Timberwolves to secure a 142-138 overtime win for the Nuggets.
1:06.0	18 of those points came in overtime, which set a new NBA record for points scored in the extra period.
1:12.8	Yolkich's big game came with Denver down three starters and offset 44 from Anthony Edwards.
1:18.9	Yokic's final stat line, 56 points, 16 rebounds and 15 assists, making him the first player in NBA history with at least 55, 15, and 15 in a game.
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