Hour 1: How Would You Evaluate LeBron's Lakers Tenure?

First Take

ESPN Radio

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4.0 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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First Take begins and Cam'ron is BACK with an overview of LeBron's time in LA. One title, 7-8 playoff series record, and only missed the playoffs twice. Success? (0:00) Then, Wemby is serving no suspension and paying zero fines. Perk has a MAJOR problem with this decision! He was fined just for shoving Jae Crowder! Fine that man!!! (23:30) Next, we revisit some shocking clips from just a couple of week ago when the skies were red and yellow, not blue and orange... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.6	the Lakers try to warn off elimination seven nothing, have gone on to take a one-point lead.
0:42.3	Hundred.
0:43.3	The dunk!
0:45.3	Point Thunder lead!
0:47.3	They'll have the ball with 12 seconds.
0:50.3	Reeves, here's the three. And the Lakers season is over.
0:58.0	Thunder have won and swept and are headed to the Western Conference finals.
1:05.0	The Lakers might have had at the end, but no.
1:10.0	Hello, welcome to first take everyone.
1:11.6	Jay Williams is here with me in New York. And in Los Angeles, Cam Ron is with us again. And Stephen A. Smith, good morning, guys. How are you? Jay, good morning. How y'all doing? Jay, how you doing? Jay, how you doing? Good to see. Thank you for having me back. I really appreciate it, man. Thank you very much.
1:26.1	What's up, Shay?
1:26.8	Good morning, good morning.
1:27.8	Jay.
1:28.8	Hello, hello.
1:29.8	I brought a suit.
1:30.8	All right. Thank you for having me back. I really appreciate it, man. Thank you very much. What's up, Chey? Good morning. Good morning.
1:28.1	Jay.
1:28.4	Hello.
1:29.0	Hello.
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