Hour 1: Is Jaylen Brown the MVP?

First Take

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🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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First Take begins with another Celtics beatdown. Has Jaylen Brown officially entered the MVP conversation? (0:00) Then, Shaq gave some wise words to KAT on his playstyle. (25:40) Next, after the undermanned Thunder drubbed the Cavs, should we be worried about Spida and Harden's finals chances? (40:30) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Attention.
0:02.0	Oh, hang on.
0:04.0	Attention.
0:05.0	Rail travellers, platform paces, window gazers and armrest negotiators.
0:10.0	Have you heard?
0:12.0	The big railfare freeze is here.
0:14.0	Railfares have been frozen across England until March 2027 on standard class tickets,
0:20.0	including off-peak, anytime, and season tickets.
0:23.4	For more information, visit NationalRail.com.ukuk-fares-frees.
0:28.3	Teens and season exclusions apply.
0:31.2	Hello everyone and welcome to First Take.
0:33.3	I am Shay Cornett.
0:34.3	How the heck did I get stuck here in this studio?
0:36.7	Look at Vince. Vince is waking up with us too this morning on first day because it is very snowy in New York.
0:42.0	Exactly where Stephen A is not and neither is Kendrick Perkins.
0:46.2	Look at what you guys are missing. Look at the screen. This is what the roof of our building looks like right now.
0:51.7	Can you believe this? And yet we still made it here.
0:56.0	Good morning, SA. Allow me, good morning everybody. Allow me to say a few words, please.
1:02.0	First of all, the my man, big perk, wherever you may be. But obviously it's not in New York smart man.
1:09.0	Shea, the dedication is admirable, no doubt about that.
1:12.6	Vinny, the same to you, but I will remind both of you, when it comes to the purposes of first take,
1:18.9	y'all are rookies.
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