Hour 1: Remembering Willie Mays

First Take

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4.0 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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In this episode, Stephen A. Smith, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, and Tim Kurkjian remember Hall of Fame baseball player Willie Mays with the news of his passing at 93 years old. We react to breaking news from Detroit as the Pistons fire Head Coach Monty Williams after one season. Stephen A. and Mad Dog debate which hallowed NBA franchise is the best of all time: the Lakers or the Celtics? Mad Dog tells us what he's mad about this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:57.8	wherever you get your podcasts. Good morning the sports world is morning today as we've lost a legend that
1:05.2	transcended his sport. Of course Stephen A Smith, Mad Dog, I'm Molly Karam and
1:10.2	Tim Kirkton will be here shortly. Gentlemen, let's get right into it.
1:14.0	Willie Mays, the iconic Hall of Fame center fielder,
1:17.0	who is known as the greatest all-around baseball player ever
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