Hour 1: The Brons' In Cleavland

First Take

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🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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LeBron James and the Lakers were in Cleveland last night to face the Cavs in what could be LeBron’s final return home as an NBA player. We’re joined by Shams Charania with the latest on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future as trade buzz heats up ahead of the deadline, with several contenders reportedly in the mix. Plus, a look ahead to the Patriots as underdogs in the Super Bowl matchup with the Seahawks, and Celtics star Jayson Tatum opens up about his hesitation to return this season while recovering from injury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	LeBron James!
0:02.0	LeBron James, back in Cleveland.
0:06.0	Cabs right now taking it to the Lakers.
0:09.0	Dominant second half.
0:10.0	LeBron, so frustrated right now.
0:12.0	Just a series of things is not going.
0:14.0	The Lakers way.
0:15.0	James, just 11 points as the Lakers weigh a huge edge.
0:20.0	Hello, everyone. 11 points as the Lakers play a huge edge.
0:25.0	Hello, everyone.
0:26.3	Welcome to first take.
0:27.4	It is Thursday.
0:31.3	We got Stephen A with us, Brian Winhorse and Kendrick Perkins,
0:32.6	which means we're about to talk a little NBA.
0:33.9	I got to say last night with LeBron.
0:35.0	Pretty cool.
0:35.5	Good morning.
0:56.8	You got your Lakers colors on there a little bit? SA. What's going on? Well, I wouldn't say Lakers. I just think it's a fly suit, you know, and I look good in this. So we're going to go with that. We just going to go with that. What's up, fellas? What's up? What's up? What's up? I said, you know he started acting different once he get back in Miami.
0:57.8	I saw him.
0:59.9	He was doing a little shoulder shimmy before we. He started acting different once he get back in Miami.
1:01.2	Excuse me.
1:01.9	Excuse me.
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