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First Take

Hour 2: All-Star Disgrace

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.25.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

On another episode of First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Kendrick Perkins and Shannon Sharpe reacts to Draymond Green's critical comments of the new All-Star game format. The guys react Wemby's comments on Lebron being underrated. Will Packer joins the show to promo his new book which has some keys to success! Stephen A. trolls Shannon by giving Michael Jordan a birthday shout out. Lastly, the crew reacts to Adam Silver's comments on the current state of the NBA.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Our next TjL matches are today. We'll have three of them, LA, taken on Atlanta, at one Eastern 10 a.m. Pacific on ESPN, followed by Atlanta in the Bay, and we'll cap the night on ESPN 2 with the Bay in Boston Common. That is at 7th Eastern.

0:16.8

For the first time since 2004, ending a 21-year streak, LeBron James, sat out of the All-Star game due to foot and ankle soreness.

0:23.6

His late decision left Commissioner Adam Silver without time to name a replacement.

0:28.4

The NBA All-Star tournament tipped off with Chuck's global stars, taking down Kenny's young stars, 41 to 32.

0:33.6

Wemby chipped in six points.

0:35.0

SGA led the way with 12, scoring the final five to steal the dove.

0:40.0

In the second semi, Shaq's OGs took down the rising stars behind Lillard and Curry's 17 combined points.

0:47.2

After a few misses, it was Dame time.

0:49.8

Dame Willard sealed the win with a clutch three, setting up a final showdown with Chuck's global stars.

0:55.1

And lastly, Steph Curry and Shaq's OG All-Stars dominated the final, cruising to a 41-25 win.

1:00.6

Jason Tatum led with 15 points, while Curry added 12 and claimed his second All-Star Game MVP.

1:07.3

Draymond Green had some strong comments about the addition of the rising stars to the new

1:11.3

all-star game format. Listen up.

1:14.3

Candace goes, I'm coaching some team, and she's right, some team that no one wants to see.

1:20.4

Oh, man. I had to work so hard to play on Sunday night of All-Star Weekend.

1:35.3

And because ratings are down, because the game's bad, we're bringing in Rising Stars, that's not a fix.

1:38.3

I never played in the Rising Stars game.

1:40.0

My first two years, I didn't touch that game.

1:43.1

And these guys get to touch the All-Star floor?

1:50.0

To be playing in the All-Star game and you did not make the all-star team is absurd all right i say draymond's not having it do you feel like his comments were fair or foul i think

1:58.9

they were fair from the standpoint that it's not the answer.

2:03.0

But I think that, as I said to begin to show, there's a level of culpability, a strong level of

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