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First Take

Hour 2: Big on Bronny?

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

During the second hour, Stephen A. Smith, Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo react to JJ Redick's comments on Bronny and Stephen A. sounds off on what role LeBron plays in this. Mad Dog tells us what he's mad about in his infamous segment. The guys react to Hal Steinbrenner's comments on the Dodgers spending and off-season trades. Lastly, the crew debates whether or not the Jets should bring Aaron Rodgers back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:30.0

Tomorrow we have two more great women's basketball matchups for you.

0:33.4

Flow Jake Johnson and number 7 LSU host 13th ranked Oklahoma.

0:36.8

That's 7 Eastern.

0:47.4

And on ESPN, 830 Eastern, 15 and 7 Iowa State take on number 11K state should be a great night of women's hoops.

0:55.0

All right. Staying on the hard court. Last night, the Lakers took a loss to the Sixers, but didn't come without Brony James seeing some decent playing time.

0:58.5

In the first half, Brony went 0 for eight with three rebounds and one assist.

1:05.6

J.J. Reddick spoke candidly after the game on the Young Star struggles and the decision to play Brony in the first quarter last night.

1:05.9

JJ.

1:08.3

Just felt like on a back-to-back.

1:13.4

Just him giving us energy, I think, was the goal.

1:26.2

You know, maybe put him in a tough spot, you know, flying up yesterday and, you know, nationally televised game and Philly, all that stuff.

1:33.2

It's, you know, he didn't play well, but he's been playing great, you know, in the stay ready games and he's been playing great in the G.

1:35.8

So I have confidence in him, but obviously didn't provide that at a high level.

1:48.0

All right. So JJ trying some things out there, Stephen A. in Philadelphia,

1:51.6

given Brony first quarter playing time.

1:53.9

Why the face or the hand or the everything that's happening?

2:02.9

I'm really, really trying to be as respectful as I possibly can be towards LeBron James.

2:17.1

One of the top two or three players in the history of basketball, number two in my eyes,

2:23.6

a treasure to the game of basketball that we should and will all miss when he is gone.

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