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First Take

Hour 2: Next Man Up

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe, and Kendrick Perkins react to comments from Larry Bird praising LeBron James as one of the greatest ever. Plus, we debate who will be the next face of the NBA after LeBron, Steph, and KD... The crew vents about the current state of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest and tells us who they want to see competing next year. And, the guys weigh in on if they think someone can score 100 points in today's NBA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Breaking news that to first take the nets have fired head coach joc

0:03.4

von the former NBA guard was in his second season as coach of the nets

0:08.1

who are 21 and 33 they sit in 11th place in the east.

0:13.4

Stephen A, it has been tumultuous times

0:15.8

with this franchise after the exit of the big three

0:18.5

and how that didn't pan out.

0:20.0

And now this, your thoughts on the firing of Jacques Vaughn.

0:22.5

I'm sad about it.

0:24.1

Sean Marks and those guys know what they're doing.

0:26.0

I would say to you that, you know, you lose 18 to 24, you lose 5 of your last 6, or you just lost to Boston by 50. That that spells

0:37.2

doom no doubt about it and it's sad. For me personally because Jacques Vaughn, you know, it's amazing to me, you know, Steve Nash gets an opportunity to coach a team that had

0:55.0

J. J. J. J. H. H. H. H. H. H. H.

0:58.0

What would he have done?

1:00.0

But he didn't really when all was said and done because Kyrie got into some stuff and obviously

1:06.0

K.D. had to carry the load by himself, James Harden wanted out because he wanted to be with

1:10.1

D.

1:11.1

And then you're stuck with what you're stuck with. I love

1:13.3

Mackel Bridges I love Cam Thomas. Ben Simmons has done nothing for them he's

1:17.5

been stealing money as far as I'm concerned for a couple of years now no matter what

1:21.7

kind of issues he may have had it hasn't

1:24.5

stopped him from making sure that the check is in the account you know every

1:29.0

every every every two weeks or so so I don't want to hear anything about him. It's just sad. I mean I understand

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