Hour 2: Stephen A. Responds to Jaylen Brown

First Take

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🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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First Take resumes with Stephen A. going OFF on Jaylen Brown! Come on the show, JB!! (0:00) Then, who are you more excited to watch: Wemby or SGA? (22:40) Next, WOLFvestigative journalists! We're reading deep into some seemingly innocuous but potentially deadly player quotes from the Wolves. Are they talking about Julius Randle? (28:30) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:24.9	Game one of the Eastern Conference Finals is tomorrow night here on ESPN and the app.
0:29.1	Tip-off, 8 Eastern.
0:30.1	Coverage begins with NBA.
0:31.4	Tip-off featuring Ernie, Kenny, Sheck, and Charles.
0:33.8	That is at 7 Eastern.
0:36.8	So as many anticipated, Shea Gildes Alexander captured back-to-back NBA MVP honors yesterday,
0:42.6	receiving 83 of the 100 first place votes.
0:45.5	With the achievement, SGA becomes the 13th player in NBA history to win MVP in consecutive seasons.
0:51.4	Furthermore, SGA joins basketball royalty as he joins Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the only players to win consecutive seasons. Furthermore, SGA joins basketball royalty as he joins Michael Jordan and
0:55.1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the only players to win consecutive MVP awards while averaging over
0:59.9	30 points per game during their campaigns. Stephen A, what was your reaction to SGA winning
1:05.4	those back-to-back MVP's yesterday? Well deserved. He got my vote. This is the fourth consecutive year. He's
1:11.5	averaged over 30. He's the rainy defending NBA champion and league MVP and NBA final's
1:17.0	MVP who came into the season and then the drop off one bit. The San Antonio Spurs ascended.
1:22.2	Luca ascended. The Knicks ascended. Minnesota was still relevant. Denver was threatening to make a come up, et cetera, et cetera.
1:30.2	The one constant was Shea Gilgis Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder,
1:35.1	who was basically the number one seed in the NBA from start to finish.
1:39.4	And for him to do that, having led the way that he has led in the past
1:43.4	and showing absolutely no drop
1:45.8	off whatsoever is just a testament to his unquestioned greatness. He deserves all the acclaim
1:52.4	he is receiving. I'm really happy for him, but I'm glad he got it because I don't see
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