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First Take

Hour 2: The Buck Stops Here?

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.25.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Stephen A. Smith and Mike Wilbon discuss their biggest takeaways from the USA-Canada 4 Nations Face-Off Championship match and debate how this tournament can impact the NBA All-Star Game format. Brian Windhorst joins the show with his take on Bobby Portis' suspension and what it means for Giannis. The guys are unapologetic when it comes to Micah Parson's podcast. On the anniversary of Malcolm X's assasination, Stephen A. and Wilbon discuss the state of Civil Rights through today's athletes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Okay. As I say, we're working obviously on getting Michael Wilbon and his camera all set.

0:34.3

So as we do that, I just want to revisit the subject. Your thoughts on Canada

0:38.4

beating the USA last night and just the spectacle that the NHL and ESPN created with their

0:45.0

All-Star break. Well, I'm a patriot. So I'm like, I'm of the mindset. I wanted USA to

0:50.2

with. Of course, I wasn't root for Canada. I was root for Team USA, you know, and as I'm sure

0:55.3

most people in America were doing last night, they came up short, but it was an epic matchup.

1:00.4

It was a lot of hostility, a lot of tension. They walked in there, the president called them

1:04.7

before the game. They encouraged the players. Obviously, Canada's president Trudeau spoke about

1:10.7

his team before and after the game

1:12.7

and really took a jab at the United States of America, particularly with Trump talking about

1:17.9

they're going to be the 51st state and all of this other stuff that's going on.

1:22.5

I was just proud of the whole ambiance of the event.

1:26.8

I thought hockey did an outstanding job of putting that

1:30.2

on center stage. I thought that timing for the event was picture perfect right after the NFL

1:36.4

season ended, right before the basketball season really, really gets heated up before baseball

1:41.8

has even started again, et cetera.

1:45.7

I thought the timing was great.

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