Hour 2: Title Talk

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.2 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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On another episode of First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Joe Fortenbaugh and Monica McNutt debate which team should fear the Celtics the most. The crew reacts to Draymond's comments that Steph Curry should be in the GOAT conversation. Daniel Cormier joins the show to promote the UFC313 Main Card tomorrow. Stephen A. and Monica discuss the intensity from last night's Lakers v Knicks matchup. The crew honors Molly for International Women's Day! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.5	Here's our ESPN, NBA Friday Western Conference doubleheader, Jaron Jackson, John Moran, and the Grizzlies.
0:36.5	Take on the Mavs at 7.30 Eastern.
0:38.4	Then Yoke, it's Jamal Murray and the Nuggets.
0:40.2	So it's K.D. Devin Booker and the Suns NBA countdown tipping of our coverage at 7 Eastern.
0:48.9	Breaking news.
0:51.2	You will all be seeing a lot more Stephen A. Smith in the future as he has signed his new
0:58.6	multi-year deal. I say, huge congrats, much deserved. And I'm glad it's finally done. But honestly,
1:08.2	you're the face of the network and we're so lucky to have you and wouldn't want to see you anywhere else.
1:14.8	So, yeah, again, congrats, and you deserve it all.
1:18.5	I appreciate it.
1:19.4	Well, you know, I love you.
1:20.8	I love everybody that works on this show, the great producers behind the scenes that make us look so much better than who we are
1:28.2	and what we are. I love all the contributors to the show. If it wasn't for them, the show wouldn't
1:32.7	be what it is. Obviously, I got to give major thanks from the top on down, from Bob Iger, the Dana
1:38.5	Walden, even the Devere O'Connell over there at ABC News, to Burke Magnus, of course, my brother,
1:43.8	my man, Dave Roberts, along with various others.
1:47.5	I just can't, you know, I've got a lot of things that I want to achieve, a lot of things that I want to accomplish in my life that extend beyond this show and beyond the world of sports.
1:57.0	But it all starts here.
1:59.4	I'm always happy to be a part of the Worldwide Leader. I'm always happy to be a part of the worldwide leader.
2:02.1	I'm always proud to be associated with this network, and I'm happy that I'm going to be here
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