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First Take

Hour 2: Trust Issues?

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe and Tim Legler debate who has the most to lose in the NBA Finals and the biggest X-factor. Stephen A. and Shannon discuss whether or not Jets fans should trust quarterback Aaron Rodgers and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. They also weigh in on the possibility of UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev fighting Conor McGregor in the future and what's next for Deontay Wilder's boxing career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

All right, let's look towards the finals that start Thursday.

0:04.7

Boston is seeking its 18th championship, which would break a tie with the Lakers for

0:08.4

for the most all time.

0:09.2

While Dallas is seeking to join the 1995 Rockets is the only team seated fifth or lower to win a

0:15.0

title on the sidelines Joe Missoula is the youngest head coach to reach the

0:19.0

NBA finals since Bill Russell in 1969 while Jason Kidd is seeking to become the eighth person to win an

0:23.9

NBA title with the same franchise as a player and as a head coach.

0:28.7

Jason Tatum and Luke and Donchitch will face, both having led their team in points,

0:33.2

rebounds, and assist this post-season.

0:35.2

It's the first finals matchup ever

0:38.5

between players who led their team in those categories

0:41.9

in the playoffs. So that tells me it's going to be pretty

0:45.1

darn good. Tim Legler joining us but Stephen A I'm going to tip things off

0:49.7

with you here who do you think has the most to lose in these finals?

0:55.0

I think it's Jason Tatum.

0:57.0

He cannot play bad in this series.

1:01.0

I don't I was listening to Tim Legler earlier this morning on get up and I in this

1:04.0

morning on get up and I completely agree with him.

1:06.0

He doesn't necessarily have to win the championship.

1:09.0

If he plays spectacularly well,

1:12.0

but Boston manages to lose because Dallas has two superstars

1:16.4

that show up and plays sensational as well, then there's no shame in that.

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