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First Take

Hour 2: Tua Good to be True?

First Take

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4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Kendrick Perkins, Jay Williams, and Courtney Cronin hold it down for Stephen A. as they react to LeBron James setting the record straight that he is not retiring and will enter his third decade in the league. The crew debates whether LeBron or Tom Brady has had a better run of dominance in their careers. Freddie Coleman and Mike Tannenbaum join the show to debate if the Dolphins are the most dangerous team in the NFL-if Tua stays healthy. We are still on Harden trade-watch, but should the star feel disrespected by Philly? Victor Wembanyama had some strong words after his Summer League debut, saying the NBA is less physical than Euro league play. Perk and Jay Will might have a problem with that... Babe Ruth set an unbelievable milestone when he hit his 700th career homerun on this date in 1934, which got us thinking... which records across sports are the most unbreakable? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Please welcome this year's recipient of the Pat Tillman Award for Service, the training staff of the Buffalo Bills.

0:10.5

What a special moment at the S.V.s when the Bills, Damar Hamlin thanked the training staff that saved his life in the moment that we collectively witnessed on a national stage. Thankfully, we have the happy ending the whole country was pulling for Courtney. What a special moment last night. It's been seven months since that game. And since an ad in the U.S.

0:40.5

and you can tell just how raw that emotion still feels for Damar Hamlin. It was really cool seeing him up there with everybody that collectively saved his life on that field in Cincinnati. And I just I think about where he could be right now in the fact that he's going to training camp in two weeks. I'm sure even he had a miracle having time to look back on his journey. That part probably doesn't feel really yet. And those people are the real heroes in all. Absolutely. Miracle and the power of prayer. All right. We'll

1:10.5

keep it going here guys. Staying on the West Coast in the city of angels will bronze scared Lakers fans when he told our Dave McMennon that he was considering retirement as offseason. Well, according to King James no longer the case after accepting the S.B. Award for best record breaking performance. The 38 year old confirmed he still has more to give the game. I don't care how many more points I score or what I can and cannot do on the floor. The real question for me is can I play without cheating this game?

1:40.5

The day I can't give the game everything on the floor is a day I'll be done.

1:46.0

Looking for you guys that day is not today.

1:51.4

So yeah, I still got something left a lot left. I love you all. And thank you so much for watching this journey so far.

2:00.0

There's a short list of athletes whose dominance in longevity match LeBron as he enters his third decade in the NBA. It's unbelievable. Fresh off averaging 29 points per game. One of those athletes that would be Tom Brady who dominated the NFL for 23 seasons winning seven championships.

2:23.5

That big perk that I hear.

2:26.6

There is a whole and J well look at this J how we doing I'm doing good Molly. I got a lot of stuff to say today. I hope you ready per

2:37.5

I hope you ready per. Let's go. This is the this is the only time that I ever seen you told them me. That's the crazy.

2:47.4

What you got that what you got that boosted chair high.

2:50.0

I'm going to lose the chip.

2:52.0

Oh my gosh. I love having hearty alone.

2:55.0

Oh my gosh.

2:57.0

All right, let's go. Jay. I'll let you start. Who had a better run of dominance? Was it Tom Brady or LeBron James?

3:04.0

Molly. Okay. I will answer your question. But can I say something off the top though? Sure. I'm curious to get perks answer on this one. And I'll just your question.

3:12.0

So I have no problem with what LeBron James said last night. I get it that the internet is going to react. But like what I do have is when he first set off the top he said look a lot of people all these experts are talking about it. But now this is me talking about it.

3:28.0

And he went into addressing his retirement. The only thing about that for me is that nobody was talking about LeBron James retiring LeBron James was the one that initiated the conversation.

3:41.0

About him retiring big perk when he got swept by the Denver but he got swept by the Denver nuggets. Right. So I just want to say it out off the top because people weren't even making it a big story. LeBron James decided to make it a story by flirting with it and then using it to distract or to divert attention away from the fact that they got swept.

4:02.0

So game on game. I understand where it is. But like that. Nobody was talking about before and before LeBron James addressed it.

4:08.0

But I don't think he was trying to take away from them being swept. I just think the game of basketball is a game of emotions. And when you lose the series and you're up there. Sometimes you may feel a certain type of way fresh off the court.

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