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In this episode, Stephen A. Smith, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, and Adrian Wojnarowski react to the news of NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West passing away at age 86. CJ McCollum joins the show to debate what Finals scenario is more likely: a Celtics sweep or the Mavs forcing a Game 7? Plus, we debate if Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic are still one of the best backcourts ever if they don't win a title.
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In this episode, Stephen A. Smith and Chris "Mad Dog" Russo remember Hall of Famer Jerry West with the news of his passing this morning. Andraya Carter joins the show to debate if the Porzingis injury leaves the door open for the Mavs to make a comeback in this series. Plus, we get into which Head Coach position is more attractive: the Lakers or the Cavs? The crew gets into it as we discuss why USA Basketball left Caitlin Clark off of the Olympic roster.
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Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe are joined by Tim Legler to discuss whether or not LeBron James makes the Lakers' head coaching job more or less enticing. The crew debates if the Mavericks are scared of the Celtics or the Celtics are just a better team overall. Seth Greenberg joins the show to debate if Dan Hurley made the right decision to stay at UConn rather than take the Lakers' head coaching job. Lastly, the crew shares their thoughts on Tom Brady's last game-worn uniform sold in an auction.
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Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe, and Brian Windhorst debate potential head coaches the Lakers should target next. The crew discusses if Jayson Tatum or Kyrie Irving will have a breakout game in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Also, they share their thoughts about Darvin Ham heading back to the Milwaukee Bucks an assistant coach under Doc Rivers. Lastly, the crew debates if Mike Tomlin will bring a Super Bowl trophy back to Pittsburgh.
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Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe, Andraya Carter, and Chiney Ogwumike continue their debate about Caitlin Clark being left off the Team USA Women's Basketball Olympic roster. Kendrick Perkins joins the show to discuss his tweet about LeBron James unfollowing him on X/Twitter. The crew discusses the best player on the Celtics between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Lastly, they debate which job should Dan Hurley want more; staying at UConn or becoming head coach of the Lakers.
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Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe, and Kendrick Perkins react to the Boston Celtics' win last night to go up 2-0 in the series. They also discuss concerns for Kristaps Porzingis after Boston's big man appeared to tweak his leg. Andraya Carter and Chiney Ogwumike also join the show as the crew gets into a heated debate surrounding WNBA rookie sensation Caitlin Clark not making the US Women's National Team to compete in the Olympics.
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