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Stephen A. Smith and Molly Qerim are joined by Jeff Darlington to discuss the breaking news of Scottie Scheffler's detainment and release at the PGA Championship for failure to follow police orders. Monica McNutt and Kendrick Perkins join the show to debate who will win Game 7 of the Timberwolves-Nuggets series. Tim Legler joins the show to debate if the Pacers-Knicks series will go to Game 7. Lastly, the crew weighs in on biggest key for the Mavericks to close out their series against the Thunder.
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Breaking news of Scottie Scheffler's detainment and release at the PGA Championship for failure to follow police orders. First Take goes live to his tee time as Round 2 of the PGA Championship begins. Stephen A. Smith is then joined by Monica McNutt and Tim Legler to react to the Timberwolves' 45-point routing of the Nuggets to force a Game 7 in their series. They also debate the most important player in Game 6 of the Knicks-Pacers series tonight. Lastly, the crew weighs in on Caitlin Clark's first two games in the WNBA.
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Stephen A. Smith, Tim Legler, and Brian Windhorst debate who needs to step up more for the Timberwolves; Anthony Edwards or Karl-Anthony Towns? Ryan Clark and Damien Woody also join the show to get into the upcoming NFL schedule. RC gives us his favorite NFL team schedule video. They discuss how confident Cowboys’ fans should be in their team this season, with them being tied with the Jets for the most primetime games. Lastly, everyone roasts Stephen A. for saying he can score a basket on anyone in the world, including LeBron James and Michael Jordan.
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Stephen A. Smith, Tim Legler, and Brian Windhorst debate which opponent will be next for the Celtics: Pacers or Knicks? They also debate who would they rather have between Luka Doncic or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in their Game 6 playoff matchup. The crew discuss if Rudy Gobert should be blamed for Nikola Jokic's big Game 5 playoff performance. Lastly, things get heated between Ryan Clark and Damien Woody with the Jets having six prime-time games in the first 11 weeks.
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Stephen A. Smith, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, Kendrick Perkins, and Andraya Carter discuss which series will go to seven games; Timberwolves-Nuggets or Pacers-Knicks? Mad Dog answers fans' questions live using #AskFirstTake. The crew reacts live to Bronny James' comments regarding his goal to play in the NBA, not with his father LeBron. Lastly, it's Wednesday so you know Mad Dog has been waiting to tell us what he's mad about this week.
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Stephen A. Smith, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, and Kendrick Perkins have a heated debate about the Knicks possibly clinching the series against the Pacers. They also debate if the Nuggets are taking over the series or the Timberwolves blew the series. Chiney Ogwumike and Andraya Carter join the show to discuss Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut against the Connecticut Sun. Lastly, the crew has Speed Debates on the Celtics' title chances, the Las Vegas Aces potentially becoming three-peat WNBA champions, and concerns regarding Luka Doncic.
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