Hour 1: Was the Clippers Punishment too Soft?

About this episode

The episode discusses the punishments for the Clippers and their players, the expectations for Deion Sanders at Colorado, and the relationship between Jalen Hurts and AJ Brown.

First Take begins with Shams Charania and Brian Windhorst joining to discuss the punishments given to Kawhi Leonard, Steve Ballmer and the Clippers. Who got punished the most? Was Kawhi let off easy? Then Stephen A. and the crew dive into Deion Sanders and Colorado this year. How much does Deion have to prove this season? Could he be on the hot seat? Next Peter Schrager comes on to talk about the decline of Jalen Hurts and AJ Brown's relationship. Who has more to prove this season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Stephen A. Smith, Shae Cornette

Guests: Shams Charania, Brian Windhorst, Peter Schrager

Topics covered

• Clippers punishment
• Kawhi Leonard
• Deion Sanders
• Colorado football
• Jalen Hurts
• AJ Brown
• NFL

Keywords

• Clippers
• punishment
• Kawhi Leonard
• Deion Sanders
• Colorado
• Jalen Hurts
• AJ Brown
• NFL
• sports
• First Take

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Colorado

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