Hour 1: What's Wrong with Jaylen Brown?
From First Take by ESPN, Stephen A. Smith, Shae Cornette
May 4, 2026 · 49 min
About this episode
The episode discusses Jaylen Brown's frustrations, the matchup between Embiid and KAT, and the implications of LeBron James potentially upsetting the Thunder.
First Take begins with Jaylen Brown taking out his Sixers frustrations on the refs and Joel Embiid. Was Brown right to blame the first 3-1 blown lead since 2020 on everything and everyone but himself? (0:00) Then, old foes reunite in MSG as Embiid and KAT face off for a chance at the conference finals! Who needs to show out more in this series? (23:00) And, is the GOAT conversation officially over if Bron pulls off a miraculous upset over the reigning champion Thunder? (37:15) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Stephen A. Smith, Shae Cornette
Topics covered
- NBA playoffs
- Jaylen Brown
- Joel Embiid
- LeBron James
- conference finals
Keywords
- Jaylen Brown
- Joel Embiid
- LeBron James
- NBA playoffs
- conference finals
- KAT
- Thunder
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Thunder
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