Hour 2: Is It Panic City for The Lakers?

About this episode

The episode discusses the Lakers' current situation, Jokic's legacy, and compares the Knicks and Celtics.

First Take resumes with Kenny Smith serves a Lakers panic entrée with a cup of Austin Reaves settle down juice. (0:00) Then, does Jokic fall out of top-10 all time discussions with a first round loss to a decimated Wolves squad? (9:15) Next, who's more dangerous right now: Knicks or Celtics? (17:30) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Stephen A. Smith, Shae Cornette

Guest: Kenny Smith

Topics covered

• Lakers
• NBA playoffs
• Jokic
• Knicks vs Celtics
• panic
• sports analysis

Keywords

• Lakers
• Jokic
• Knicks
• Celtics
• NBA playoffs
• panic
• Austin Reaves

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wolves, Knicks, Celtics

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