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THE BIGGER DEAL ➡️ Cavs winning a title or LeBron getting his 5th ring? 🤨 | First Take

On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, Monica McNutt and Damien Woody join Molly Qerim to debate whether it would be a bigger deal if the Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA championship or LeBron James captures his fifth ring. 0:00 Stephen A. decides 2:37 Mad Dog’s perspective 7:40 Potential LeBron storylines 10:03…

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On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, Monica McNutt and Damien Woody join Molly Qerim to debate whether it would be a bigger deal if the Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA championship or LeBron James captures his fifth ring.

0:00 Stephen A. decides
2:37 Mad Dog’s perspective
7:40 Potential LeBron storylines
10:03 The GOAT conversation

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28 Comments

  1. @ShutThePuck

    February 26, 2025 at 8:34 pm

    It’s the Cavs from a realistic what if standpoint, it’s LeBron from a miracle standpoint. The entire segment is disrespectful to Boston, OKC, and Denver who are the more likely contenders than the Lakers though, and exists only so we can have the 1,000,000th discussion about MJ vs LeBron which was settled in 2011.

  2. @834_cross

    February 26, 2025 at 8:35 pm

    6:40 Which team?

    • @F1lthyR1ch

      February 26, 2025 at 10:07 pm

      Lakers and Heat have won w/o Lebron lol, not after he left but in general yes

  3. @WeaponryFitness22

    February 26, 2025 at 8:38 pm

    Cleveland is underrated. I have the means to go anywhere in the country but I remain here.

  4. @juniorgong1808

    February 26, 2025 at 8:44 pm

    Lebron would destroy jordan ..

  5. @owenxu3983

    February 26, 2025 at 8:49 pm

    dude fire mad dog, he hasnt had one good take.

  6. @muslimmade1852

    February 26, 2025 at 8:53 pm

    No don’t talk LeBron 5th ring at all becaue if he don’t win it it’s something else to hate ..keep it the same Luka is for the future ESPN YALL NOT SLICK

  7. @muslimmade1852

    February 26, 2025 at 9:05 pm

    SAS MJ at his very best played the very worse of competition compared to lebrons .

  8. @afa1216

    February 26, 2025 at 9:07 pm

    Of course, the Cavs win.

  9. @dennisclanton5342

    February 26, 2025 at 9:11 pm

    Lakers winning would suck. I’ll end up turning into 24/7 lakers Bron . Im sick of hearings about both already .

  10. @daxgotfacts

    February 26, 2025 at 9:20 pm

    If he wins another title, more people are going to agree that he’s the goat.
    He’s been the goat since 2016, but i get it some people always need to see more.
    Its 50:50 right now for the population, it’ll be 75:25 if Lebron wins another one.

  11. @daxgotfacts

    February 26, 2025 at 9:20 pm

    Doggy gotta go man. He adds nothing to the conversation.

  12. @BTKingsley5225

    February 26, 2025 at 9:26 pm

    Mj at his best or Bron at his best …. The answer is easy … KOBE

    • @mansurmajid2403

      February 26, 2025 at 10:04 pm

      Thank you for this comment. Agreed Kobe is MJ 2.0 and they are both better than Bron

  13. @shutupmf8438

    February 26, 2025 at 9:33 pm

    2018 Bron clears any version of MJ in existence… The tape won’t lie

  14. @AaronTanyhill

    February 26, 2025 at 9:43 pm

    More Cavs

  15. @mr.getrighhttt3433

    February 26, 2025 at 9:45 pm

    Lebron has done enough to be considered top 5 ever. Realistically, another title isn’t changing any Jordan or Kobe’s fan mind about him being better than them, because he’s playing alongside Luka, AND if he doesn’t win FMVP it would hurt his GOAT case. Jordan always won FMVP. Luka is a generational player. It would hurt the narrative that, “he’s always been the number 1 option on his team”, and that would cement Jordan.

    Bron ruined his GOAT debate chance when he went to team up with Miami and loss to Dallas, and years before that choked in the playoffs as a number 1 seed. It’s never been a real debate.

  16. @stephano.s

    February 26, 2025 at 9:48 pm

    channing fry right again

  17. @stephano.s

    February 26, 2025 at 9:48 pm

    yall dont have jobs without lebron

  18. @baymaii237

    February 26, 2025 at 10:04 pm

    Lefraud peds abuser owns espn so they gotta take about their pathetic dictator. Welcome to fn America smh

  19. @jordan-xe2yb

    February 26, 2025 at 10:05 pm

    No and no. GSW Steph’s 5th chip – yes.

  20. @jason41144

    February 26, 2025 at 10:08 pm

    Winning a ring with Luka as the best player on the team, will not help LeBron in the goat conversation. You have to win as the best player on the team.

  21. @baymaii237

    February 26, 2025 at 10:10 pm

    ESPN is just as bad as the nba. It’s in their contract to always talk about Lepeds. Absolutely pathetic!

    • @El_mambarooskiii

      February 26, 2025 at 10:12 pm

      Yo momma

  22. @jordanstewart8546

    February 26, 2025 at 10:22 pm

    At this point I’m just gonna rewatch all of Michael Jordan games cuz the all time glazing is hilarious

  23. @842ogew

    February 26, 2025 at 10:26 pm

    Mad dog is a fool!!

  24. @rubenedakkara9227

    February 26, 2025 at 10:29 pm

    Why is a football player on this topic?

  25. @galenkincaid5946

    February 26, 2025 at 10:30 pm

    Who cares about LeBron Cleveland winning it would be the story

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