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Jul 2024
24m 26s

The State of the Lakers

ESPN, TONY KORNHEISER, MICHAEL WILBON
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Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon debate whether Shohei Ohtani or Aaron Judge is having a better season, LeBron James agreeing to a two-year, $104 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, and what the WNBA All-Star vote means. All that and more!

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