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Mar 2025
49m 26s

Hour 1: Bracket Racket

ESPN, Stephen A. Smith, Molly Qerim Rose
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Stephen A. Smith is joined by Seth Greenberg to discuss the first batch of games in March Madness yesterday. Monica McNutt joins to weigh in on the Warriors resting Stephen Curry after he suffered a pelvic contusion in last night's game against the Raptors. Andraya Carter also joins the show to talk the women's side of March Madness and they debate the biggest threat to the University of South Carolina. Lastly, Damien Woody joins the show to react to Najee Harris' comments about  his former team in the Steelers and debates whether they were fair or foul.

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