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'I have a real problem with that': J.J. Redick rips Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo over Draymond Green take

ESPN's "First Take" might as well be renamed "Stephen A. Smith and Friends," but two contributors stole the show Wednesday during a NBA playoffs conversation.

Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, a longtime New York and Sirius XM radio host who has joined Smith for weekly appearances, and former 15-year NBA veteran and current ESPN NBA analyst J.J. Redick squared off about how people with microphones — like themselves — talk about athletes.

The segment revolved around Draymond Green, his ejection during Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals and how the Golden State Warriors stalwart addressed it all after Tuesday night's Game 2, a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.