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Start your day with The Athletic NBA Daily – a fast, entertaining recap of the most important games and stories from the world of professional basketball with new episodes dropping Monday through Friday. Hosted by Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, and Esfandiar Baraheni with regular appearances by The Athletic’s award-winning NBA reporters. Andrew Schlecht and Alex Spears cap the week with the full-length Saturday Slam n’ Jam episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 29, 2022 • 1h 2min
Chaos in Minny, MVP Narrative Switch, Winning Without Stars + Tatum's Rise & Bucks Trouble
Rundown:Memphis and Minnesota is chaosFavorite things: Rudy Gobert bee sting "There’s a few things. It’s good for the environment, it’s good for the landscape, the flowers, the fruits. And I love honey, so I always wanted to have my own. It’s great. Sometimes there’s some casualties."Draymond passing the ball off guys headsMutual respect in the playoffs Dallas/Phoenix similarities and differences winning without their starsMatchupsPlayers who have changed our perspectivesTatum is a dudeJalen Brunson broke Utah’s defenseHerb Jones may have breakout potentialBrandon Ingram as a number 1 optionCan you trust D’Angelo Russell?Donovan Mitchell was bad Steph back?Jaren Jackson is a foul machineKAT complains too much Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 29, 2022 • 14min
Daily Ding: Game 6 Eliminations- Suns, 76ers & Mavericks Advance
Jared Weiss and Mark Schindler break down the top NBA Playoff games and stories from Thursday, April 28th. The guys talk about 3 Game 6 Eliminations- Chris Paul's perfect performance to eliminate the Pelicans, the 76ers dominate the Raptors to move on and the Mavericks beat the Jazz by 2 to advance to the next round. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 28, 2022 • 46min
76ers' Bout to Blow! Suns Saved! Ja Gotta Be Kidding Me & a Fracas in Dallas
In this week's Point of Contention Marcus Thompson and Jay King Debate! Hosted by Zach Harper.Take 1: Three and Oh No! Fellas, in this world nothing is certain except Death, Taxes and Doc Rivers not being able to close out a playoff series.Take 2: A Mikal Bridges over Troubled Water, I will lay me down!Take 3: Luka Jazzed UpTake 4: You gotta be Ja Kidding me!Take 5: Nets Choke or Celtics Yoke? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 28, 2022 • 18min
Daily Ding: Warriors and Bucks Gentleman's Sweep
Andrew Schlecht and Law Murray discuss the Warriors big win in game 5 to end Denver's season, and the Bucks dismantling the Bulls and moving on to round 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 27, 2022 • 51min
The Real Nets postmortem with Sarah Kustok
Is anyone really surprised? David Aldridge, Marcus Thompson and Sarah Kustok relive the magic that was the 2022 Brooklyn NETS! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 27, 2022 • 14min
Daily Ding: Ja for the win! Bridges Shines + Heat Finish Hawks
Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil discuss the Grizzlies big win in game 5 against the Timberwolves, the Suns defeating the Pelicans, and the Heat putting the Hawks away and moving on to round 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 26, 2022 • 1h 4min
KD's Early Exit, Pelicans Soar, and a Wolves Grizz Fight
Sam Amick, Anthony Slater, and Fred Katz bounce around the NBA Playoffs including the Nets collapse, the Celtics brilliance, the Pelicans/Suns series, and much more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 26, 2022 • 20min
Daily Ding: Celtics sweep Nets, Raptors snuff Sixers, Mavs windshield Jazz
Mark Schindler and Dave DuFour recap Monday nights playoff action. The Celtics finish off a 4 game sweep of the Nets in Brooklyn. The Raptors bring their series with the Sixers to 3-2. The Mavs dominate the Jazz to take a 3-2 series lead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 25, 2022 • 56min
Ben Simmons, Celtics run the Nets, Embiid Hurt? Suns Worried? Title Warriors back
The Basketball Buds, Zach Harper, Jay King, Mo Dakhil and Tray Edwards.Rundown— Ben Simmons not playing with Nets season on the line — Celtics dominating Nets— Embiid’s injury— Heat and Bucks ready to wrap up— Suns worried?— Grizzlies Vs Wolves roller coaster— title Warriors back?— Mavs-Jazz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 25, 2022 • 30min
Daily Ding: Wolves grind Grizzlies, Gobert for the win, Nuggets survive!
Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap the second weekend of the opening round of the NBA playoffs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.