The Athletic NBA Daily
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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.
Episodes
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Mar 21, 2022 • 18min
Daily Ding: Celtics crush Nuggets, Raptors beat Sixers, Playoff Implications!
Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap the weekend and update the playoff race. The Celtics top the Nuggets thanks to 30 a piece from Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. The Raptors beat the Sixers as Philadelphia's offense fails down the stretch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 19, 2022 • 56min
Stars in March Madness + Bulls a Contender? + Grizzlies Wheel of Fandom
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers break down the week of NBA basketball, discuss what the stars of today did in the NCAA tournament, break down the Bulls contender status in a segment of Dunk or Junk, and then Keith Parish joins to discuss the Grizzlies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 18, 2022 • 39min
Steph Down! Embiid vs Jokic & Scoring Renaissance
In this week's Nerder, She Wrote.March Madness, Steph injury and why "Luck" helps every champion. Also Nikola Jokić and long ball passing. 'One Mo Thing' League pass and presentation + diversity of styles. Death of heliocentric offense? Philly vs Denver Deep Dive: Jokić vs Embiid battle and is Philly is hurting from the trade? Finally. why is scoring up? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 18, 2022 • 10min
Daily Ding: Bey's 50 Piece
Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil break down the NBA game from March 17th, Pistons vs. Magic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 17, 2022 • 47min
Kyrie on FIRE, Thibs! (safe for now?) Warriors title bound? The Real March Madness & Pop done in San Antone?
In this week's Point of Contention, Marcus Thompson and Fred Katz debate! Hosted by Zach Harper.Take 1: Kyrie’s 60 “Master Piece”Take 2: Get this guy outta here! Wait!!Take 3: Warriors, Draymond’s back with media Credentials!Take 4: The Real March Madness!Take 5: Popovich done in San Antone? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 17, 2022 • 12min
Daily Ding: Dinwiddie Buzzer Beater + Play-In Implications
Andrew Schlecht and Mo Dakhil break down the night of NBA basketball from March 16th including a big Mavs win off a Dinwiddie buzzers beater, the 76ers beating the Cavs, the Raptors edging out the Clippers, plus bouncing around the NBA on a big-time Wednesday night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 16, 2022 • 1h 7min
The Young Ones, SocialMedia Pitfalls, Straw Men & Today's Chaos
In this week's Hoops Adjacent David Aldridge, Marcus Thompson, Tray Edwards and TNT's Chris Haynes try to decipher the modern day NBA player and the life that goes with him. Happy Spring! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 16, 2022 • 12min
Daily Ding: Kyrie Drops 60, Heat Beat Detroit & Suns Keep Rolling
Jared Weiss and Law Murray break down the top NBA games and stories from Tuesday, March 15th. The guys break down Kyrie dropping 60 pts in a Nets win, the Heat beat the Pistons & the Suns keep rolling in a win s the Pelicans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 15, 2022 • 57min
Celtics Turnaround, the East Landscape, and LeBron Scoring Champ?
Sam Amick and Anthony Slater are joined by Celtics beat writer for the Athletic, Jay King. They discuss the Garnett Night in Boston, the state of the Celtics, the East as a whole, and then the Lakers and LeBron's potential scoring title. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 15, 2022 • 15min
Daily Ding: Jokić wins MVP battle over Embiid, KAT goes for 60!, Draymond back in Warriors win!
Mark Schindler and Dave DuFour recap the night in the NBA. Nikola Jokić leads the Nuggets over Joel Embiid and the Sixers 114-110. Draymond Green's return sparks 47 points for Steph Curry in a Warriors win over the Wizards. Evan Mobley scores a career high 30 points to lead the Cavaliers to an overtime victory versus the Clippers. Karl Anthony Towns scores 60 as the Wolves down the Spurs 149-139. Giannis Antetokounmpo's 30 points lifts the Bucks over the Jazz in Utah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
