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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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Jan 6, 2022 • 45min
Praising Ja, Kyrie & the Nets + Steph's Legs!
Mo Dakhil, Seth Partnow, and Dave DuFour check in a few teams around the league. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 6, 2022 • 15min
Daily Ding: Kyrie back, Spurs go, Bojan booms
Jared Weiss and Will Guillory recap Wednesday night's big games. The Brooklyn Nets defeat the Indiana Pacers 129-121 in Kyrie Irving's season debut. A Jaylen Brown blown layup helps the San Antonio Spurs hold off the Boston Celtics 99-97 in Boston. The Utah Jazz defeat the Denver Nuggets 115-109 in spite of a monstrous game by Nikola Jokić in the absence of Rudy Gobert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 5, 2022 • 50min
Catching Up with J.A. Adande
J.A. Adande, Director of Sports Journalism at the Medill School of Journalism, joins David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson to chat Warriors, Kyrie, the Bulls and DeRozan, and the future of sports journalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 5, 2022 • 13min
Daily Ding: LeBron Goes Off Late vs the Kings, the Grizzlies beat the Cavs & the Knicks beat the Pacers by 10
Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil break down the top NBA games and stories from Tuesday, January 4th. The guys talk about LeBron going off late vs the Kings in a win, the Grizzlies knock off the Cavs late & the Knicks beat the Pacers by 10. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 4, 2022 • 57min
Klay's Return, Jamal Murray Update, All Things DeRozan
In this week's Tampering with Sam Amick, Anthony Slater and Fred Katz, the guys speculate on Klay Thompson's long awaited return to the court. Also an update on Jamal Murray's return and how it makes Denver pretty dangerous. Can they be a title contender? And finally, contextualizing DeMar DeRozan's amazing season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 4, 2022 • 13min
Daily Ding: Wizards stun Hornets, Grizzlies devour Nets, Warriors beat Heat
Travonne Edwards and Dave DuFour recap the night in the NBA. The Wizards bounce back from their skid to take down the Hornets thanks to 36 from Kyle Kuzma. The Grizzlies demolish the Nets as Ja Morant continues his dominant run with a huge game. The Warriors beat the Heat thanks to a fantastic two way performance from Draymond Green who finished the game with 4 blocks and 13 assists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 3, 2022 • 58min
DeRozan's Big Weekend, Wasted 'Center' LeBron + WayToo Early MVP Talk & a Spirited Debate!
The Basketball Buds, Zach Harper, Jay King, Tray Edwards and Mo Dakhil celebrate the New Year {2022} reminiscing the weekend's two buzzer-beaters from the Bulls' DeMar DeRozan. New year, new Bulls??? and how the pieces fit together. From good to worse, the Lakers, Center LeBron's massive week, but for naught. The Lakers are searching for something...the play-in tournament? Then, some way too early MVP talk! DeMar in the lead? Ahead of Steph and KD? Finally, drama in H-Town between Coach Stephen Silas, Assistant John Lucas, Christian Wood and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 3, 2022 • 13min
Daily Ding: DeRozan vs. Buzzers, Warriors play jazz, Clips sink Nets
Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap the weekend in the NBA. DeMar DeRozan's two buzzer beaters help the Bulls go 2 and 0, while the Warriors top the Jazz without Draymond Green and the shorthanded Clippers defeat the Nets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 2, 2022 • 35min
Darrell Ann | Stargazing Ep. 3
Darrell Ann has carved out a unique space within NBA culture. Darrell is the official photographer for Klutch, an unprecedented position within a sports agency. Darrel joins Stargazing host Jovan Buha to discuss how he went from shooting weddings to LeBron James, the key to standing out, and behind-the-scene stories from recent iconic NBA photos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 1, 2022 • 55min
Turnaround Teams + Can Utah win it all?
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss which team will be the turnaround team of the year and then Tony Jones of the Athletic joins to discuss the Jazz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.