

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Athletic
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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Dec 3, 2021 • 13min
Daily Ding: Thunder Get Trounced, Knicks drop Bulls, Wild Finish in Toronto, Suns Win Again
Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil recap another great night in the NBA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 3, 2021 • 38min
Suns x Warriors Deep Dive / Preview
In this week's Nerder, the fellas take a deep dive into the Suns Warriors budding rivalry heading into Friday night and Christmas Day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 2, 2021 • 48min
Suns set Warriors, Battle of NYC, No Bron, No Prob? + Tampering Solved?
In this Week's Point of Contention .... Marcus Thompson and Jay King debate. Hosted by Hosted by Zach HarperTAKE 1: A Western Conference Preview?TAKE 2: Battle 'o NYC!TAKE 3: No LeBron? No Problem!TAKE 4: Tampering Solved!?TAKE 5: MVP Odds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 2, 2021 • 12min
Daily Ding: Ugly Win for the Celtics, Giannis Bests LaMelo, and an look around the league
Andrew Schlecht and James Edwards discuss the ugly win the Celtics had over the Sixers, a fun close game between the Bucks and Hornets, and then a look around the NBA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 1, 2021 • 40min
All Bucks with Zora Stephenson
NBC Sports' Zora Stephenson drops by to talk with DA and Marcus about the defending champions Milwaukee Bucks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 1, 2021 • 11min
Daily Ding: Suns Beat Warriors in the Battle of NBA's Best & The Nets Beat the Knicks in the Battle of NY
Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil break down the top NBA games and stories from Tuesday, November 30th. The guys break down the Sun beating the Warriors in the Battle of the NBA's best teams and the Nets beat the Knicks by 2 in the Battle of New York. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 30, 2021 • 51min
Clippers Below the Radar, Suns vs. Warriors, and bad news for MPJ
Sam Amick, Anthony Slater and Law Murray break down the upcoming Warriors vs. Suns matchup, the tough Clippers defense, and bad news for the Nuggets and MPJ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 30, 2021 • 13min
Daily Ding: Injury updates, Bulls sting Hornets in Battle of the Balls, Jokić back, Jazz thump Blazers
Travonne Edwards and Dave DuFour give injury updates on Michael Porter Jr, Joe Harris, Bogdan Bogdanovic, and Cam Reddish and break down a busy night in the NBA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 29, 2021 • 58min
Suns Rollin', Klay's Return, Vogel on the Hot Seat + Nets Mess
The Basketball Buds with Zach Harper, Tray Edwards, Jay King and Mo Dakhil. Rundown: — Suns 16 straight— Klay back before Christmas— Vogel hot seat?— Ja injury — Tatum taking an image hit? — Jay King update on Chet Holmgren being the truth even though Paolo Banchero annihilated him Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 29, 2021 • 12min
Daily Ding: Suns still shining, Warriors dominate, Ja Morant injured, John Wall wants to play
Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap an eventful weekend in the NBA. The Phoenix Suns won their 16th consecutive game, beating the Brooklyn Nets 113-107 on the second night of a back-to-back on Saturday. The Golden State Warriors extend their current winning streak to 7 games after handling the Blazers and the Clippers respectively over the weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.