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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Dec 30, 2021 • 16min
Daily Ding: METU! Celtics Historically Bad Shooting + Grizzlies Grit and Grind
Andrew Schlecht and Will Guillory discuss the games from Wednesday Dec. 29th in the NBA including a big Kings win over the Mavs, the Celtics losing to the Clippers with historically bad shooting and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 29, 2021 • 11min
Daily Ding: Nuggets hold on against the Ws + Lakers ground the Rockets
Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil discuss the night in the NBA on Tuesday Dec. 28th including a wild finish at Golden State, the 76ers taking care of business and Center LeBron. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 28, 2021 • 14min
Daily Ding: Hornets sting Rockets, Bulls down Hawks, Ja Morant game winner!
Travonne Edwards and Dave DuFour recap the big games from Monday night in the NBA. The Hornets defeat the Rockets thanks to 27 points from Terry Rozier. The Bulls beat the Hawks thanks to the DeRozan and LaVine scoring tandem. Ja Morant hits 2 of his 32 points with .5 seconds remaining to lift the Grizzlies over the Suns 114-113. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 27, 2021 • 15min
Daily Ding: Warriors down Suns, Bucks comeback, Nets survive
Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap the big games from the NBA's Christmas Day showcase. The Warriors defeat the Suns to go up two games to one in their season series. Giannis Antetokounmpo spurred the Bucks to a late game comeback victory over the Celtics. The shorthanded Nets, led by James Harden and Patty Mills, hold off a spirited comeback by LeBron James as Brooklyn hands the Lakers their fifth straight loss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 26, 2021 • 38min
Ronnie 2K | Stargazing Ep. 2
Ronnie 2K joins Stargazing host Jovan Buha to discuss how he went from a disappointed law school student to become the face of the NBA 2K franchise. Ronnie dives into what his day-to-day is like at 2K, the inside stories of player's reactions to their 2K ratings, and how NBA 2K has grown from 'just a basketball game' to so much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 24, 2021 • 15min
Daily Ding: Curry leads Warriors, Kemba can't carry Knicks, 11 games!
Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour recap an extremely busy Christmas Eve Eve in the NBA. 46 points from Steph Curry leads the Warriors to a W over the Grizzlies, while Kemba's 44 isn't enough to overcome the Wizards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 23, 2021 • 15min
SGA gets a Triple Double, Malone Benches the Starters and bouncing around the league
Andrew Schlecht and Will Guillory discuss all the action from Wednesday December 22 in the NBA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 22, 2021 • 45min
Signal Thru The Noise
In this week's Hoops Adjacent, David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson speak to Dr. John DiFiori Chief of the Primary Sports Medicine Service and Attending Physician at Hospital for Special Surgery about the NBA's Covid problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 22, 2021 • 13min
Daily Ding: Suns scorch the Lakers, Brunson and the Mavs roll, and the Pelicans fly
Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil break down the top NBA games and stories from Tuesday, December 21st Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 21, 2021 • 55min
Cool Things + COVID Problem
Sam Amick, Fred Katz and Anthony Slater discuss the COVID problem in the NBA and then they each bring something cool they've observed in the league including the Grizzlies, rookies and a Kings feel good story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
