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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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Aug 11, 2020 • 1h 5min
Joe Ingles on Utah Jazz Chemistry + Kyle Goon and Bill Oram on Lakers Bubble Trouble
Sam Amick is joined first by Kyle Goon and Bill Oram to discuss life in the Bubble, Lakers Bubble Trouble, can Lebron carry this team?, and how the Blazers would match up with them in round 1.In Part 2 Joe Ingles of the Utah Jazz joins Sam to discuss what player life is like in the bubble, the Utah Jazz chemistry, Mitchell and Gobert and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 10, 2020 • 60min
Paul George Wins the Battle, Damian Lillard Wins the War
Basketball Buds: Zach Harper, Wos Lambre, Jay King, BLK Tray, and Dave DuFour bring out the shovels to bury Paul George in his feud with Damian Lillard, (19:00) the underlying problem of Draymond Green tampering with Devin Booker and (37:00) then the incorrect parameters of the Most Improved Player award. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 7, 2020 • 43min
Fouls, Shooting and the Jazz: What's Different about Bubble Basketball
Nerder She Wrote's Dave DuFour, Mo Dakhil and Seth Partnow dig into what has been different about the play on the court from inside the bubble, compared to when basketball was unbubbled. Why is fouling up? Is it easier to hit free throws in the vacuum of the bubble? Plus - which teams should be the most worried about their performance so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 6, 2020 • 39min
Apologies to Melo, Injuries to Isaac and Jaren Jackson Jr, Ending Suits for NBA Coaches
Point of Contention: A Debate Show with Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson, moderated by Zach Harper. - Isaac and Jaren Jackson Jr suffer big knee injuries. Is the bubble working?- Should the bubble put an end to coaches in suits?- Why isn't the NBA releasing the testing results of non-players?- Houston needs to apologize to Carmelo Anthony- The WNBA players wearing shirts against Loeffler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 5, 2020 • 56min
New Orleans Pelicans VP Swin Cash on breaking barriers and building culture
David Aldridge and Wos Lambre from Hoops Adjacent are joined by Swin Cash for an honest conversation on bucking expectations on her way to becoming Vice President of Basketball Operations for the New Orleans Pelicans, what it has been like breaking ground as a woman basketball executive and what Zion Williamson and the Pelicans focus is in the Orlando Bubble. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 4, 2020 • 1h 5min
Nate Boyer on NBA Players Kneeling + The Lasrys on the Bucks' Quest for a Title
Sam Amick hosts a 2 part special episode of the Tampering Podcast. In Part 1 Sam is joined by Nate Boyer, the former NFL player and Green Beret who influence Colin Kaepernick to kneel during the National Anthem. HIs stance on the NBA players kneeling, the story on he and Kaepernick, and morePart 2 with Marc and Alex Lasry, owners of the Milwaukee Bucks, begins at the 28:45 mark of the show. The Lasry's open up about being in the second level of the bubble, Giannis' leadership and play this season, feelings on Giannis re-signing, the chase for the NBA title and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 3, 2020 • 1h 4min
What We Learned from NBA Bubble 1st Weekend
Basketball Buds: Zach Harper, Wos Lambre, Jay King, BLK Tray, and The Lead's Kavitha Davidson to talk about the opening weekend of the NBA's restart: Jonathan Isaac's injury, standing v. kneeling for Anthem, what to make of Lakers weekend, are virtual fans better?, and the weirdness around Zion Williamson's workload. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 31, 2020 • 55min
With Nate Duncan
In the latest Nerser She Wrote with Dave DuFour, Mo Dakhil and Seth Partnow. Joe Vardon checks in from the bubble. Then, Nate Duncan's NBA League Pass broadcast. The Pelicans incredible starting lineup. Are they the favorites in the West next season? The Houston Small Ball Experiment. Is it going to be successful in the playoffs? Will quality of play. 82 game players vs 16 game players. Clippers potential. Dark Horse Mavs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 30, 2020 • 42min
NBA-China, Lou's Wings, Broke Owners, Benevolent Kyrie and Thibs
Point of Contention: A Debate Show with Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson, moderated by Zach Harper. 0:00-3:30 - Introductions3:30-10:30 - NBA in China just got even more awkward10:30-17:30 - Is a chicken wing ever just a chicken wing?17:30-25:30 - Broke owners, broke fans and a broken system. 25:30-30:30 - Benevolent Kyrie, a secret Coup? 30:30-35:00 - Tom Thibodeau goof for the Knicks?35:00-End - Closing ThoughtsEnd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 29, 2020 • 59min
Reporters Roundtable from the Bubble
In this week's Hoops Adjacent David Aldridge talks to Stephanie Ready, Marc Spears, Gary Washburn and Chris Haynes about life in the Orlando Bubble, storylines playing out on the floor, and covering the league as a minority. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.