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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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Oct 26, 2022 • 35min
Philadelphia, Give Me A Break
In this week's Hoops Adjacent. Keith Pompey, 76ers beat writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer joins David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson (on location in Phoenix) for a talk about the Philadelphia 76ers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 26, 2022 • 11min
Daily Ding: Klay Thompson ejected as Suns crush Warriors, Luka can’t beat Trey Murphy’s Pels
Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil break down the best NBA games on Monday, October 25. They dive into the Pelicans’ upset win over the Mavs as Trey Murphy had a perfect shooting night, then dive into Devin Booker’s dominant performance against the defending champs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 25, 2022 • 60min
Do You Believe?
Tampering Podcast: Sam Amick, Anthony Slater and guest Will Guillory discuss "Do you Believe?" featuring Utah, Philly, Portland, Boston, and the Lakers.The guys also cover the start by the New Orleans Pelicans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 25, 2022 • 12min
Daily Ding: Raptors Cool Heat, Blazers Crush Nuggs
Andrew Schlecht and Mark Schindler break down the NBA games from Oct. 24th including the Raptors defeating the Heat, the Blazers crushing the Nuggets, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 24, 2022 • 57min
Celtics and Bucks Thrive | Doc Hot Seat?
The Basketball Buds hosted by Zach Harper with Mo Dakhil, Travonne Edwards and Jay King.Rundown:— Doc hot seat with Sixers being bad — Celtics and Bucks are at the top— Jay King’s Kings minute — Lakers issues — tanking teams strike back — who are you most impressed by one week in? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 24, 2022 • 25min
Daily Ding: 'Weekend Update' Dame Time, Jazz grooving
Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap the weekend around the NBA. The Portland Trailblazers defeat the Los Angeles Lakers thanks to 41 points from Damian Lillard. The Utah Jazz defeat the New Orleans Pelicans after an overtime game winner from Kelly Olynyk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 22, 2022 • 1h 11min
Week 1 Surprises + Spaced Out with Mike Prada
Saturday Slam and JamAndrew Schlecht and Alex Speers recap week 1 of the NBA, discuss how the Bulls, Pistons, Blazers and Pelicans shaped up in the first week, and then in part 2 Mike Prada of the Athletic joins to discuss his new book "Spaced Out: How the NBA’s Three-Point Revolution Changed Everything You Thought About Basketball" Pre-Order Spaced Out Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 21, 2022 • 14min
Daily Ding: Kawhi Leonard and John Wall return for Clippers vs. Lakers, Joel Embiid’s Sixers battle Giannis’ Bucks
Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil comb through Kawhi Leonard and John Wall’s return to action, the Lakers’ surprise scoring leader, and Joel Embiid’s struggles against the Bucks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 21, 2022 • 48min
Parity Golden Age, Warriors Back to Back? + The New Pelicans & Bad Nets
In this week's Nerder, She Wrote with Dave DuFour, Mo Dakhil and Seth Partnow.Favorite thingsParity Golden age of the NBATrae Young playing off the ballThe Pelicans have arrivedThe Nets look badAD looks good and it doesn’t matterThe Nuggets should be worriedBack to back for the Warriors Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 20, 2022 • 19min
Daily Ding: Donovan Mitchell’s Cleveland debut, Rudy Gobert wolfs down some rebounds, Paulo Banchero’s poster, Jalen Brunson’s Knicks premiere
Jared Weiss and Mark Schindler break down the new team and new league debuts across the NBA Wednesday night. Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert looked great in their new homes, while Paolo Banchero was a beast in his first NBA game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.