The Forgotten Stars of the NBA’s 1980s
On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, Arya Shirazi joins the show for yet another installment of the Basketball Butterfly Effect.
Edge of Sports
Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
Basketball Butterfly Effect: The Forgotten Stars of the NBA’s 1980s
In this episode, we talk about the truly forgotten players of the NBA, particularly during the 1980s, such a unique era in the history of the NBA, and theorize on why they are not remembered as intently as others.
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Buck Williams #52 of the New Jersey Nets in action against the Washington Bullets during an NBA basketball game circa 1983 at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland.
(Focus on Sport / Getty Images)In this episode of Edge of Sports, we talk about the truly forgotten players of the NBA, particularly during the 1980s—such a unique era in the history of the NBA—and we theorize on why they are not remembered as intently as others.
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Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
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After more than 50 years, the Oakland A's announced their departure from the city last year, leaving Oakland bereft of its sports teams after the flight of the Warriors in 2019 and the Raiders in 2020. To the dismay of fans, the A's plan to temporarily relocate to a minor league stadium in Sacramento before permanently moving to Las Vegas in the 2028 season. Former A's catcher Bruce Maxwell joins Edge of Sports to discuss the move, its impact on the local community and workers, and the trajectory of his own career and the place of the A's in his life story.
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