Making Sense of the Celtics’ Triumph | The Nation

Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics during the Boston Celtics Victory Parade following their 2024 NBA Finals win, on June 21, 2024.
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This week on Edge of Sports, we have our last in a series with Arya Shirazi about the NBA playoffs in the victory of the Boston Celtics over the Dallas Mavericks. We discuss what we both got wrong, the larger playoffs, and more.

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This week, we speak with author Bijan Bayne about the late Rev. Jesse Jackson's relationship with the sports world. We also speak to sports journalist Frankie de la Cretaz about the off-field dramas surrounding the 2026 Winter Olympics

Zirin, The NFL Owners and Olympic Organizers in Epstein’s Inbox

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Dave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.

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