Podcast / Edge of Sports / Sep 13, 2024

Tyreek Hill and Player Policing, NBA Off-Season Intrigues

On this episode of Edge of Sports, Arya Shirazi joins the pod to talk upcoming NBA season and Tyreek Hill.

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin

Tyreek Hill And Player Policing; NBA Off Season Intrigues
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week I have choice words about the police treatment of Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill and the NFL franchise owners who endorse it. We also talk to basketball savant Arya Shirazi about an intriguing off-season time in the NBA.

Zirin, Police Violence, Tyreek Hill, and the NFL Owners Who Bankroll Brutality

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/police-violence-tyreek-hill-miami-dolphins/

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Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins.

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This week, I have Choice Words about the police treatment of Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill and the NFL franchise owners who endorse it. We also talk to basketball savant Arya Shirazi about an intriguing off-season time in the NBA.

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin

The Only Western Conference NBA Preview You Need 
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week, we talk about the politics and promise of the 2026-2027 NBA season with the Hoops Savant Arya Shirazi. It gets no better. 

Zirin, Jalen Hurts Deserved Better. We All Do

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/jalen-hurts-eagles-blood-clot/

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Dave Zirin

Dave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is the author of a new book, The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn.

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