Basketball

The NBA Is Only ‘Woke’ When It’s Profitable

The NBA Is Only ‘Woke’ When It’s Profitable The NBA Is Only ‘Woke’ When It’s Profitable

The NBA sides with their multibillion-dollar business partners over the human rights of demonstrators being gunned down in Hong Kong.

Oct 8, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Masai Ujiri

Masai Ujiri and ‘the Police Version of Events’ Masai Ujiri and ‘the Police Version of Events’

The Toronto Raptors team president had some form of confrontation with an Alameda Country sheriff after the NBA championship. The police story, however, has changed. 

Jun 25, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Toronto Raptors fans

The Toronto Raptors Is a Team Worth Cheering For The Toronto Raptors Is a Team Worth Cheering For

If you have no rooting interest in these NBA Finals, consider Toronto.

May 31, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Indiana Fever Kneel

Is the WNBA Poised for a Breakthrough? Is the WNBA Poised for a Breakthrough?

The Athletic’s Lyndsey D’Arcangelo joins the show to talk about the WNBA.

May 29, 2019 / Audio / Dave Zirin

Lebron James

LeBron James’s Partnership With Walmart Sparks Criticism LeBron James’s Partnership With Walmart Sparks Criticism

The basketball superstar is trying to fight food insecurity alongside a corporation that aggravates that very problem.

May 24, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Felipe Lopez at Madison Square Garden

Felipe Lopez and the Dominican Dream Felipe Lopez and the Dominican Dream

ESPN brings a story of immigration to the small screen right when we need it most.

Apr 30, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Kyle Korver Utah Jazz

Kyle Korver Challenges Every White Athlete to Listen and Act Kyle Korver Challenges Every White Athlete to Listen and Act

The NBA player’s essay in The Players’ Tribune is a game changer.

Apr 9, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Donte Ingram

Ending the NCAA’s Tax Exemption Should Be a Slam Dunk Ending the NCAA’s Tax Exemption Should Be a Slam Dunk

The NCAA is a billion-dollar a year media company, and it should pay its taxes.

Mar 27, 2019 / Ronald Katz

Russell Westbrook

Could the Utah Jazz Be Turning a Corner? Could the Utah Jazz Be Turning a Corner?

A racist heckle and an unrepentant player, and maybe a light of progress. 

Mar 13, 2019 / Dave Zirin

The 1919 Chicago Black Sox

The Supreme Court Has Undone a Century of American Opposition to Sports Gambling The Supreme Court Has Undone a Century of American Opposition to Sports Gambling

Legal sports gambling would generate some of the very problems that the revenue from sports gambling would purportedly solve.

Feb 25, 2019 / Ronald Katz

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