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Your NBA Eastern Conference Preview

On this episode of Edge of Sports, Arya Shirazi joins the show to talk about the upcoming NBA season.

Dave Zirin

October 21, 2024

Paul George #8 of the Philadelphia 76ers dunks against De’Andre Hunter #12 of the Atlanta Hawks during the first quarter at State Farm Arena, on October 14, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.(Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images)

Edge of Sports

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

YOUR NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE PREVIEW
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week, we are joined by savant Arya Shirazi. We talk about the upcoming NBA season, specifically the Eastern Conference. How much of the needle moved with the Karl Anthony Towns addition in New York? Are the Boston Celtics the prohibitive favorites in the East? Is this the year that the Philadelphia 76ers finally break through? You won’t want to miss this one.

Zirin, Chiefs Placekicker Harrison Butker Goes Wide Right and Finds Political Power

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/harrison-butker-upright-pac-chiefs-placekicker/

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This week, we are joined by savant Arya Shirazi. We talk about the upcoming NBA season, specifically the Eastern Conference. How much of the needle moved with the Karl Anthony Towns addition in New York? Are the Boston Celtics the prohibitive favorites in the East? Is this the year that the Philadelphia 76ers finally break through? You won’t want to miss this one.

Edge of Sports

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

How Rev. Jesse Jackson Understood Sports & a Winter Olympics Round-up
byDave Zirin / The Nation

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

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/nfl-owners-casey-wasserman-epstein-files/

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Dave ZirinDave 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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