On this episode of Edge of Sports, Arya Shirazi joins the show to talk about the upcoming NBA season.
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)
Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
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.
Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
This week we speak to sports journalist and author Leander Schaerlaeckens. He has covered the US Men's National team at four World Cups and is the author of the terrific new book The Long Game U.S. Men's Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts.
We also talk to Dr. Vincent Intondi, Executive Director of Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, about how their organization is using the World Cup to reach people politically.
Zirin, Trump Is Trying to Rig the World Cup
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-usmnt-belgium-balogun-fifa/
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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.