Podcast / Edge of Sports / Mar 13, 2024

What Does the NBA’s Future Look Like?

On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, Arya Shirazi joins the show again to talk about what’s in store for the league.

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

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

Future of the Game
byDave Zirin / The Nation

Arya Shirazi joins the show to talk about the current state of the NBA, and we discuss what the implications of this game are moving forward and how we feel about the direction it’s heading aesthetically and as an entertainment product. 

Zirin, “Jonathan Glazer’s Brave Oscar Speech Represents the Best of Judaism”

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/jonathan-glazer-oscar-speech-gaza-israel-judaism/

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On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, Arya Shirazi joins the show to talk about basketball and the current state of the NBA. We discuss what the implications of this game are moving forward and how we feel about the direction it’s heading both aesthetically and as an entertainment product.;

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

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

The Sports Owners In Epstein’s Inbox and the NBA At The All-Star Break
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week, I have some choice words about the athletic oligarchs who knew Epstein way too well. I am also joined by the hoops savant, Arya Shirazi, about the NBA at the All-Star Break and what to do about tanking.

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 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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