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Thibs Fired!!!

What are the societal implications? Arya Shirazi joins an Edge of Sports emergency pod.

Dave Zirin

June 5, 2025

Head coach Tom Thibodeau of the New York Knicks reacts against the Indiana Pacers during the fourth quarter in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 25, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Gregory Shamus / Getty Images))

Edge of Sports

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

Thibs Fired! What Are The Societal Implications? An Emergency Pod
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In a special emergency pod, Arya Shirazi joins the show to chop it up about the New York Knicks' decision to let go of Tom Thibodeau.

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In a special emergency pod, Arya Shirazi joins the show to chop it up about the New York Knicks’ decision to let go of coach Tom Thibodeau.

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Edge of Sports

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

Moses Malone Gets Biblical
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week, we speak to Paul Knepper about his new book, Moses Malone: The Life Of A Basketball Prophet. Also, we talked to the hoops savant Arya Shirazi about what we’ve learned so far this NBA season and which preseason prediction we wish we could do over. 

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https://www.thenation.com/article/society/nfl-concussion-cte-sports-media/

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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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