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LeBron, Steph, Wemby, and the Greatest Olympic Basketball Game of All Time

On this episode of Edge Of Sports, Arya Shirazi joins the pod to talk Olympic basketball.

Dave Zirin

August 19, 2024

Stephen Curry #4 of Team United States during the Men’s Gold Medal game between Team France and Team United States on day 15 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.(Jamie Squire / Getty Images)

Edge of Sports

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This week, we have a particular installment of hoops talk with my friend Arya Shirazi, where we talk about Olympic basketball, Team USA, their incredible final against France, and the future of international basketball.

We talk about Steph Curry, Lebron James, and Victor Wembanyama and theorize where it could all go from here.

Edge of Sports

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

The Only Western Conference NBA Preview You Need 
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week, we talk about the politics and promise of the 2026-2027 NBA season with the Hoops Savant Arya Shirazi. It gets no better. 

Zirin, Jalen Hurts Deserved Better. We All Do

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/jalen-hurts-eagles-blood-clot/

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http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)

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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 the author of a new book, The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn.


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