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Moses Malone Gets Biblical

On Edge of Sports: Paul Knepper on his new book on Moses Malone, and Arya comes back to talk all things NBA.

Dave Zirin

November 24, 2025

Moses Malone in action.(Heinz Kluetmeier / Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

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. 

Zirin, Sports Media Has Forgotten About CTE Even After Player Deaths

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

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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. 

Zirin’s Latest: “Sports Media Has Forgotten About CTE Even After Player Deaths

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Edge of Sports

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

The Atlanta Braves or the Atlanta Bravest? Also, the March for Mumia
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week, we speak to Chris Buccafusco about his organization, Atlanta Bravest, and what they are doing to combat indigenous mascoting. Also, sound from the March for Mumia onto the grounds of his prison, which took on the issue not only of Mumia’s incarceration but also of elder and medical abuse inside our prisons. 

Zirin,“This Is Historic”: FIFA and UEFA Presidents Are Accused of Aiding Israel’s War Crimes

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/fifa-uefa-war-crimes-israel/

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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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