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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. 

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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. 

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Edge of Sports

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

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https://www.thenation.com/podcast/society/eos-04062026/

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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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