NBA Playoffs: Round One Understood
On this episode of Edge of Sports, Dave and Arya discuss the playoffs.

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
This week, Dave Zirin brings back Arya Shirazi to discuss round one of the playoffs and what we learned.
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New York Knicks’ Stephon Marbury watches as New Jersey Nets’ Jason Kidd shoots a free throw in the second half of Game 4 of first-round playoffs at Madison Square Garden.
(Andrew Savulich / NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, we bring back Arya Shirazi to discuss round one of the playoffs and what we learned.

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
This week, we speak to the great bestselling author Dr. Eddie Glaude about his new book America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries.” We also speak to Hoops Savant Arya Shirazi about the Knicks-Spurs NBA finals.
From Brunson to Wemby, truly hoops nirvana.
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