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NBA Playoffs: Round One Understood

On this episode of Edge of Sports, Dave and Arya discuss the playoffs.

Dave Zirin

May 14, 2024

The New York Knicks’ Stephon Marbury watches as the 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)

Edge of Sports

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

Round One Understood
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week, Dave Zirin brings back Arya Shirazi to discuss round one of the playoffs and what we learned.

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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.

Edge of Sports

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

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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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