Podcast / Edge of Sports / Apr 1, 2024

The NBA Road to International Greatness

On this episode of Edge of Sports, the unsung moments and players that turned up the talent and transformed the NBA.

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

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

The NBA Road to International Greatness
byDave Zirin / The Nation

Arya joins the pod again to talk about the rising of the international influence of the NBA, it’s early roots, and where the game may be headed. 

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https://www.thenation.com/article/society/online-gambling-sports-shohei-ohtani/

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On this episode of Edge of Sports, Arya Shirazi joins the show again to talk about the rising of the international influence of the NBA, its early roots, and where the game may be headed.

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

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

The Sports Doc We’ve Been Waiting For And the NBA at the All-Star Break
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week we speak to executive producer Arif Khatib and director Steven C. Bernier about their new documentary, Because They Believed: Minority Athletic Trailblazers Who Broke through The Racial Divide. The film is available on all streaming platforms and it's the documentary sports and politics lovers have been waiting for. Also, we talk to hoops savant Arya Shirazi about where this NBA season is going after a series of shocking trades. 

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https://www.thenation.com/article/society/super-bowl-kendrick-lamar-halftime-eagles-trump/

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Dave Zirin

Dave 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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