Podcast / Edge of Sports / Apr 22, 2024

The Meaning of Jalen Brunson and the 2024 Playoffs

On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, Jalen Brunson, the Knicks, and the first round of the NBA playoffs.

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

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

The Meaning of Jalen Brunson and the 2024 Playoffs
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week we discuss why New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson should not be seen is anybody’s underdog. Also, we break down who is going to win the first round playoff, matchups, with an eye on the politics of the games.

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Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks dealing against Tyrese Maxey of the Philadelphia Seventy Sixers during game 1 of the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs.

(J. Conrad Williams Jr. / Newsday RM via Getty Images)

On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, Arya Shirazi joins the show again to discuss why New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson should not be seen as anybody’s underdog. We also break down who is going to win the first round playoff, talk about matchups, and keep an eye on the politics of the games.

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

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

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Hoosiers? Slap Shot? Boxcar Bertha? Today, film savant Arya Shirazi joins the show to talk about the baseball movies that could have been. 

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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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