Podcast / Edge of Sports / Aug 19, 2024

LeBron, Steph, Wemby, and the Greatest Olympic Basketball Game of All Time

On this episode of Edge Of Sports, Arya Shirazi joins the pod to talk Olympic basketball.

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

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

The End Times NBA Playoffs
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week is our long-awaited 2025 NBA preview with hoops savant Arya Shirazi. Even in difficult times, the NBA playoffs remind us of what’s good. Check out our preview.

Zirin, Can Steve Kerr Light an Anti-Trump Fire in the Sports World?

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/steve-kerr-trump/

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Stephen Curry #4 of Team United States during the Men’s Gold Medal game between Team France and Team United States on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

(Jamie Squire / Getty Images)

This week, we have a particular installment of hoops talk with my friend Arya Shirazi, where we talk about Olympic basketball, Team USA, their incredible final against France, and the future of international basketball.

We talk about Steph Curry, Lebron James, and Victor Wembanyama and theorize where it could all go from here.

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

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

The End Times NBA Playoffs
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week is our long-awaited 2025 NBA preview with hoops savant Arya Shirazi. Even in difficult times, the NBA playoffs remind us of what’s good. Check out our preview.

Zirin, Can Steve Kerr Light an Anti-Trump Fire in the Sports World?

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/steve-kerr-trump/

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