On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, another installment of the Basketball Butterfly Effect.
Ben Wallace, #3 of the Detroit Pistons, holds up the Larry O’Brien NBA Championship trophy as he celebrates with teammates after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 100-87 in game five of the 2004 NBA Finals on June 15, 2004.(Tom Pidgeon / Getty Images)
Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
The 1980s and 1990s were defined by basketball dynasties like the Lakers, Celtics, and Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls. Yet in the midst of this unprecedented stretch of dominance, the Detroit Pistons won two and could’ve very easily won four NBA titles. How did they do it? And why do we discount this incredible accomplishment?
Zirin, When Wearing a Sweater Is Antisemitic
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/naomi-klein-aaron-rodgers-colin-kaepernick/
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The 1980s and 1990s were defined by basketball dynasties like the Lakers, Celtics, and Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls. Yet, in the midst of this unprecedented stretch of dominance, the Detroit Pistons won two and could have very easily won four NBA titles. How did they do it? And why do we discount this incredible accomplishment?
Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
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.
Zirin, How the “Subversive Genius” of Kendrick Lamar Sent Trump Home a Loser
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/super-bowl-kendrick-lamar-halftime-eagles-trump/
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Dave ZirinTwitterDave 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.