Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, left, protects the ball from Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) during first-half basketball game action in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Toronto, Monday, June 10, 2019.(Frank Gunn / The Canadian Press via AP)
This week we talk about the NBA season that was with The Athletic’s NBA national correspondent Michael Lee.
We also have ‘Choice Words’ about the politics of Megan Rapinoe and her decision to not sing the National Anthem at the World Cup. We got a ‘Just Stand Up’ Award to a first-time winner, Russell Wilson, for his comments about the nation’s immigration policy after a horrifying photo of a migrant father and daughter dead on the Mexican side of a river was leaked. We got a ‘Just Sit Down’ award for Kevin Keetzman, a Kansas City sports radio show host. All this and more on this week’s show!
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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.