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Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil break down the top NBA games and stories from Tuesday, January 25th. The guys break down the Clippers ridiculous 35 point comeback win, AD returns in a Lakers win vs the Nets & the Warriors dominate the Mavs

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Sam Amick, Fred Katz, and Anthony Slater discuss the Ben Simmons situation in Philly and if he will be moved by the deadline, if the Jazz or Celtics will make a move, how the Thunder could get involved in trades, if the Bulls need some help at guard in the next few weeks and much more surrounding NBA rumors before the deadline.

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Andrew Schlecht and Travonne Edwards discuss the night of NBA basketball from Monday, January 24th including 4 close contests between the Knicks and Cavs, Thunder and Bulls, Pelicans and Pacers, and finally the Suns and Jazz.

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The Basketball Buds are back after a lazy football weekend. Zach, Jay, Tray and Mo wake you up. The Rundown > Caruso Out, Bulls Worry? Grayson Who? Fans overreact! Crossing the LINE!? Time lost. Then, should the Lakers trade Westbrook? Joel's MVP climb and All star starters plus! Doc Rivers speaks! And much more!

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Andrew Schlecht and Keith Parish discuss the night of basketball in the NBA on Sunday Jan. 23. The Warriors squeak by the Jazz, the Mavs handle the Grizzlies, and we touch on all the other games from an 11 game night in the NBA.

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Food is fuel - and for high level athletes like NBA players, what they eat effects how they play. Christian Bowman is a personal chef who has worked closely with some of the biggest stars in the NBA including Jimmy Butler, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook. Christian joins Jovan Buha to discuss his path to becoming a personal chef, the ins and outs of his unique career, and the role he plays in NBA superstars' lives.

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Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers break down the week of NBA basketball, discuss the Shaedon Sharpe situation with Sam Vecenie and then are joined by Mike Smeltz to discuss the Brooklyn Nets and play a rousing version of Andrew vs. The Beat

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In this week's Nerder, She Wrote with Jared Weiss, Mo Dakhil and Seth Partnow.

RUNDOWN

-Lakers terrible roster, Frank Vogel still coaching somehow, Russ fit, Pelinka and Rambis screwing this team up

-Celtics Tatum and Brown playmaking not enough, team needs more playmaking and shooters, using Rob Williams better

-Hawks: What’s wrong with team, need playmaker with trae, trae gunning it and john collins unhappy, fire Nate McMillan, bring back Lloyd Pierce for fun

-Nuggets/Clips game: Jokic needs to be superhuman for Nuggets to win, Bones Hyland shoutout for being a legend, Paul George UCL injury and Clippers developing without stars

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Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil break down the top NBA games and stories from Thursday, January 20th. The guys talk about the Pacers stunning the Warriors in OT, the Suns burn the Mavericks and the Pelicans beat the Knicks at MSG.

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In this week's Point of Contention, Marcus Thompson and Jay King debate! Hosted by Zach Harper.

Take 1: Frank Vogel Hot Seat

Take 2: Play-In Tourny killed the Trade Deadline?

Take 3: The Kyrie Experience

Take 4: Vintage Splash Bros

Take 5: The BIG Surprise

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Andrew Schlecht and Wes Goldberg discuss the night of NBA basketball including an incredible game in Denver, the Lakers losing the Pacers, and much much more.

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Denver Nuggets' Will Barton has one of the most unique stories in the NBA. From Baltimore, now in his 10th NBA season, Will talks to DA and Marcus about arguably his best season of his career. And much, much more.

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Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil break down the top NBA games and stories from Tuesday, January 18th. The guys break down the T-Wolves knocking off the Knicks by 2, the Warriors dominating the Pistons, the Celtics make a trade & the latest on possible trouble down in LakerLand.

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Sam Amick, Fred Katz and Anthony Slater discuss the Ben Simmons trade front, Myles Turner's availability and which teams are looking at him, and much more.

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Travonne Edwards and Dave DuFour recap the big games from MLK Day in the NBA.

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The Basketball Buds, Zach Harper, Jay King, Tray Edwards and Mo Dakhil.

Rundown: 

— KD’s knee scare and how the Nets hold it together 

— LaVine’s knee scare and how the Bulls hold it together 

— Memphis surging

— Mavs are streak busters 

— Mid-season awards (MVP, ROY, DPOY, and Coach)

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Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap the weekend in the NBA.

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Travonne Edwards joins Stargazing to discuss his previous life as the member of an NBA entourage. Going in-depth on the VIP treatment, the nightlife, partying at Drake’s house, and the rules every entourage member must live by. 

For full interviews of Stargazing - check out Stargazing's playlist on The Athletic's YouTube page.

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Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss 5 upcoming free agents that are suddenly intriguing, if the Timberwolves can be trusted as a competent team, and then Eric Nehm of the Athletic joins to discuss the Bucks and how their season has been so far. Then Eric squares off against Andrew in a rousing episode of Andrew vs. the Beat.

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In this week's Nerder, She Wrote, DNVR's Adam Mares joins Dave and Mo. Talking about the Clippers broadcast. Nikola Vucevic's defense, Joel Embiid and the MVP race and Trade season! Also the Knicks and Hawks make a trade. Can Cam Reddish flourish in New York?

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Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil break down the top NBA games and stories from Thursday, January 13th. The guys break down the Grizzlies winning their 11th straight game in a win vs the T-wolves, Bucks dominate the Warriors and OKC beating the Nets by 21pts.

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In this week's Point of Contention Jay King and Marcus Thompson debate! Hosted by Zach Harper.

Take 1: Grizz Growling

Take 2: Trade SZZ is Ben Season

Take 3: Klay Day

Take 4: DPOY

Take 5: Biggest Disappointment

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Andrew Schlecht and Law Murray break down all the NBA games from Wednesday, January 12th.

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Yahoo Sports' Vincent Goodwill stops by to talk with David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson about trade rumors around the league. Ben Simmons to the Hawks? John Collins? What's a good landing spot for the Piston's Jeremy Grant? Jaylen Brown on the move? Pelicans' Brandon Ingram? Julius Randle? Joe Ingles? Much more.

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Jared Weiss and Tray Edwards break down the top NBA games and stories from Tuesday, January 11th. The guys talk about Ja outdueling Steph in a Memphis win, Booker beefs with "The Raptor" mascot in Suns win and the Pelicans winning it at the buzzer with an Ingram 3.

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Sam Amick and Anthony Slater are joined by John Hollinger to discuss the Grizzlies, Klay Thompson's return, and then what might be around the corner as the NBA Trade Deadline approaches.

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Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour recap the big games from Monday night in the NBA. 

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The Basketball Buds, Zach Harper, Tray Edwards and Jay King. This week, the Bulls streaking, the Grizzlies streaking, Ja Morant best PG? Raptors, Fred Van Vleet rollin'. Plus, Kyrie, Klay, and Lance back and teams we are done believing in.

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Good morning. Dave DuFour and Keith Parrish are here with your weekend NBA update. Klay Thompson returned. to the floor. The Mavs played the Bulls, Grizzlies are rollin' into an LA sweep, & Bol Bol to Detroit.

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Rich Fresh is a celebrity designer and tailor at the forefront of something NBA players care deeply about - fashion. Rich’s business evolved during the pandemic, creating the Henry Mask, that took off after LeBron James wore on. Rich joins Stargazing to talk about his journey from being homeless to dressing some of the biggest names in entertainment and sports, including Justin Bieber, The Weeknd and Dwyane Wade. 

Find this episode and all episodes of Stargazing right here on The Athletic's YouTube Channel

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Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour breakdown Thursday night's games in the NBA. 

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Mo Dakhil, Seth Partnow, and Dave DuFour check in a few teams around the league.

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Jared Weiss and Will Guillory recap Wednesday night's big games. The Brooklyn Nets defeat the Indiana Pacers 129-121 in Kyrie Irving's season debut. A Jaylen Brown blown layup helps the San Antonio Spurs hold off the Boston Celtics 99-97 in Boston. The Utah Jazz defeat the Denver Nuggets 115-109 in spite of a monstrous game by Nikola Jokić in the absence of Rudy Gobert. 

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J.A. Adande, Director of Sports Journalism at the Medill School of Journalism, joins David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson to chat Warriors, Kyrie, the Bulls and DeRozan, and the future of sports journalism.

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Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil break down the top NBA games and stories from Tuesday, January 4th. The guys talk about LeBron going off late vs the Kings in a win, the Grizzlies knock off the Cavs late & the Knicks beat the Pacers by 10.

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In this week's Tampering with Sam Amick, Anthony Slater and Fred Katz, the guys speculate on Klay Thompson's long awaited return to the court. Also an update on Jamal Murray's return and how it makes Denver pretty dangerous. Can they be a title contender? And finally, contextualizing DeMar DeRozan's amazing season.

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Travonne Edwards and Dave DuFour recap the night in the NBA. The Wizards bounce back from their skid to take down the Hornets thanks to 36 from Kyle Kuzma. The Grizzlies demolish the Nets as Ja Morant continues his dominant run with a huge game. The Warriors beat the Heat thanks to a fantastic two way performance from Draymond Green who finished the game with 4 blocks and 13 assists.

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The Basketball Buds, Zach Harper, Jay King, Tray Edwards and Mo Dakhil celebrate the New Year {2022} reminiscing the weekend's two buzzer-beaters from the Bulls' DeMar DeRozan. New year, new Bulls??? and how the pieces fit together. From good to worse, the Lakers, Center LeBron's massive week, but for naught. The Lakers are searching for something...the play-in tournament? Then, some way too early MVP talk! DeMar in the lead? Ahead of Steph and KD? Finally, drama in H-Town between Coach Stephen Silas, Assistant John Lucas, Christian Wood and more!

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Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap the weekend in the NBA. DeMar DeRozan's two buzzer beaters help the Bulls go 2 and 0, while the Warriors top the Jazz without Draymond Green and the shorthanded Clippers defeat the Nets.

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Darrell Ann has carved out a unique space within NBA culture. Darrell is the official photographer for Klutch, an unprecedented position within a sports agency. Darrel joins Stargazing host Jovan Buha to discuss how he went from shooting weddings to LeBron James, the key to standing out, and behind-the-scene stories from recent iconic NBA photos.

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Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss which team will be the turnaround team of the year and then Tony Jones of the Athletic joins to discuss the Jazz.

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In this week's Nerder, She Wrote... the fellas {Dave + Seth & Mo} wrangle and celebrate the New Year.

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• Jared Weiss and Law Murray break down the night of NBA basketball from December 30th
• 0:00-6:25 Embiid and KD trash talk, Sixers win
• 7:05-11:08 Beal back from COVID, Mobley goes Dr J
• 11:09-end Bucks dominate Magic, Jrue come thrue

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Point of Contention Winter Solstice Edition.

Take 1: The Great Reset

Take 2: 500 Reasons to still like the Lakers

Take 3: The Grizz Ja-Grindin’ without Morant

Take 4: NBA Coach of the Year, get your wallets out!

Take 5! Merry NBA Christmas Day!

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Andrew Schlecht and Will Guillory discuss the games from Wednesday Dec. 29th in the NBA including a big Kings win over the Mavs, the Celtics losing to the Clippers with historically bad shooting and much more.

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Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil discuss the night in the NBA on Tuesday Dec. 28th including a wild finish at Golden State, the 76ers taking care of business and Center LeBron.

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Travonne Edwards and Dave DuFour recap the big games from Monday night in the NBA. The Hornets defeat the Rockets thanks to 27 points from Terry Rozier. The Bulls beat the Hawks thanks to the DeRozan and LaVine scoring tandem. Ja Morant hits 2 of his 32 points with .5 seconds remaining to lift the Grizzlies over the Suns 114-113.

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Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap the big games from the NBA's Christmas Day showcase. The Warriors defeat the Suns to go up two games to one in their season series. Giannis Antetokounmpo spurred the Bucks to a late game comeback victory over the Celtics. The shorthanded Nets, led by James Harden and Patty Mills, hold off a spirited comeback by LeBron James as Brooklyn hands the Lakers their fifth straight loss.

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Ronnie 2K joins Stargazing host Jovan Buha to discuss how he went from a disappointed law school student to become the face of the NBA 2K franchise. Ronnie dives into what his day-to-day is like at 2K, the inside stories of player's reactions to their 2K ratings, and how NBA 2K has grown from 'just a basketball game' to so much more.

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Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour recap an extremely busy Christmas Eve Eve in the NBA. 46 points from Steph Curry leads the Warriors to a W over the Grizzlies, while Kemba's 44 isn't enough to overcome the Wizards.

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