This week, Dave Zirin brings back Arya Shirazi to discuss round one of the playoffs and what we learned.

Zirin, “Macklemore Dares Others to Stand Up for Palestine”

https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/macklemore-hinds-hall-palestine/

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After more than 50 years, the Oakland A's announced their departure from the city last year, leaving Oakland bereft of its sports teams after the flight of the Warriors in 2019 and the Raiders in 2020. To the dismay of fans, the A's plan to temporarily relocate to a minor league stadium in Sacramento before permanently moving to Las Vegas in the 2028 season. Former A's catcher Bruce Maxwell joins Edge of Sports to discuss the move, its impact on the local community and workers, and the trajectory of his own career and the place of the A's in his life story.

Zirin, “The Fiction of the “Outside Agitator”

https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/outside-agitator-false-narrative/

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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.

Zirin, “The 2024 Olympics Are Already Dealing With Multiple Political Crises”

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/2024-paris-olympics-political-crises/

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Dallas Mavericks’ backcourt of Luka Doncic and Kyrie is the most thrilling guard combo in the league and perhaps ever. Yet very few thought their coming together would work. We explore why.

Zirin, “Coaching Great Dawn Staley Defends Trans Athletes”

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/dawn-staley-trans-athletes/

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Arya joins the pod again to talk about the rising of the international influence of the NBA, it’s early roots, and where the game may be headed.

Zirin, “Online Gambling Has Swallowed Professional Sports”

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/online-gambling-sports-shohei-ohtani/

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Arya Shirazi joins the show to talk about the current state of the NBA, and we discuss what the implications of this game are moving forward and how we feel about the direction it’s heading aesthetically and as an entertainment product.

Zirin, “Jonathan Glazer’s Brave Oscar Speech Represents the Best of Judaism”

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/jonathan-glazer-oscar-speech-gaza-israel-judaism/

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Rebecca O'Keeffe helped spark an international firestorm within the world of sports when she called on the Irish women’s basketball team to boycott its Feb. 8 match against Israel. While O'Keeffe's calls for a boycott ultimately went unheeded, her actions have provoked serious debate within Ireland and internationally on the responsibility of athletes to stand up against genocide.

O'Keeffe joins Edge of Sports host Dave Zirin for an exclusive interview on why she took a stand, how the sports world responded, and why she refuses to back down.

Zirin, “The First Athletes to Speak Out Are the Bravest”

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/athletes-ceasefire-sports/

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In this episode, we talk about the truly forgotten players of the NBA, particularly during the 1980s, such a unique era in the history of the NBA, and theorize on why they are not remembered as intently as others. 

Zirin, “What the Super Bowl Parade Shooting Has to Do With the Empire of the Gun”

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/super-bowl-parade-shooting-guns-colonialism/

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