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An NBA podcast featuring a rotating lineup of the best insiders, writers, and reporters from The Athletic. Monday thru Friday. Monday: Basketball Buds with Zach Harper, Jay King and Josh Huestis | Tuesday: Hoops Adjacent with David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson | Wednesday: Nerder She Wrote with Dave DuFour, Seth Partnow, and Mo Dakhil | Thursday: Tampering with Sam Amick, Anthony Slater and Fred Katz | Friday: The Slam & Jam with Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers.

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An NBA podcast featuring a rotating lineup of the best insiders, writers, and reporters from The Athletic. Monday thru Friday. Monday: Basketball Buds with Zach Harper, Jay King and Josh Huestis | Tuesday: Hoops Adjacent with David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson | Wednesday: Nerder She Wrote with Dave DuFour, Seth Partnow, and Mo Dakhil | Thursday: Tampering with Sam Amick, Anthony Slater and Fred Katz | Friday: The Slam & Jam with Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers.

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    Playoff Panic Meter + Who really won the lottery?

    Playoff Panic Meter + Who really won the lottery?

    Zach Harper, Jay King, and Josh Huestis take a look at the Panic Meter for each playoff series and answer, "Who really won the NBA Draft Lottery?"
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    • 52 min
    Nuggets tie series + Knicks toast? | Playoff weekend recap

    Nuggets tie series + Knicks toast? | Playoff weekend recap

    Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour give their instant reaction to Denver's Game 4 win to tie their series with the Timberwolves, breakdown the Pacers success in tying their series with the Knicks, discuss the Mavs and Celtics series leads, and react to the NBA Draft Lottery results.
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    • 38 min
    Mavs Steal Game 2 + Knicks Surviving the Playoffs

    Mavs Steal Game 2 + Knicks Surviving the Playoffs

    Slam and Jam
    Andrew Schlecht and Tim Cato break down the Mavs win in OKC for game 2, how Dallas pulled it out, potential OKC adjustments, and what was up with the sex noises at Luka's press conference?
    In Part 2, Fred Katz and Jonathan Macri discuss the Knicks, OG's injury, and play a fun edition of Fred vs. a Friend.
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    • 1 hr 2 min
    Thunder rolling + Nuggets done?

    Thunder rolling + Nuggets done?

    Sam Amick, Anthony Slater, and Andrew Schlecht react to the dominant performance of the Oklahoma City Thunder in their first game against the Dallas Mavericks and discuss the odd vibes around the Denver Nuggets as they've struggled against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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    • 47 min
    Thunder roll Mavs | Celtics cruise | What is wrong with the Nuggets?

    Thunder roll Mavs | Celtics cruise | What is wrong with the Nuggets?

    Mo Dakhil, Seth Partnow, and Dave DuFour react to the Thunder pummeling the Mavs in Game 1 of their series and the Celtics taking care of business against the Cavaliers, discuss the Timberwolves dismantling of the Nuggets, and wonder why the Knicks are trying to run with the Pacers.
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    • 54 min
    Thunder Talk With Darnell Mayberry

    Thunder Talk With Darnell Mayberry

    Hoops Adjacent
    David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson are joined by The Athletic's Darnell Mayberry to discuss the emergence of the Thunder and how they may fair in their playoff run. The guys also discuss moves the Bulls could make this off-season and how dominant Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves have looked. Plus, Darnell discusses his the blog he founded, Money Talks and why it was created in the first place!
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    • 57 min

Customer Reviews

4.1 out of 5
1.9K Ratings

1.9K Ratings

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Enjoying The Immediate Reactions

Keep up the great coverage NBA Athletic Team. Really enjoying having an immediate reaction podcast after every playoff night of basketball.

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