Podcast / Edge of Sports / Jun 26, 2025

Emergency NBA Finals Pod! Why Achilles Tears Matter! Or Do They? 

On this BREAKING edition of Edge of Sports, Arya Shirazi joins the show to talk about the NBA Finals.

Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin

Emergency NBA Finals Pod! Why Achilles’ Tears Matter! Or Do They?
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week, we chop it up with Arya Shirazi to discuss the NBA Finals. We also discuss SGA’s place among the best in the league, and what to make of the recent spate of Achilles injuries. 

Zirin, The Defeat of Andrew Cuomo Would Be a Devastating Loss for Scumbag Centrism

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/andrew-cuomo-scumbag-centrism/

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alen Williams (8) of Oklahoma City Thunder in action against Indiana Pacers during NBA Finals game 7 between Indiana Pacers and at Paycom Center on June 22, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.

alen Williams (8) of Oklahoma City Thunder in action against Indiana Pacers during NBA Finals game 7 between Indiana Pacers and at Paycom Center on June 22, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.

(Mostafa Bassim / Anadolu via Getty Images)

This week, we chop it up with Arya Shirazi to discuss the NBA Finals. We also discuss SGA’s place among the best in the league, and what to make of the recent spate of Achilles injuries.

Also: read Dave on Andrew Cuomo and the death of scumbag centrism.

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Edge of Sports
Edge of Sports

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin

The New DC Football Stadium Is A Bad Deal Plus Little League Magic
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week on the Edge of Sports podcast, we are speaking with Evan Brown, a fellow with the Sports Fans Coalition, about the brewing stadium deal for the Washington Commanders and why it isn't suitable for the District. 

We also speak to education activist and author (#TeachTruth) Jesse Hagopian about the Little League team he coaches, the Steelheads, and their remarkable run to the city championship. 

Zirin, The Defeat of Andrew Cuomo Would Be a Devastating Loss for Scumbag Centrism

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/andrew-cuomo-scumbag-centrism/

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Dave 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.

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