Wildcats, Hall of Famers, Copyright Law, Weed, and Data – escape your life's troubles and dive into basketball with your favorite podcast. Husband of the Pod Alex Lester-Abdalla (#HOTP @Prez_Abdalla) kicked off the show to provide some well-deserved gloating on his Villanova Wildcats winning the NCAA’s finest tournament of contrived drama (#ShoutoutCasey). The Pod also checked out the scorching hot playoff race in the West and what the Kyrie injury means to the Eastern Conference playoff picture (later in the program Eric provided a long-winded reflection on who actually won the Kyrie trade #KyrieKurse), reflected on Episode 1's season predictions, reviewed the new Hall of Fame inductees, “debated” both sides of medical marijuana use in the NBA, and covered this week’s most confounding data. To corner the market on law-NBA crossovers, General Counsel of the Pod Andrea Gumushian (#GCofthePod #LoudWhisperer) got on the mic to analyze the cease and desist letter Lebron sent to Nick Saban.

Early on in the episode, the Pod adopted a more serious tone to discuss #BlackLivesMatter’s intersection with the NBA over Mr. Stephon Clarke’s tragic death.  If you are interested in doing more to address policing reform, we ask that you express your concerns to your elected officials and get involved with Campaign Zero.   

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