We are joined by journalist Eamon Whalen to comb through the confusing story of Kevin Durant's alleged Twitter burner activity. We also discuss Eamon's reporting on the story of Nathan Seabrook, how America's right wing imagines Minnesota, and what we think leads to these moments of NBA activism. We also talk about if the Wolves can win it all.

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Eamon's piece: How a Mercenary Became a Minneapolis Mall Cop

The original KDF thread

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Harry and Patrick discuss Giannis' strange Kalshi partnership and what it says about prediction markets in sports. Then they talk about the new look cavs, the end of the kuminga era, and who the Clavicular of the NBA is.

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Patrick on James Harden's Trade Demand

NY Times on Prediction Markets vs Sports Books

Harry's new Pod Class

Katie Heindl on Kalshi and Giannis

Sam Kriss on Clavicular

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We kick off today's episode with a tribute to Dan McQuade, who tragically died last week after a battle with cancer. Then North Carolina native  Jacob Rosenberg gives us some context for the Hornets' recent success, debuts some theories about LaMelo Ball's Post-Pastiche play, and explains why he thinks the Hornets are an unambiguous success this year. We also discuss Steph Curry's mother's interest in Judaism.

Editors Note: Harry erroneously referred to 21 Savages idea for a new city as "Opp City". 21 Savages' actual name for the city is "Crash Out City."

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Dan McQuade tribute at 76rs game

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We are joined by Defector's own Samer Kalaf to discuss the saga of the highly influential (for better or for worse) Instagram page HOUSE OF HIGHLIGHTS. Along the way we talk about advertising brain drain, the victory of marketing speak over prose, copaganda, emoji choices, cynical marketing, being too tuff, and much more.

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Samer's Highlights for Children story

Esquire profile of Omar Raja

New Models

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We are joined by author Jeremy Gordon to talk about his excellent novel SEE FRINEDSHIP, Jordan era supremacy, Rich Paul's podcasting venture, and why the better team always wins.

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Patrick and Jeremy's interview about See Friendship

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We are joined by author and creator of TrueHoop, Henry Abbott, to talk injuries, electromagnetic fields, Trae Young, and the true value of a point guard. We also propose some Big Idea rule changes like abolishing the draft, and putting a key in the corner.

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Our previous episode with Henry

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We are joined by actor, writer, comedian Devon Walker to talk bad NBA jersey numbers, on-court sartorial decisions, Aaron Gordon's diss track about Dwayne Wade giving him a 9/10 on in the dunk contest, and MUCH MORE

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We are joined by Eddie Averill AKA @Realhoopermovie to discuss Sports, Movies, and Sports Movies! We talk about his experience as the admin of the legendary @nbafilmtweets account, why basketball players make good film critics, and how athletes are the new movie stars. Then we talk about Marty Supreme (SPOILERS START AT ROUGHLY: 23:28 UNTIL ROUGHLY: 01:00:30 ) and finally we hear what it was like being a lakers fan when they got luka.

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We are joined by Defector’s Maitreyi Anantharaman to do a little Midwest NBA check-in. We talk about the Pistons’ social media team, Caris LeVert, and the Bucks’ predicament with Giannis. Maitreyi gives us an update on the labor negotiations between the WNBA and the WNBPA and on trying to decipher the signal from the noise.

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Patrick about Giannis Trade Talks

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We are joined by Tom Krell (How To Dress Well) to break down the excellent Spurs vs Thunder game, Evil Wemby, Cam Johnson's slow start, Jokic, Negentropic hoopers, plasticity bucket getting, Jamal Murray's IG costing him millions, and much more!

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