This week I give my take on the vaccine wars in the NBA. It’s a thorny subject and I break it down. Also we have Jake’s Takes as my kid will tell you who will win this week’s NFL games. All this and more on this week’s show! Zirin, Being “Pro NBA Player” Means Being Pro-Vaccine https://www.thenation.com/article/society/vaccine-mandate-lebron-nba/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)

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The NBA’s Vaccine Conundrum

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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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Round One Understood

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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Former A's Bruce Maxwell calls out Oakland A's owner John Fisher for Vegas move

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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The Meaning of Jalen Brunson and the 2024 Playoffs

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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The Magic of Luka and Kyrie

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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The NBA’s Vaccine Conundrum

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