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The Athletic NBA Daily

The Athletic NBA Daily

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Summary

Start your day with The Athletic NBA Daily – a fast, entertaining recap of the most important games and stories from the world of professional basketball with new episodes dropping Monday through Friday. Hosted by Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, and Esfandiar Baraheni with regular appearances by The Athletic’s award-winning NBA reporters. Andrew Schlecht and Alex Spears cap the week with the full-length Saturday Slam n’ Jam episode.

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2019 - The Athletic
Basketball Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Jalen Brunson cooks in Knicks comeback win
    May 20 2026

    Jalen Brunson scored 17 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as the New York Knicks overcame a 22-point deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in game one of the Easter Conference Finals. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni give their instant reactions to the Knicks massive comeback over the Cavs, Brunson’s incredible crunch time performance, and Cleveland’s James Harden problem. Then, Mike Vorkunov joins the show from Madison Square Garden with discussions around the postgame from Kenny Atkinson and where the Cavs might adjust in game two.


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    Host: Dave DuFour

    With: Es Baraheni and Mike Vorkunov

    Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

    Audio/Video Producer: Alex Oliver

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    39 mins
  • Wemby’s historic Game 1
    May 19 2026

    Victor Wembanyama was dominant in his Western Conference Finals debut as the Spurs defeat the Thunder 122-115 in double overtime. Dave DuFour and Zena Keita give their instant reactions to the Spurs double overtime win of the Thunder. Then, Dave, Andrew Schlecht, and Jared Weiss sit courtside and discuss the ways the Spurs disrupted the Thunder offense, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s poor performance, and the Dylan Harper-Victor Wembanyama combo.


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    Host: Dave DuFour

    With: Zena Keita, Andrew Schlect, and Jared Weiss

    Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

    Audio/Video Producer: Alex Oliver

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    45 mins
  • Can the Thunder solve the Wembanyama problem?
    May 18 2026

    The Pistons and the Timberwolves are out of the NBA playoffs. Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Law Murray examine their offseason needs and then preview both conference final matchups, including their takes on Jalen Brunson vs. Donovan Mitchell and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's MVP level floor vs. the Spurs defense.


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    Host: Dave DuFour

    With: Zena Keita and Law Murray

    Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

    Audio/Video Producer: Alex Oliver

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    57 mins
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