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An NBA podcast featuring a rotating lineup of the best insiders, writers, and reporters from The Athletic. Monday thru Friday. Monday: Basketball Buds with Zach Harper, Jay King and Josh Huestis | Tuesday: Hoops Adjacent with David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson | Wednesday: Nerder She Wrote with Dave DuFour, Seth Partnow, and Mo Dakhil | Thursday: Tampering with Sam Amick, Anthony Slater and Fred Katz | Friday: The Slam & Jam with Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers.

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An NBA podcast featuring a rotating lineup of the best insiders, writers, and reporters from The Athletic. Monday thru Friday. Monday: Basketball Buds with Zach Harper, Jay King and Josh Huestis | Tuesday: Hoops Adjacent with David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson | Wednesday: Nerder She Wrote with Dave DuFour, Seth Partnow, and Mo Dakhil | Thursday: Tampering with Sam Amick, Anthony Slater and Fred Katz | Friday: The Slam & Jam with Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers.

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    Thunder roll Mavs | Celtics cruise | What is wrong with the Nuggets?

    Thunder roll Mavs | Celtics cruise | What is wrong with the Nuggets?

    Mo Dakhil, Seth Partnow, and Dave DuFour react to the Thunder pummeling the Mavs in Game 1 of their series and the Celtics taking care of business against the Cavaliers, discuss the Timberwolves dismantling of the Nuggets, and wonder why the Knicks are trying to run with the Pacers.
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    • 54 min
    Thunder Talk With Darnell Mayberry

    Thunder Talk With Darnell Mayberry

    Hoops Adjacent
    David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson are joined by The Athletic's Darnell Mayberry to discuss the emergence of the Thunder and how they may fair in their playoff run. The guys also discuss moves the Bulls could make this off-season and how dominant Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves have looked. Plus, Darnell discusses his the blog he founded, Money Talks and why it was created in the first place!
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    • 57 min
    Wolves hound Nuggets | Knicks take Game 1

    Wolves hound Nuggets | Knicks take Game 1

    Will Guillory and Dave DuFour react to an epic beatdown of the Denver Nuggets by the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Knicks heroics to defeat the Pacers. 
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    • 23 min
    Overreacting to the Timberwolves | Best Rookie Ever

    Overreacting to the Timberwolves | Best Rookie Ever

    Zach Harper, Jay King, and Josh Huestis overreact to Game 1 between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets, make their picks for the second round of the playoffs, and discuss Victor Wembanyama's "Rookie of the Year" award winning season.
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    • 1 hr 6 min
    Weekend Playoff Update | Cavs disappear Magic | Wolves take Game 1

    Weekend Playoff Update | Cavs disappear Magic | Wolves take Game 1

    Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour give their instant reaction to the Cleveland Cavaliers' game 7 victory over the Orlando Magic, recap the Minnesota Timberwolves game 1 win over the Nuggets, and discuss the Mavericks and Clippers game 6.
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    • 32 min
    Brunson Delivers + KD Back Home? + Clippers Adjustments

    Brunson Delivers + KD Back Home? + Clippers Adjustments

    Slam and Jam
    Andrew Schlecht and Will Guillory discuss the Knicks closing out the Sixers, which direction the Suns should go, if KD wants to move on and possibly back to OKC, the Pacers moving on to round 2, and what to make of the Pelicans being swept from the Playoffs. Then in part 2, Law Murray of the Athletic joins to discuss the Clippers, PG's free agency, and what adjustments they could make going into Game 6. Then they finish the episode with a fun trivia game between Will and Law.
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    • 1 hr 14 min

Customer Reviews

4.1 out of 5
1.9K Ratings

1.9K Ratings

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Enjoying The Immediate Reactions

Keep up the great coverage NBA Athletic Team. Really enjoying having an immediate reaction podcast after every playoff night of basketball.

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DA is the best

There’s not a better NBA mind than Aldridge.

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Amazing. Whether it’s slam and jam or bringing in a guest, I love it. Keep up the great work

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