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Tamper with you.

Welcome to tampering.

We're this beautiful game of basketball that we all love and talk about every single day.

With Sam Panic.

To be able to wings people together. What it do, baby? Reportedly at the center of an NBA investigation into tampering accusations. And the message to... ...accusing the league is not talking about players on other teams. What did I do? The charges filed. Impromissible contact. Right or wrong? Tampering charges are really difficult to prove. know me I talk I'm awkward to even talk about I can't even mention deans anymore Ask me what I like to play with Cameron The trial you're one with the camera in They're always ahead of the woods Is that where I'm sorry Everybody we know how to have tamper with the guys I didn't tamper I'm just telling you what happened I'm just telling you what happened. I'm just telling you what happened. I'm just telling you what happened.

Hello and welcome to the tampering podcast.

Part of the Athletic NBA Show Network here, as always.

I'm Sam Amick, NBA National Writer at the Athletic.

We got two regulars on the show this week.

You know them well by this point.

Out East. Fred Katz, Wizards Beat Rider out west, Anthony Slater, resident Warriors beat writer.

But a new arrival to the show, a man who I haven't seen in person in a very long time,

just like everybody else, and is good to see him here on the Zoom link.

Derek Bodner, Sixers Beat Rider. My guy, we would love to have you on at any point, but your team is looking like a title contender. You've got some good stuff to write about. What's going on, sir? They are, not much. Doing well. I think I'm doing everyone a service by not you not having to see me at all during this panetics. Maybe the one good thing to come of it, but I am doing well. Come on. We were joking off air about the art of Zoom backgrounds, and while super producer Andrew Schlect is winning the day, you know, you got some stuff going on behind you. You got a little vegetation. You got some art. I see you working there, Derek. Sure, sure. It is what I have settled on that I don't completely despise.

There you go. Well, we're going to get into Sixers. We're going to talk in my neck of the woods a little bit, excuse me, about the incredible Sacramento Kings. I think seven of eight at this point. They're on a roll. Is it for real? Is it not? We're going to have a little fun with Andrew's latest segment idea,

the pick-aside game, talking everything from Miami, Toronto, Dallas, New Orleans, MVP race,

rookie of the year race. We're going to make the rounds. But let's start in Philly. Derek,

there's so many layers to your situation. I'm going to start with my West Coast bias with the six degrees

of kind of Doc Rivers impact. And I wonder what your early feelings about the impact he has

had. And, you know, they go from Brett Brown to Doc. And Joelle Embed is not unlocked, but,

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