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It's hard to read the news these days without asking yourself, how did we get here?

Fiasco is a history podcast for the co-creators of Slow Burn. In our first season,

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which resulted in a high-stakes stalemate, ended with one of the most controversial rulings in Supreme Court history.

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This is the best of the Ben Mallor show on Fox Sports Radio.

It was a jaw-dropping story that happened over the weekend.

James Harden.

James Hardin, everyone buzzing about what James Hardin did over the weekend.

And it did not involve scoring a basket.

I don't believe he was arrested.

We'll have to check the police blotter.

But James Arden agreeing to a four-year extension with the Rockets.

Now, typically, we do not care about such things, right?

I mean, it doesn't generate much conversation.

Okay, he got an extension.

That's great. Woo-hoo. But this is different. Now, why is it

different? In this particular case, it is the exception to the rule. We are talking about something

known as a super max extension. What the hell is a super max extension?

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