Bol Bol, Zion Williamson, and the NBA Unicorn Fantasy | The Answer

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🗓️ 21 December 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Seerat and Kyle start the pod by discussing some of their recent personal holiday adventures before taking a deep dive into the mythology, history, and definition of the NBA "unicorn." Next, they take a close look at Bol Bol and talk about the unrealistic and tangible expectations that the media and fans have attached to his career (17:47). Finally, they discuss Zion Williamson's unique physical dimensions and the way he uses them against opposing teams (34:15). Hosts: Seerat Sohi and J. Kyle Mann Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Production Supervision: Benjamin Cruz and Conor Nevins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:56.6	who is battling this sniffles. And I don't say that to be. I realize it sounds condescending. I think it's actually a little worse than this sniffles.
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