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Edge of Sports

Bubblicious: What the Bubble Meant for the NBA

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

News, Sports News, Sports, History, Politics

4.8616 Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

This week we talk to NBA writer Michael Lee about the NBA Finals. We also talk about the remarkable success of the NBA Bubble, Jimmy Butler’s fit in Miami, and the legacy of Lebron James. 

We also have “Choice Words” about the legacy of Lebron James and the effective way in which he has used his platform to do good. In addition, we have “Just Stand Up” and “Just Sit Down” awards to the WNBA community for how it banded together to attempt to get former player Cappie Pondexter help and Donald Trump/the GOP for shamefully appropriating the legacy and memory of the legendary Jackie Robinson to their sordid political ends. All this and more on this week’s show!

Michael Lee
Twitter: @MrMichaelLee

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0:00.0

You have now, I think, 90% of the players are not registered to vote. Or at last, I think Dave Ziron. This week we talk to the

0:32.1

athletics, Michael Lee, about all things NBA as the NBA finals wrap up as well as the time in the bubble.

0:41.1

Also, I've got some choice words about LeBron James's sense of the mission and the moment.

0:47.4

I've also got Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down awards.

0:50.4

I got Kaepernick Watch and more, but first, let's talk to Michael Lee.

1:00.0

First and foremost, just so my notes are right, this is Michael Lee from the athletic

1:05.2

and not Mike Lee, the Republican senator who's giving everybody COVID and says he shouldn't exist in the United

1:12.5

States, right? That I am the one who supports democracy and plan on voting November 3rd.

1:21.6

Okay. And I am I in front of my name on Twitter. So it's Mr. Michael Lee.

1:29.4

We have an extensive phone list for the Edge of Sports podcast.

1:33.7

I just wanted to make sure we got the right Mike Lee before we got started.

1:37.1

Although it's funny when Mike Lee was first elected, a senator, I don't know how it happened, but for some odd reason, some of his, I guess, constituents in Utah would email me at the Washington Post when I worked there.

1:54.4

And I was like, do you realize what email you just hit up?

1:57.9

Like, I am not a senator.

2:00.7

Senator Lee. Oh, my am not a senator Lee.

2:02.2

Oh, my gosh.

2:04.0

That is something else.

2:06.3

So first and foremost, we're doing this interview, just putting this out there very firmly for the people out there.

2:12.2

We're doing this interview the morning of Saturday, October 10th.

2:15.4

Friday, October 9th was game five of the NBA finals, Miami Heat,

2:20.3

Los Angeles Lakers, down to the wire. To me, it was, I'm being serious, one of the top 10 or 15 games

2:27.3

I've ever seen in my life, the heat win by a sliver. Am I overstating how great that game was? I mean, it's hard to say what my top

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