Hang Up and Listen - The Kyrie Irving Problem
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🗓️ 7 February 2023
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Joel Anderson and Stefan Fatsis are joined by NPR’s Gene Demby to discuss the trade of talented, problematic superstar Kyrie Irving from the Brooklyn Nets to the Dallas Mavericks, and to preview the Super Bowl match-up between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. Also, Sabreena Merchant of the Athletic helps explain what an unprecedented free-agent frenzy means for the WNBA.
Kyrie Irving (5:05): The perpetually disgruntled superstar is on the move again.
Super Bowl (28:54): After more than half a century, two Black quarterbacks, Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts, are finally starting in the Super Bowl.
WNBA (48:39): Free-agent moves by superstars Candace Parker and Breanna Stewart signal an era of super-teams.
Afterball (1:07:46): Stefan on Philadelphia’s outdated self-image as an underdog town.
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast includes explicit language, but we assume that's what he came for. |
| 0:20.0 | Hi, I'm Stefan Fatsis and this is Slates Sports Podcast. |
| 0:23.0 | Hang up and listen for the week of February 6, 2023. |
| 0:27.0 | On this week's show, Gene Demby of NPR's Code Switch Podcast joins us to talk about the latest chapter in Kyrie Irving's soap operatic career. |
| 0:38.0 | A trade demand met quickly by the Brooklyn Nets, who shipped the enigmatic superstar to the Dallas Mavericks. |
| 0:47.0 | Gene will also be here to talk about the Super Bowl matchup between his Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, Tom Brady's Retirement and other NFL happenings. |
| 0:58.0 | Finally, Sabrina Merchant of the Athletic will explain a crazy week in the WNBA, which saw two legends, Candace Parker and Brianna Stewart, form what sure looked like super teams. |
| 1:11.0 | Slate National Editor Josh Levine is off this week. I'm the author of a few seconds of panic while then outside and word freak. I'm in Washington, DC. |
| 1:19.0 | In Palo Alto, California, it's Slate Staff writer Joel Anderson, the host of Slow Burn, seasons three and six. Hey, Joel. |
| 1:28.0 | Stefan, what's going on, man? Good to see. |
| 1:31.0 | Got to quickly mention one thing from last week's show. Yeah, sure. |
| 1:34.0 | Afterball, which you did not participate in, was about the full and total Americanization of Leeds United. |
| 1:40.0 | Weston McKenney did debut for Leeds on Sunday, but they lost one nothing at Nottingham Forest. |
| 1:47.0 | And on Monday, Leeds fired its American coach, Jesse Marsh. |
| 1:52.0 | Marsh helped save the club's ass last season. And the team actually was pretty good. |
| 1:57.0 | I want to say, but not good enough to win more games, blew a lot of scoring chances that doesn't help a manager. |
| 2:05.0 | They're on the cusp of the dreaded relegation zone in the Premier League. |
| 2:09.0 | So ownership did what ownership does, throw the manager under the bus. |
| 2:14.0 | It does suck for the American players, McKenney, Tyler Adams and Brendan Aronson. |
| 2:19.0 | And now, Joel, speculation begins. Will Jesse Marsh be the next head coach of the US men's national team? |
| 2:27.0 | Oh, I'm sure he'd love to take over that mess right now. |
| 2:30.0 | From one frying plan to the fire, you know what I mean? |
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