Hang Up: So Long Sixers

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🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Joel Anderson, Josh Levin, and NPR’s Gene Demby look back at the epic first-round series between the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers. They also check in on the chaos inside Deion Sanders’ Colorado football program. Finally, Alex Prewitt joins Joel, Josh, and Stefan Fatsis to examine why Korean basketball players bank in their free throws. Knicks- Sixers (2:25): How New York came out on top and what’s next for Philly. Colorado (19:03): What happened to all the players Coach Prime booted? Banked-in free throws (34:26): A deep dive into a mysterious phenomenon. Afterball (49:15): Josh on the Shaq-Kobe NBA (and rap) beef. (Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad free.) Want more Hang Up and Listen? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page, or visit slate.com/hangupplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Pepsi Max.
0:03.0	Pepsi Max knows the music isn't just a soundtrack.
0:06.0	It's a pulse and every city has its own.
0:09.0	That's why they teamed up with Spotify to measure the musical taste of cities across the UK
0:14.4	and create a playlist that matches their pulse perfectly.
0:17.6	From Glasgow's dance scene to the rap game in Birmingham.
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0:30.5	This podcast contains explicit language.
0:33.0	If you want to know how explicit, keep listening. Hi, I'm Josh Levine, and this is Hang and Listen for the week of May 6, 2024.
0:54.1	On this week's show, we're going to talk about the New York Knicks thrilling for Knicks fans
0:58.3	when over the Philadelphia 76ers and the first round of the NBA playoffs. We'll also check in on how that whole Dion Sanders situation is going at Colorado
1:06.8	and writer Alex Pruitt will join us to discuss his deep dive into why
1:11.2	Korean basketball players bank in their free throws.
1:14.3	I'm in Washington DC, I'm the author of the book The Queen and the host of an upcoming
1:18.2	slow burn season on the rise of Fox News and so forth.
1:21.8	Stephen Fatsis is still in Greece
1:24.2	if the GPS tracker I stuck on his yacht is accurate.
1:27.7	But you're gonna hear from it in a bit
1:29.3	because the man loves Bank Den Korean free throws.
1:32.4	Joining me as always from Palo Alto, it's writer, podcaster, and Farmers Market
1:36.8	attendee Joel Anderson.
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