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Welcome to tampering.

We're this beautiful game of basketball that we all love and talk about every single day.

Sam, Sam, Amy.

To be able to bring people together. What it do, baby? Reportedly at the center of an NBA investigation into tampering accusations. And the message to... Decutative in the league is not talking about players on other teams. What did I do? The charges filed. Impermissible contact. Right or wrong? Tampering charges are really difficult to prove. You know me? I talk. It's awkward to even talk about. I can't even mention Deans anymore. Ask me what I like to play with Cameron to Graham. Try all your one with the ring. They're always ahead of the woods. Is that right aside? Everybody, we don't have to have to have tamper with the guys. I didn't tell you what happened. I'm just telling me what happened. I'm just telling me what happened. I'm just telling you. I'm just telling you. Hello and welcome to the tampering podcast. This is Sam Amick, National Writer at the Athletic for the NBA. Here, as always, we got Anthony Slater on the West Coast regular of the show. The other regular who we have missed dearly out on the East Coast. Not only are we welcoming back the great Fred cats, we're welcoming back the great Fred Katz with a new job title. Freddie, what's up, brother? What's going on? A lot is up. So many things are up. I mean, a new city, new job, but I still get to talk to you guys. So the best of

everything. We love you. We appreciate you. Give us the breakdown. And we're going to, you know,

merge this into today's discussion for sure and talk about the new squad that you're covering.

Wizards for how many years on the, uh, I was on Washington beat for three years. Okay. Obviously

coming out of the of the Norman transcript,

previous to that covering the Thunder.

Now your third NBA team that you're covering is.

Well,

don't forget about my Rishie Wallace Hawks-like stint covering the Celtics.

Oh, baby.

How long was that?

That's not.

That was like a month.

I think I broke the record for the longest you can.

I at the very least had to tie the record for the longest you can cover a team without actually covering one of their games.

Which was how long?

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