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🗓️ 5 November 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Howard Beck and Raja Bell kick it with 11-year NBA veteran and 'Off Guard' podcast host Austin Rivers to discuss player and media relations following Joel Embiid’s altercation with a Philadelphia columnist. Austin and Raja speak on what should happen to Embiid, and whether his actions were warranted (03:07). How do teams handle player, fan, and media relations when issues arise (31:46)? Howard tells a story about how Kobe Bryant once had an issue with him and something he wrote (43:31). Plus, Vince Carter gets his jersey retired in Toronto, and Drake say’s he’ll take DeMar DeRozan’s jersey down if he ever gets honored by the Raptors (48:48) Hosts: Howard Beck and Raja Bell Guest: Austin Rivers Producer: Clifford Augustin Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up, everybody. Chris Vernon here and welcome to a new season of the NBA and the mismatch.
0:06.6	And huge welcome as well to my new co-host, Dave Jacoby.
0:10.3	I can't wait to link with you twice a week every Tuesday and Friday, right here on the
0:15.7	mismatch to break down everything that's happening in the league.
0:18.5	Who's playing well, who we loved, who we loathed, trade rumors, team dysfunction.
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0:25.3	So follow us, subscribe, and hit us with those five-star ratings on Spotify, or wherever
0:30.2	you get your podcast.
0:31.5	And also don't forget to follow us on social media.
0:33.5	That's at Ringer NBA.
0:34.7	And check out the full mismatch episodes with the two handsomest podcasters in the history of podcasting right on the Ringer NBA YouTube channel.
0:45.8	This episode is brought to you by Diet Coke.
0:50.3	Time for a Diet Coke break.
0:56.0	Enjoy what you like.
0:59.3	Just how you like it.
1:03.5	This is my taste.
1:06.5	What's yours?
1:11.6	Celebrate your unique taste with Diet Coke. What up? It's the real ones on Election Day Tuesday. Please go vote. You haven't already.
1:33.3	I'm Howard Beck, senior writer at the Ringer, and with me today, not one, but two former NBA players slash ringer colleagues.
1:41.6	As always, Rajabelle, and I think making his real one's debut, he can correct
1:45.9	me if I'm wrong, the host of the off of, excuse me, of off guard with Austin Rivers, Austin Rivers.
1:52.2	So why do we bring in Austin today? Good question. Because over the weekend, we had a very unusual
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