L.A. Protests and the NBA’s Storytelling Problem. Plus: Logan Murdock on Gen Z Hoopers.

The Press Box

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4.4 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and Joel tackle some leftover 'The Simpsons' vs. 'The Cosby Show' thoughts in today's J-School (0:47), before they are joined by Logan Murdock to discuss The Athletic's anonymous players survey, why the NBA keeps finding itself in the crosshairs of criticism, and ESPN's biggest mistake while broadcasting the Finals. Then they talk about Logan's new article for The Ringer, "How the Gen Z Takeover Is Changing the NBA" (10:18). Finally, Bryan and Joel discuss the Los Angeles protests, some big-picture questions, the ambiguous relationship between the press and law enforcement, and more (55:56). Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel AndersonGuest: Logan MurdockProducer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Folks, it's Jay Kyle Mann from The Ringer, and as always, basketball is so freaking, freaking good.
0:07.5	It's so good, in fact, that the Ringer's NBA draft show is finally back just in time for a ramp up to June.
0:13.5	We've got you covered every week as we take an in-depth look at who's got next for the NBA's future.
0:19.1	We'll talk the rising and falling stocks of the best and the brightest prospects in the 2025 NBA draft class.
0:25.7	From Cooper Flag to Dylan Harper to BJ Edgecom and more.
0:29.8	Tap in with me on the Ringer NBA Draft Show every Wednesday and make sure that you follow,
0:34.4	subscribe, and hit us with those five-star ratings.
0:37.5	Okay. that you follow, subscribe, and hit us with those five-star ratings. Hello, media consumers.
0:49.6	Welcome to Press Box.
0:50.8	You got Brian Curtis.
0:52.2	You've got Joel Anderson.
0:53.6	You got producer Kyle Crichton.
0:55.7	Coming up on the podcast, we're going to have our friend Logan Murdoch in to talk about the NBA
1:00.3	finals, the Tyrese Halliburton Discourse, Missing Woge, plus Joel and I talk about the Los Angeles
1:08.4	protests and the media battle to define them. But first, let me take
1:12.9	you to a place where they never remove logos from the floor. Let me take you to J-School.
1:22.0	Still got this old Foss, Lama Jammer Penning here that needs to go up, Brian. So no,
1:26.3	we're not taking anything down.
1:28.5	Can I admit something about your Epps-related era on last Thursday's episode?
1:34.4	Uh-oh.
1:35.3	So as a reminder to our audience, we were talking about who ESPN might spotlight
1:39.4	as homegrown celebrities when the NBA finals moves to Indianapolis for games three and four.
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