Lakers Tryin?, Kyrie Confusion, Vax PSA?, Giannis, “That’s Not Basketball”
The Athletic NBA Daily
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🗓️ 21 January 2021
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
In this week's Point of Contention, Marcus Thompson and James Edwards III debate. Hosted by Zach Harper.
Take 1: Are the Lakers even trying? / Warriors
Take 2: How hard is it to call out of work?
Take 3: What else will the NBA ask Black Athletes to do to save the World?
Take 4: Who should take the last shot for the Bucks?
Take 5: “That’s Not Basketball”
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Athletic NBA show, Monday through Friday. |
| 0:03.3 | On the Athletic Podcast Network. |
| 0:08.4 | I do have a take. |
| 0:09.8 | Point of contention. |
| 0:11.7 | Katie, you can be a head coach. |
| 0:12.9 | I can be a head coach. |
| 0:14.7 | Welcome to point of contention. |
| 0:16.4 | Five subjects, five minutes, five points of contention. |
| 0:19.0 | Coming up in the Athletic NBA show's point pointing contention, lack of days of the labels, |
| 0:23.3 | calling out a work. More asked from the NBA. |
| 0:25.2 | Where do the buck stop and foul hunting non-James Hardin Edition? |
| 0:29.3 | I'm Zach Harper, the host of POC, Jade Hoy's producing in this corner. |
| 0:34.0 | Bay Area Legend, author of two bestselling books about the Warriors, Marcus Thompson, Marcus. |
| 0:40.3 | How close is Alex Caruso to wearing a white beanie out on the floor? |
| 0:45.3 | Yo, that was hilarious. |
| 0:47.3 | It was so as soon as I saw that, I forgot who even said it, but as soon as I saw it, I was like, |
| 0:52.3 | yo, that's exactly what's happening. |
| 0:54.9 | It's literally he cut the top off a white beanie. |
| 0:58.4 | I like keep it on. |
| 0:59.9 | All he needs is like you can't touch this on the front. |
| 1:03.6 | Like go old school with the hammer reference. |
| 1:06.9 | And in this corner, Flint, Michigan native, the author of a future book about the Pistons called |
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