NBA A to Z with Jeff Zillgitt
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🗓️ 22 February 2024
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Tampering
Sam Amick sits down with colleague Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today to discuss how the rest of the season is going to shake out, who is the favorite for MVP at this point, and what is the deal with the beef between Doc Rivers, and JJ Redick. Plus, find out why LeBron James was so happy to see Jeff in Indy this All-Star Weekend.
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| 0:48.3 | I'm Sam Amick, NBA National Writer at The Athletic coming at you with a post all-star weekend special edition. |
| 0:56.0 | You have no idea how hard it was to deliver that intro because the face on the computer |
| 1:01.1 | screen in front of me is a man by the name of Jeff Zilget from USA Today. |
| 1:05.1 | And for six years, Jeff and I had a podcast by a different name. |
| 1:08.9 | So Jeff, it was very hard to not say, welcome to the A to Z NBA from A to Z podcast from our old USA Today era. |
| 1:18.7 | Jay-Z, what's up, brother? |
| 1:19.7 | How are you? |
| 1:20.5 | I'm good, Sam. |
| 1:21.4 | We'll reinvent it for a one-day only pod, a tampering pod special. |
| 1:30.3 | I like it. |
| 1:30.8 | I like it. |
| 1:31.8 | Here's what's so awesome about having you on this week. |
| 1:35.4 | Obviously, always love connecting with you. |
| 1:37.5 | That USA Today chapter remains an absolute highlight in my career. |
| 1:41.4 | And you made it that way. |
| 1:43.4 | We were together at All-Star Weekend. It's always |
| 1:46.2 | good seeing you at these big tent pole events. And it just seemed perfect because not only is it great |
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