Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziron.

This is our Super Bowl show this week, and so I am talking to Atlanta's own Seikusmith from

NBA.com so we could talk about the Super Bowl that was and the only sport that matters now,

the NBA. And why NBA players, unlike NFL, NHL or Major League Baseball players, have been

speaking out in unprecedented numbers against the agenda of Donald Trump. Also, I've got some

choice words about the political energy thrumming underneath the Super Bowl and a just stand-up

award for my favorite New England Patriot. Yes, I have one.

But first, let's talk to the man himself from Atlanta, Sekew Smith.

First and foremost, when I think of people I know in the word Atlanta,

you're the first person that comes to mind, other than, of course, you know, Jimmy Carter.

And so I wanted to ask you, just straight up, man, Super Bowl reaction, how you doing, how you feeling?

I'm actually great. Even being a longtime resident of this city, I've adopted the understanding

that, you know, the sky usually is falling during an Atlanta

sporting event when, you know, it looks like the sky has fallen.

So my heart went out to all my Falcons fan friends during the game last night because

I'm a Michigan guy.

I grew up watching Tom Brady lead Michigan to come back when he was in college.

So I kind of had a feeling what was coming. And I'm prone to yell out the words touchdown Tommy

when he throws touchdown. So my wife was trying to kick me out of the house last night.

She was not at all pleased with it. She even blasted me on Facebook, which is kind of weird. You know, you're downstairs

yelling at the TV and your wife is upstairs telling everybody on Facebook how sick of hearing

you say touchdown Tommy all over the house. So it was an interesting night in a very gloomy morning,

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