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The Athletic NBA Daily

The Athletic NBA Daily

By: The Athletic
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 Start your day with The Athletic NBA Daily – a fast, entertaining recap of the most important games and stories from the world of professional basketball with new episodes dropping Monday through Friday. Hosted by Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, and Esfandiar Baraheni with regular appearances by The Athletic’s award-winning NBA reporters. Andrew Schlecht and Alex Spears cap the week with the full-length Saturday Slam n’ Jam episode.

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Episodes
  • NBA Christmas Day Preview

    NBA Christmas Day Preview
    Dec 24 2025

    Andrew Schlecht, Es Baraheni and Dave DuFour preview the Christmas Day games by unboxing a gift from the NBA! They unwrap ornaments that symbolize the Christmas Day games and discuss the games. Then in part 2 the guys take a look at Christmas past and the amazing performances from the stars on Christmas.


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    Host: Andrew Schlecht

    With: Es Baraheni, Dave DuFour

    Producer: Andrew Schlecht

    Video Producer: Alex Oliver


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    41 mins
  • Spurs beat rival Thunder again

    Spurs beat rival Thunder again
    Dec 24 2025

    Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to Cooper Flagg's huge night against the Nuggets, Cam Johnson's injury, and whether the Hawks have a Trae Young problem. Then, Jared Weiss joins the show after the Spurs handed the Thunder their third loss in five games to discuss their rivalry, San Antonio's ceiling, and if they've figured out OKC.


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    Host: Dave DuFour

    With: Es Baraheni and Jared Weiss

    Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

    Audio/Video Producer: Alex Oliver

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    24 mins
  • Are the Thunder breaking the NBA?

    Are the Thunder breaking the NBA?
    Dec 23 2025

    Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the New Orleans Pelicans five game winning streak. Then, Andrew Schlecht joins the show to discuss the Thunder's latest win, their rivalry with the Spurs, and whether the rest of the league can hope to compete.


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    Host: Dave DuFour

    With: Es Baraheni and Andrew Schlecht

    Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

    Audio/Video Producer: Alex Oliver

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    28 mins
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