On the NBA Beat

On the NBA Beat


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On the NBA Beat Ep. 190: "The Original Louisville Slugger" Book Special With Tim Newby
February 10, 2025

Writer and historianTim Newby, author ofThe Original Louisville Slugger, a fun, thorough and important narrative covering the life and baseball career of Pete Browning, joins the show. Browning, one of the best hitters of the 19th century, a deeply flawe

On the NBA Beat Ep. 189: "Season of Shattered Dreams" Book Special With Eric Vickrey
January 14, 2025

Nonfiction baseball writer Eric Vickrey comes on to discuss his terrifically poignant and inspiring book, Season of Shattered Dreams, which recounts the deadliest accident in the history of American professional sports, the 1946 Spokane Indians’ tragic cr

On the NBA Beat Ep. 188: "Not When, But If?" Book Special With Evan Ream
January 13, 2025

Evan Ream, Communications Manager for NorCal Premier Soccer, comes on to discuss his colorful and inspiring debut book, Not When, But If?Here are some highlights 8:35-9:17: Nobody really knows what Sacramento is, especially from a national standpoint

On the NBA Beat Ep. 187: "The Six Pack" Book Special With Brad Balukjian
September 04, 2024

Sports writer and scientist Brad Balukjian stops by to discuss his fascinating, thought-provoking and important new book, The Six Pack: On the Open Road in Search of WrestleMania.Here are some highlights 5:29-5:49: The book really is about the line

On the NBA Beat Ep. 186: Jason Gallagher: Dallas "Has an Identity" Around Luka Again
November 18, 2023

On the heels of the Dallas Mavericks 9-3 start, Jason Gallagher returns, and you bet the head of production at The Old Man and the Three (and ThreeFourTwo Productions more broadly) comes ready with analysis of the Mavericks scalding start as Luka Doncic

On the NBA Beat Ep. 185: Alex Kennedy Winds Through the West
October 24, 2023

Alex Kennedy, Chief Content Officer at BasketballNews.com and host of Running Up the Score, a biweekly live sports show airing every Tuesday and Friday night, stops by to wind through the Western Conference just as the league readies for tipoff. The Nugge

On the NBA Beat Ep. 184: Jake Fischer Explores the East
October 20, 2023

Jake Fischer, Yahoo! Sports senior NBA reporter and the author of Built to Lose, makes his fourth appearance to break down the Eastern Conference's biggest storylines as the season approaches. Tune in to hear why he regards the Celtics as favorites, h

On the NBA Beat Ep. 183: Andy Liu on Warriors’ 2023-24: “This Thing Is Tenuous”
October 02, 2023

Andy Liu of the Light Years podcast is back yet again; for a record ninth time, in fact. His task this time? Helping Aaron preview the Golden State Warriors as they attempt to bounce back from a 44-38 campaign in which just six games separated them from 1

On the NBA Beat Ep. 182: "Freedom to Win" Book Special With Ethan Scheiner
September 19, 2023

Enjoy Ethan Scheiner discussing his new book, "Freedom to Win." Here are some highlights: 3:23-6:23: The thing that is so incredible about this story is that it is an unbelievable marriage of politics and sports. That really is the thing that

On the NBA Beat Ep. 181: Sean Highkin: Portland Is "the Perfect Spot" for Jerami Grant
December 12, 2022

In a tightly packed Western Conference, where only a handful of games separate the first- and thirteenth-place teams, Sean Highkin of Rose Garden Report is encouraged by the Portland Trail Blazers start. Specifically, the Blazers have gotten All-Star-cal