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Feb 2025
27m 24s

Luka makes Lakers debut | Mavericks give...

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About this episode

Luka Doncic made his Los Angeles Lakers debut in a blowout win over the Utah Jazz. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to Luka’s night, the weird situation in Dallas, and the All Star injury replacements. Then, the Guardian’s national NBA writer Claire De Lune joins the show from Crypto to set the scene, discuss Luka’s introduction to Lakers fans, and the team’s playoff ceiling.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Es Baraheni & Claire De Lune

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody


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