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Jul 13
26m 46s

The Bar for Steph Curry and the Warriors...

Ric Bucher, NBA insider and Fox Sports NBA analyst
About this episode

In a two-part podcast, Ric discusses the complaint by some Golden State Warriors' fans that the franchise is doing a disservice to superstar Steph Curry with their lack of offseason moves. Also discussed: comments by LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Steve Nash about Michael Jordan's mid-career retirement following the murder of his father.

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