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May 2020
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‘The Last Dance’ and the Athlete As a Ro...

The Ringer
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We run through some league news, including the discussions about whether Kevin Durant would be ready to come back by the time the NBA is ready to ramp up again (1:41). Then we go deeper into episodes 5-6 of ‘The Last Dance,’ including the concept of the “role model” athlete (30:00).

Hosts: Chris Vernon and Kevin O’Connor

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