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Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni recap a two-game Thursday night slate in the NBA, featuring the Orlando Magic at the Phoenix Suns and the Miami Heat at the Golden State Warriors.
Then, Jay King, Boston Celtics beat reporter for The Athletic & host of the Still Poddable podcast, joins the show to discuss: how real the beef (or lamb chops) is between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Harry Potter house/NBA connections, the long runup to Jaylen Brown’s offseason trade to the Sixers, how Paul George has helped Boston’s perimeter defense, Mitchell Robinson’s surprising rebounding struggles and whether Joe Mazzulla’s AI usage should be normalized around the league.
And before we go, we get you ready for Friday night’s NBA Cup games!
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"A Vintage Warriors Performance + Boston's Tatum-Brown Beef Explained" is an episode of The Athletic NBA Daily. Runtime 42 min. Published November 6, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.