EPISODE · Jun 25, 2025 · 50 MIN
Buy or Sell: NBA Finals edition
from The Play-By-Play
After a one week break, we are back to talk NBA. Awful Announcing's Ben Axelrod and Brendon Kleen cover the top sports media storylines from the NBA Finals in a special Buy or Sell segment on the latest episode of The Play-By-Play.Time Stamps:-3:30: ESPN NBA broadcast booth staying the same?-11:03: Stephen A. Smith being totally gone from NBA postseason coverage?-16:20: “Inside the NBA” will salvage ESPN’s NBA coverage?-20:37: ESPN bringing back Finals features satisfying NBA fans?-26:21: The NBA is happy about this Finals?-32:04: Does it matter that NBA news breaks during Finals?-36:15: Podcasts becoming a replacement for traditional NBA coverage?-39:43: Amazon and NBC will make ESPN’s NBA coverage better?-43:26: Hot micsYou can subscribe to The Play-By-Play wherever podcasts are found. Please subscribe, rate and review!Download The Play-By-Play:Listen on AppleListen on SpotifyAwful Announcing on XAwful Announcing on FacebookAwful Announcing on InstagramAwful Announcing on ThreadsAwful Announcing on BlueSkyAwful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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After a one week break, we are back to talk NBA. Awful Announcing's Ben Axelrod and Brendon Kleen cover the top sports media storylines from the NBA Finals in a special Buy or Sell segment on the latest episode of The Play-By-Play.Time Stamps:-3:30: ESPN NBA broadcast booth staying the same?-11:03: Stephen A. Smith being totally gone from NBA postseason coverage?-16:20: “Inside the NBA” will salvage ESPN’s NBA coverage?-20:37: ESPN bringing back Finals features satisfying NBA fans?-26:21: The NBA is happy about this Finals?-32:04: Does it matter that NBA news breaks during Finals?-36:15: Podcasts becoming a replacement for traditional NBA coverage?-39:43: Amazon and NBC will make ESPN’s NBA coverage better?-43:26: Hot micsYou can subscribe to The Play-By-Play wherever podcasts are found. Please subscribe, rate and review!Download The Play-By-Play:Listen on AppleListen on SpotifyAwful Announcing on XAwful Announcing on FacebookAwful Announcing on InstagramAwful Announcing on ThreadsAwful Announcing on BlueSkyAwful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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