Why We Watch (Part 2)

We said if. Game 7 said yes. This bonus episode is part two of two... an inside look at the conversations happening inside a friend group right now — the texts, the takes, the things basketball keeps making them consider. Definitely one for the hoop nerds. Sky talks with Ryan Arel and Cy Benedict — friends who've been thinking about the 2026 NBA Western Conference Finals a little too hard. The basketball is in there. So is everything else. Cy's article: https://cybdellenback.substack.com/p/the-nbas-western-conference-finals