The Athletic NBA Daily
2001
Episodes
4.1 / 5
Rating

The Athletic NBA Daily

by The Athletic

Category
Basketball
Frequency
Updated daily
Language
English
Start your day with The Athletic NBA Daily – a fast, entertaining recap of the most important games and stories from the world of professional basketball with new episodes dropping Monday through Friday. Hosted by Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, and Esfandiar Baraheni with regular appearances by The Athletic’s award-winning NBA reporters. Andrew Schlecht and Alex Spears cap the week with the full-length Saturday Slam n’ Jam episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Recent Reviews

Slam & Jam

Josiah Siddiki6/4/2026

First of all, absolutely love the show! This is my favorite NBA Daily episode of the week by far. Second, a final thought to all sad Thunder fans and even the Thunder haters- This team showed from game one of the season until the final moments of game 7 of the WCF that their floor is championship level basketball. And we never saw their ceiling. Don’t stress, and don’t take this for granted.

SLAM N JAM

buffchickens6/2/2026

Trivia is the best. Alex Speers has the best questions. He is a wonderful host. His questions are so sophisticated and nuanced that it forces you to dig out a random NBA memory and itches a spot that you never knew you had. Andrew Schlect is alright. He needs better intros though (saying whaatsss upppp doesn't cut it). And Dave DuFour is ... Dave DuFour. Wonderful podcast to listen to when I am revising for my biology exam. Plus - as a 17 year old girl, I think Zena Keita rocks! lots of love from Hong Kong

I love slam n jam

KnicksFan#375/31/2026

FINALLY KNICKS TRIVIA! LETS GO FRED KATZ!Thanks guys you are a great pod!

May 28 WCF

TheSlayedSaint15/28/2026

Thank you for talking about the discourse around free throws and flopping, good to hear people calling out the “fans” that only talk about the refs and the NBA being “rigged” not a fan of either team but it’s good basketball and insane play making

Decent analysis, Insufferable personalities

Guitars Ruin Lives- Josh5/28/2026

If you like your NBA coverage with a heaping helping of pretentiousness this will be your favorite. If I didn’t know better I’d assume the hosts just read box scores and haven’t watched a single playoff game this year in its entirety. It sounds like they listen to real basketball podcasts and steal their takes with a slight twist to make them seem original. Having OKC apologist Jason Gallagher on to pretend to analyze the current discourse around the NBA and officiating while his Championship Thunder sweat it out against a team that’s never been to the playoffs in this iteration is laughable. Yes, Thunder fans think officiating is an afterthought. Shocking. I really try to listen because Zena is awesome (despite suffering constant “Ackchuallys” after every take from the men of the pod), but seriously these dudes are insufferable.