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Hello and Welcome
How To Improve The NBA w/ Ben Golliver
Will and Alex are joined by Ben Golliver of the Washington Post to discuss how the NBA can improve the present-day product and chat about: the attention span of fans, the lack of rivalries, how the sport is discussed in mainstream media, the volume of three-point shooting, the marketability of today’s stars, and more.
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