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Lakers Chaos Zone + Refurbished Warriors
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Saturday Slam N Jam
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of NBA Basketball, the Most Improved Player odds, and more of their favorite things from the week. Then Zena Keita joins to discuss the Warriors and their surprising rise in the Western Conference.
In part 2, Trevor Lane of the Lakers Nation podcast joins to discuss the wild week of the Lakers including his moment in the press conference with JJ Redick, covering 39 year old LeBron, the Lakers defense and more. Then the guys finish off the week with a fun trivia game of Andrew vs. the Beat.
Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers
With: Zena Keita and Trevor Lane
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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