New Zach Lowe Show! The LaMelo trade w/ @JonKrawczynski and @MoDakhil_NBA; Warriors/Horford/Porzingis/LeBron?; Beef Stew/Detroit up to something; a despondent Mets Corner w/ @SeanFennessey:
Spotify:
If you don’t understand the killing of George Floyd is the product of centuries-old systemic wrongs–if you’re somehow uneasy about the protests--that’s on you. You haven’t tried. You haven’t thought beyond your own experiences and privilege. Change requires empathy and action.
Understanding the plight of young African American men is a requirement to making the necessary connection to coach in the NBA, but he believes it is even more than that: It's a requirement of an American citizen who wants this carnage to end.
Sample texts from NBA team execs: "This is the first time I've been legitimately shocked and could not move;"What a terrible deal" (no further clarification); and my favorite (among dozens in a similar vein) "What the f-ckity f-ck?????"
HAPPY NBA OPENING NIGHT!!!!! Only prediction I'll share here: Celtics over Thunder in the 2025 NBA Finals, Boston breaks the NBA's no-repeat streak. I'll be watching, talking to/meeting with people around the league, traveling a bit to games -- the usual. Enjoy the games!
Also I have a very important NBA update: I still cannot believe Luka Doncic is on the Lakers. Like, literally. I feel like I'm hallucinating every time I watch them play.
Scene from the Lowe house tonight: Interviewing NBA head coach, daughter barges in and demands to say hi to whoever is on the phone so relentlessly there is no solution other than to give in. "Ok, say hi to the coach." "HELLO, MR. POOP!" Coach: "I've been called worse."