NBA Podcast: Celtics Shake-up, Embiid's knee, Dame Goes Off + Lakers on the Brink

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Alex Barutha

Nick Whalen

Published on June 2, 2021

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Nick Whalen is joined by Alex Barutha to break down a wild night in the NBA that saw the Blazers lose in double-overtime despite a herculean effort from Damian Lillard. The guys also discuss the Lakers' embarrassing no-show, Joel Embiid's meniscus tear, some massive news out of Boston and much more.

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Alex Barutha

@BaruthaAlex

Alex is RotoWire's Chief NBA Editor. He writes articles about daily fantasy, year-long fantasy and sports betting. You can hear him on the RotoWire NBA Podcast, Sirius XM, VSiN and other platforms. He firmly believes Robert Covington is the most underrated fantasy player of the past decade.

Nick Whalen

@wha1en

Now in his 10th year with the company, Nick is RotoWire's Senior Media Analyst, a position he took on after several years as the Head of Basketball Content. A multi-time FSGA and FSWA award winner, Nick co-hosts RotoWire's flagship show on Sirius XM Fantasy alongside Jeff Erickson, as well as The RotoWire NBA Show on Sirius XM NBA with Alex Barutha. He also co-hosts RotoWire's Football and Basketball podcasts. You can catch Nick's NBA and NFL analysis on VSiN and DraftKings, as well as RotoWire's various social and video channels. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @wha1en.

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