The Little Tikes Hoop With a Saggy Pamper Edition




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Summary: Stefan Fatsis is joined by ESPN’s Dave McMenamin to break down the epic buzzer-beater by LeBron James in Game 3 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference playoffs and by hockey writer Sean McIndoe to discuss the Stanley Cup playoffs. Slate’s Christina Cauterucci and Juliet Macur of the <em>New York Times </em>talk about the exploitative treatment of NFL cheerleaders. And ESPN’s Sam Miller explains how there were more strikeouts than hits in the major leagues in a month for the first time ever.<br><br><strong>LeBron </strong>(3:15): Stefan and ESPN’s Dave McMenamin conduct a forensic breakdown of LeBron James’s seemingly impossible game-winning shot against the Toronto Raptors.<br><br><strong>NHL playoffs </strong>(21:39): Stefan and hockey writer Sean McIndoe discuss the Vegas Golden Knights, the Winnipeg Jets, a rare playoff suspension, and Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins licking his opponents.<br><br><strong>Cheerleaders </strong>(43:50): Slate’s Christina Cauterucci and Juliet Macur of the <em>New York Times </em>talk with Stefan about Juliet’s reporting on the treatment of cheerleaders for Washington’s NFL team<br><br><strong>Baseballs </strong>(1:01:32):  ESPN’s Sam Miller talks with Stefan about the decade-long rise in strikeouts and whether Major League Baseball needs to do something about it.