Hang Up and Listen

Almost Perfect

Vinson Cunningham, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the epic Game 1 of the Nets-Celtics series. They also talk about the Minnesota Timberwolves, young playoff stars, and Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai. Finally, the Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh joins for a conversation about near-perfection at the start of the baseball season.

Nets-Celtics (3:05): Jayson Tatum, Kyrie Irving, and a whole lot more.
 
NBA playoffs (26:39): What we’re watching this postseason.

Baseball (49:02): The sadness of two perfect games that almost were.

Afterball (1:09:34): Vinson on the Timberwolves’ spotty playoff history.
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A weekly sports discussion from Slate. Hang Up and Listen features Slate sports editor Josh Levin, writer Stefan Fatsis (author of A Few Seconds of Panic), Slate writer and Slow Burn host Joel Anderson, and a selection of interesting guests from around the sports world.