Hang Up and Listen on The Last Dance, Jalen Green, and sports media in the pandemic.
In this week’s episode of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the first two episodes of, ESPN’s documentary series on the end of the Chicago Bulls’ NBA dynasty. They also talk about basketball prospect Jalen Green, and what his decision to go straight to the G League means for pro and college basketball. Finally, they look at the state of sports media during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Hang Up and Listen Quarantine Magazine Club is back next week with the May 4, 1998, Sports Illustrated cover story on athletes and out-of-wedlock children, “
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