The NBA can come back now. Should it? FiveThirtyEight debates:
Hot Takedown talked last week about what the NBA’s restart would look like, but not all of its players seem ready to return. We discuss the concerns raised by Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving after a call with 80 other players on the Orlando bubble system and whether playing games will distract from the important cultural conversations happening right now around racial justice and inequality.
Next, we talk soccer! Specifically the return of the English Premier League, where there is a lot to play for — just not the title. We discuss the race for spots in the Champions League, which may be even more open this year because Manchester City is, pending an appeal, barred from European football.
Finally, we have a no-limit Rabbit Hole all about poker with special guest Maria Konnikova. Maria is a New York Times bestselling author and contributor to The New Yorker with a doctorate in psychology. She decided to learn how to play poker to better understand the role of luck in our lives, and she joined us to talk about why poker is a great vehicle to learn about probability, what it teaches us about decision making and the difference between playing at the Jersey Shore and Montecarlo.
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