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Hang Up | The Mavericks' Meltdown

Hang Up | The Mavericks' Meltdown

Update: 2025-11-18
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Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh speak with Yahoo Sports writer Dan Devine about the fallout from the Luka Dončić trade and the subsequent sacking of GM Nico Harrison in Dallas. Then Slate’s Nitish Pahwa joins to unpack the latest dispute between Disney and YouTube TV and what it means for the future of sports streaming. Finally, the Ringer’s Danny Chau stops by to discuss Victor Wembanyama’s breakout season and whether this could be the year he carries the Spurs back to the playoffs.


On the bonus episode available exclusively for Slate Plus members, the panel discusses Shedeur Sanders' far-from-stellar  NFL debut.


Nico Harrison gets the boot (3:02 ): The Dallas collapse is complete


Disney vs. YouTube (26:12 ): What was behind the recent clash of the streamers


Wemby (42:52 ): The rise of the unguardable?


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Podcast production and editing by Kevin Bendis, with production assistance from Patrick Fort.

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Hang Up | The Mavericks' Meltdown

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