Kelly Dwyer, editor of Yahoo's Ball Don't Lie blog, helps John Moe preview the 2014-2015 NBA season, specifically any non-LeBron-homecoming storylines that we may have missed. Plus, John talks about hitting and getting hit, and the Tournament of Names (NBA edition) takes majestic, awful flight.

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Kelly Dwyer, editor of Yahoo’s Ball Don’t Lie blog, helps John Moe preview the 2014-2015 NBA season, specifically any non-LeBron-homecoming storylines that we may have missed.  Plus, John talks about hitting and getting hit; the Tournament of Names (NBA edition) takes majestic, awful flight, with the assistance of Mike Fotis and Peter Clowney; and a dissection of the lyrics to Lorde’s “Royals” from the perspective of the Burlington Bees, courtesy of Wits.


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An escalation in “Royals”-triggered song bans, where even Steely Dan and Fleet Foxes aren’t safe.
John being part of the problem as regards the NFL, which is most of the problem as regards the NFL.
Joakim Noah’s reggae-Tom Wolfe aesthetic (no, look).
“I’ve ensnared you in my pants.”
Patty Smyth of Scandal.
“There was some tribes.”
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