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Weekly Run podcast: Kobe’s legacy, Jazz lose to Rockets again, will All-Stars be snubbed?

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kobe Bryant, Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers basketball, game three, NBA playoffs, Thursday April 23, 2009 at EnergySolutions Arena.

It’s a difficult week around the NBA.

On this episode of the Weekly Run, hosts Andy Larsen and Eric Walden look at three topics. First, we talk about Kobe Bryant’s death, his impact, his legacy, and how to mourn a complicated figure.

Then, we talk about the Jazz’s loss to the Houston Rockets. What happened? Is it indicative of larger issues that will appear in the playoffs?

Finally, Andy worries that the Jazz won’t get adequate All-Star representation, while Eric reassures Andy that Rudy Gobert and probably Donovan Mitchell will make the All-Star game.

The full rundown:

1:20: The various meanings of the word “word.”

4:00: Kobe Bryant’s death, weighing the good and bad of his life

8:00: Eric’s Kobe experience

14:10: Jazz/Kobe ties

16:00: Jazz’s loss to Houston

29:33: What are the All-Star chances for Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell?

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