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On a star-studded edition of Free Association—Sportsnet’s weekly Raptors & NBA podcast— Dave and JD are joined in studio by Philadelphia 76ers guard Nik Stauskas, fresh off a semi-final run as a starter on Team Canada at the FIBA America’s.

Stauskas talks about his countless viral moments and roller coaster rookie season in Sacramento, playing alongside Boogie Cousins, the real story behind getting food poisoning ahead of the biggest game of his life, and why he’s on a mission to help #KissIPFGoodbye

Stauskas also delves into his near-obsession with the sitcom Friends and squares off with JD in a spirited round of Friends Trivia.

Later, Masai Ujiri calls in to talk about his work this summer with the Giants of Africa and the future of the successful program he helped establish. Ujiri also reflects on the Raptors busy off-season and explains why the Raps won’t be engaging in contract extension talks with their star, DeMar DeRozan, during the upcoming season.

Plus, Sportsnet magazine’s Kristina Rutherford goes one-on-one with KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR in this exclusive audio excerpt from her interview with the Hall of Famer in the latest issue of the mag.

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To learn more about Stauskas’ work with the Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation visit kissipfgoodbye.com.

To read about Ujiri’s summer with Giants of Africa, check out this #BigRead profile from Sportsnet’s Evan Rosser here.

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