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Explaining the NBA in Tech Terms!
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Jun 24, 2026
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Violations: Shot Clock, Goaltending, and the Best Tech Analogies
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Back from the break, David asks about the ref reviewing a play mid-game — leading into violations. Alex delivers the episode's standout line: Apple committed a 24-second shot-clock violation with Apple Intelligence, announcing a product they took too long to ship, and consequently handed the ball over to Google Gemini. The room erupts. Rockstar Games and Tesla get the same citation for their pattern of missed shipping windows. Goaltending (touching a shot on its way down is worth a full 2 or 3 points to the other team) gets the USB-C/EU regulation parallel. David's question about the ball being tipped while on the rim leads to an interesting aside about how international basketball rules differ from NBA rules — like different power plug standards around the world.
LeBron older than the iPhone
LeBron James has been playing elite-level NBA basketball four years longer than the iPhone has existed, drafted first overall in 2003.
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