On tonight’s episode of The Gastroenteritis Blues, Steve, Dan and Emily discuss the Sixers’ eight game winning streak which came to an end this week as the team fell in predictable (but frustrating) fashion to the Wizards in Washington. What did they make of the loss, or the previous two games — a Christmas day fun win over the Knicks in MSG or a come-from-behind win-of-the-year against the Clippers? They talk lots about the tremendous play of Joel Embiid and James Harden, plus P.J. Tucker’s dead hand and Tyrese Maxey’s imminent return.
In the second half of the pod, the Gastro Gang welcomes back to the show Yaron Weitzman of Fox Sports.