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‘Heat Check’: Are We In or Out on LeBron, Davis, Zion, Durant, Kyrie, and More?

Plus, the most interesting MVP candidates of the season

By John Gonzalez, Shea Serrano, and Dan Devine
Houston Rockets v Los Angeles Lakers Photo by Harry How/Getty Images

With so many story lines in the NBA, which ones are we in on (3:41)? Then: the New Orleans Pelicans’ continuing conundrum (30:55) and the most interesting MVP candidates of the season (44:21).

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