Date Posted: December 24, 2010

The Barbershop guys discuss the economy, the NBA's Christmas Day matchup between the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers, and what Santa will leave for them. Host Michel Martin speaks with Jimi Izrael, a freelance writer and author; Arsalan Iftikhar, a civil rights attorney and editor; Pablo Torre, a reporter for Sports Illustrated; and Lester Spence, assistant professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University.

Listen to audio at: http://www.npr.org/2010/12/24/132259226/Shop-Talk-NBA-Christmas-Showdown-For-Heat-Lakers