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Scientists Move Another Step Closer To Harnessing The Unfathomable Power Of A Star

February 9, 2022

For The Love Of God, Trade This Man

February 8, 2022

New Defector Merch For Your Baby

Finally, Defector merch for the baby who loves food. Designed by illustrator extraordinaire Hawk Krall, our new Chefector baby onesie is the perfect outfit for those little fans of various mush. And for the food-motivated adult, it's available on a regular T-shirt, too.

Clippers Smite Poor Austin Reaves With Sword Of Truth

February 4, 2022

The Nets’ Problems Are Multiplying

February 3, 2022

When The International Space Station Dies, We’ll Lose More Than A Big Hunk Of Metal

February 2, 2022

Life's Rich Pageant

Where Is The Metaverse App The Sixers Were So Honored To Promote?

Maitreyi Anantharaman and Chris Thompson

February 1, 2022

Set Aside Life’s Worries And Chat With The Defector Staff

January 28, 2022

It Is Terrifying When Joel Embiid Falls Over

January 28, 2022

Let’s Remember Some Locked-Out MLB Players, Day 57

January 27, 2022

The Wizards Are Circling The Drain, Forever

January 26, 2022

This Is So Stupid

One Verse Of ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire,’ But About The Brooklyn Nets

January 25, 2022

Life's Rich Pageant

Please Savor This Clip Of A Half-Frozen Alex Rodriguez Tempting Fate At Lambeau Field

January 23, 2022

You Will Simply Never Guess Which NBA Goon Wrought Bodily Destruction From A Routine Play

January 23, 2022

Let’s Remember Some Locked-Out MLB Players, Day 51

January 21, 2022

Life's Rich Pageant

Metaverse Company Blames Unlikely Third Party For Recent Misfortunes Following Termination Of 76ers Partnership [Update]

Chris Thompson and Maitreyi Anantharaman

January 19, 2022

Infinite Replay

The Low Blows, Billowing Bedsheets, And Huge Disgusting Poop Of July 11, 1996

January 18, 2022

Russell Westbrook Identifies An Area Of Concern: “I Can’t Make A Fucking Shot”

January 13, 2022

The Ben Simmons Situation Seems Further From Resolution Than Ever

January 13, 2022

Let The Black Monday Bloodbath Commence

January 10, 2022

The Celtics Are Once Again Crappy And Unhappy

January 7, 2022

Media Meltdowns

Lunkhead Broadcaster Chooses Exact Wrong Sequence Of Words To Describe Game-Winning Shot

January 6, 2022

76ers New Metaverse Partner Somehow Getting Weirder

January 5, 2022

Let’s Remember Some Locked-Out MLB Players, Day 34

January 4, 2022

Let’s Dream Big About Evan Mobley

December 29, 2021

A Soothing Interview With A Master Of Slow-Motion Bird Videos

December 29, 2021