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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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Teammates fling water onto Max Strus following his game-winner.

Dallas Mavericks v Cleveland Cavaliers

You Need Someone To Huck It On Up There

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Vice’s Avaricious Stewards Finally Succeeded At Bleeding It Dry

Think Your Rinky-Dink Three-Horse Flyover Burg Can Host An NBA All-Star Weekend? Think Again

Would Anyone Miss The NBA All-Star Game?

Ted Leonsis’s Suburban Dreams Are Drowning In Glenn Youngkin’s Big Fat Mouth

Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs yells in the face of head coach Andy Reid in the first half against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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The First Half Of The Super Bowl Was No Fun For Anyone

Jusuf Nurkic and Draymond Green fall together.

Jusuf Nurkic And Draymond Green Might Never Be Pals

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The Bulls Are Parked In Mediocrity

Here Is An NBA Trade Deadline Open Thread

Must Klay Thompson Travel Far And Wide ‘Til He Is Beside Someone Who Is Not Draymond Green?

John Fisher’s Wandering Athletics Are Slipping Free Of Reality

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The Mess – GIF logo – Messenger story

The Messenger Was Built To Fail, And Did

John Angelos Got Everything He Wanted

The Knicks Have Something

The Wizards Avoided Firing Their Crappy Head Coach, By Promoting Him

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Tom Ley

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David Roth

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Justin Ellis

A bad guy reacts to having a grill thrown through his windshield by Jack Reacher

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Arts And Culture

It Is Now Time To Discuss Jack Reacher Throwing A Grill At A Guy

Anthony Edwards and Mike Conley celebrate a bucket.

Dare To Speak The Forbidden Words: The Minnesota Timberwolves Are Good Now

The Pacers And Raptors Help Each Other To Escape The Play-In

Jordan Poole scratches his head during the loss.

The Wizards Leave You Nothing To Root For But The Other Guys

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Darko Rajakovic Gets His Money’s Worth In Postgame Rant

Magic Johnson and Josh Harris watch the Commanders play football.

Commanders Assemble Funky Advisory Committee To Fix Team

Victor Wembanyama and Giannis Antetokounmpo get their limbs tangled.

Wemby Versus Giannis Could Not Have Been Any Cooler

LeBron James and Anthony Davis cross paths.

The Lakers Are Too Healthy To Be This Grumpy

Jordan Clarkson is congratulated by a teammate for recording a triple-double.

Congratulations To The Utah Jazz For Finally Recording One Damn Triple-Double

Monty Williams watches his Pistons lose again.

The Pistons Are So Good At Losing