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The Official Defector Guide To The 2021 NBA Draft Lottery

A golfer lines up for a shot, and the ball heads toward the hole, but he's interrupted by a Weather alert

Golf

Iowa TV Station Interrupts U.S. Open At Funniest Possible Time

A Dispatch From The Most Horrible Sixers Collapse Of My Lifetime

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 06: Kawhi Leonard #2 of the Los Angeles Clippers dunks the ball against Dorian Finney-Smith #10 of the Dallas Mavericks during the first half of Game Seven of the Western Conference first round series at Staples Center on June 6, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

It All Changes So Quickly

The 76ers arena with the Sixers up 23-6 early in a playoff game. It's full and looks loud. It's a wide shot, with a wide angle lense

It Got So Loud

Shake Milton shooting a three pointer over three Atlanta Hawks players

Shake Milton Turned It All Around In Six Minutes

Robert Kraft does the surrender cobra in celebration of getting a car

Life's Rich Pageant

Jay-Z, Meek Mill, And Michael Rubin Make My Head Explode

The Fights

This Boxing Match In The Rain Was The Perfect Undercard Bout For Paul/Mayweather

Joel Embiid lies on the court, clearly injured. Robin Lopez looks back at him.

I Spent All Day Thinking About Joel Embiid’s Injury

The Wildwood Boardwalk T-Shirts of 1978. A boardwalk scene from the 70s.

The Wildwood Boardwalk T-Shirts Of 1978

Allen Iverson at a press conference, holding a VHS cassette tape

Thinking About Another Run Two Decades After The Sixers’ Last One

The Ottawa Silver Seven (Senators) in red black and white jerseys

Senators Week

The Original Ottawa Senators Were Winners, But Their Uniforms Were Not

Here’s Yet Another Baffling, Unreviewable Call From An Umpire

LaMelo Ball Is Back, And So Are His Otherworldly Assists

A split image: A cheesesteak surrounded by fries on a table with a flower and a soda; and a t-shirt that says "HOMETOWN DELI: Eat So We Both Don't Starve"

Despite Stellar Cheesesteaks, Hometown Deli’s Stock Stays Flat

A CNBC Reporter Ruined My Lunch Plans: A Visit To The N.J. Deli Worth $100 Million

What 1993 Video Game Tony La Russa Taught Me About Baseball

Jeffrey Lurie (Eagles owner) and Howie Roseman (Eagles GM, basically) stand in suits on the sideline. It's 2020 so they're wearing masks.

Jeffrey Lurie Is In Charge Of The Eagles, For Better Or Worse

Almost No One Alive Has Seen The Phillies Start 5-0

Two seats in an arena at an NBA game. They are black. There are steps next to them. Both seats have a cover on them that says 'PLEASE SIT HERE'

I Went To An NBA Game Last Night

Lil Nas X, holding up a pair of the Blood Shoes

The Blood Shoes Will Steal Your Immortal Sole

Defector At The Movies

Louise Linton’s ‘Me You Madness’ Is One Unpleasant Film

The Atlanta Hawks celebrate after a buzzer beater. They're all in a pile. Two Raptors players are in the foreground, dejected.

How On Earth Did The Hawks Win This One?

For One Season, Rheal Cormier Was Lights Out

This is the screen you see when there are only 55,000 people ahead of you in line for a NBA Top Shot pack.