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Giri Nathan
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NBA
Savor The Discomfort Of Kevin Durant Confronting A Mavs Fan Who Called Him A “Bitch”
162
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Giri Nathan
February 23, 2024
Life Lessons
On Moving Out
228
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Giri Nathan
February 21, 2024
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Tennis
Frances Tiafoe Is Getting Lost In The American Shuffle
23
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Giri Nathan
February 20, 2024
NBA
Isaiah Stewart Punches Suns Opponent In Parking Lot Hours Before Grotesque Pistons Loss
52
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Giri Nathan
February 15, 2024
Tennis
Alexander Zverev’s Upcoming Trial Looms Over His Recent Success
24
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Giri Nathan
February 8, 2024
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Knows Who The Raincoats Are
55
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Lauren Theisen
,
Patrick Redford
, and
Giri Nathan
February 2, 2024
Tennis
Jannik Sinner Booted And Rallied To His First Major Title
36
Comments
Giri Nathan
January 30, 2024
Tennis
Jannik Sinner Interrupts Novak Djokovic’s Reign At The Australian Open
55
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Giri Nathan
January 26, 2024
Tennis
Aryna Sabalenka Gets Her Revenge Against Coco Gauff
26
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Giri Nathan
January 25, 2024
Tennis
Daniil Medvedev Wins The Battle Of Enormous Counterpunchers
31
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Giri Nathan
January 24, 2024
Tennis
A Tennis-Pilled Novice And Tennis Knower Discuss The Australian Open So Far
48
Comments
Giri Nathan
and
Patrick Redford
January 22, 2024
Tennis
Beware The Fearsome Tennis Child Mirra Andreeva
28
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Giri Nathan
January 19, 2024
This Is So Stupid
Deandre Ayton Could Have Scooted On His Butt
124
Comments
Giri Nathan
January 18, 2024
Tennis
Iga Swiatek Survived Danielle Collins’s Haymakers
24
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Giri Nathan
January 18, 2024
Tennis
Sumit Nagal Broke A Huge Serve, Is No Longer Broke
47
Comments
Giri Nathan
January 17, 2024
NBA
Isaiah Hartenstein Is New York’s Big Dog Now
49
Comments
Giri Nathan
January 11, 2024
NBA
Ja Morant Is Done For The Season, And So Are The Grizzlies
104
Comments
Giri Nathan
January 9, 2024
This Is So Stupid
The Jalen Williams-Jaylin Williams Power Rankings: A New Contender Rises
22
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Giri Nathan
and
Patrick Redford
December 28, 2023
Year In Review
Presenting The 2023 Shams Charania Award For Excellence In Divulging Of Information Through Syntax Comprehended By Many
237
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Giri Nathan
December 28, 2023
NBA
Report: Zion Williamson’s Contract Is Not Guaranteed For The Last Three Years
74
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Giri Nathan
December 21, 2023
NBA
Ja Morant Returns, Lifts Grizzlies From Muck
40
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Giri Nathan
December 20, 2023
Tennis
Simona Halep Says This Doping Ban Could Be The End Of Her Career
87
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Giri Nathan
December 18, 2023
NBA
Draymond Green Delivers Spinning Backfist, Innovates In The Ejection Space
309
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Giri Nathan
December 13, 2023
NBA
Zion Williamson Shows Signs Of Life After Nationwide Concern For His Conditioning
58
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Giri Nathan
December 12, 2023
Media Meltdowns
Adam Silver Can’t Resist Praising Henry Kissinger On ‘The Pat McAfee Show’
194
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Giri Nathan
December 6, 2023
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