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Giri Nathan
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NBA
Zion Williamson Eats Space For Every Meal
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Giri Nathan
October 29, 2023
NBA
Report: James Harden Barred From Sixers Plane By Team Security
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Giri Nathan
October 26, 2023
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NBA
All Anyone Could Ever Hope To Know Or Learn About The 2023–24 NBA Season, Or Indeed About Anything, And Well In Advance Too
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Albert Burneko
,
Chris Thompson
,
David Roth
,
Giri Nathan
,
Justin Ellis
,
Luis Paez-Pumar
,
Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Patrick Redford
,
Ray Ratto
, and
Tom Ley
October 24, 2023
Podcasts
How Your Name Can Determine Your Opportunities, With Xian Zhao
10
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Samer Kalaf
and
Giri Nathan
October 24, 2023
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Gets Lost In Sleater-Kinney’s ‘The Woods’
138
Comments
Israel Daramola
,
Giri Nathan
,
Patrick Redford
,
David Roth
, and
Lauren Theisen
October 19, 2023
Podcasts
The Geography Of A Name, With Thomas Dai
4
Comments
Giri Nathan
and
Samer Kalaf
October 17, 2023
Tennis
Hubie Hurkacz Is Happy Again
7
Comments
Giri Nathan
October 15, 2023
WNBA
Kelsey Plum Asks Teammate If Kelsey Plum’s Finger Is Broken Or Not
14
Comments
Giri Nathan
October 15, 2023
NBA
Victor Wembanyama Stood Out In The Spurs’ Preseason Opener
56
Comments
Giri Nathan
October 10, 2023
Podcasts
A Street Rat Named Desire, With Alli Katz
10
Comments
Giri Nathan
and
Samer Kalaf
October 10, 2023
Tennis
Jannik Sinner Beats The Best At The China Open
8
Comments
Giri Nathan
October 4, 2023
Journalismism
The Rivalry Between Woj And Shams Really Is As Imagined
140
Comments
Giri Nathan
October 3, 2023
Podcasts
Am I Having A White Thought Or An Indian Thought? With Sridhar Ramesh
22
Comments
Giri Nathan
October 3, 2023
NBA
Damian Lillard Becomes A Milwaukee Buck In A Wild Three-Team Trade
189
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Giri Nathan
September 27, 2023
NBA
The Raptors Are In On The Half-Assed Hunt For Damian Lillard
77
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Giri Nathan
September 26, 2023
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Takes On The Expansive ‘Speakerboxxx/The Love Below’ As It Turns 20
206
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Luis Paez-Pumar
,
Lauren Theisen
,
Giri Nathan
,
Israel Daramola
, and
Patrick Redford
September 22, 2023
Interviews
An Interview With The U.S. Open Stenographers Who Wade Through Scattered Thoughts And Xbox References
51
Comments
Giri Nathan
September 12, 2023
Tennis
Novak Djokovic Beat Daniil Medvedev In A Symphony Of Pain
50
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Giri Nathan
September 11, 2023
Tennis
Coco Gauff Met The Hype And Thanked Her Haters
48
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Giri Nathan
September 10, 2023
Tennis
Queens Roared, And Coco Gauff Roared Back
30
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Giri Nathan
September 8, 2023
Tennis
U.S. Open Semifinal Delayed By Climate Change Protestor Who Apparently Superglued His Feet To Stadium
255
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Giri Nathan
September 8, 2023
Tennis
Ben Shelton’s Athleticism Beats His Opponent’s Creativity
59
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Giri Nathan
September 6, 2023
Tennis
An Interview With The Biggest Tennis Sicko I’ve Encountered At The U.S. Open
67
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Giri Nathan
August 31, 2023
Tennis
Coco Gauff Wins A Tense, Endless Mess
74
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Giri Nathan
August 29, 2023
Tennis
The Rivalry Between Carlos Alcaraz And Novak Djokovic Won’t Be Long, But It Will Be Legendary
38
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Giri Nathan
August 24, 2023
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