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Giri Nathan
Staff Writer
giri@defector.com
@girinathan
@girinathan.bsky.social
NBA
The Warriors Without Steph Curry Are Bad, But The Pelicans Are Still Worse
By
Giri Nathan
November 30, 2025
35
Comments
Capital
Larry Summers Recedes From Public Life Due To His Gross Emails With Jeffrey Epstein
By
Giri Nathan
November 20, 2025
252
Comments
NBA
LeBron James Embraces His Version Of An Old-Man Game
By
Giri Nathan
November 19, 2025
85
Comments
NBA
Boston Sports Franchise Removes The Phrase “White Power” From Its Website
By
Giri Nathan
November 14, 2025
106
Comments
Capital
Jeffrey Epstein Was The Unofficial Advice Columnist For The Elites
By
Giri Nathan
and
Patrick Redford
November 14, 2025
469
Comments
Politics
Newly Released Jeffrey Epstein Emails Claim That Donald Trump “Knew About The Girls”
By
Giri Nathan
November 12, 2025
390
Comments
Tennis
Elena Rybakina Reigned Over A Tour That Suspended Her Coach For Abuse
By
Giri Nathan
November 10, 2025
23
Comments
NBA
Ja Morant’s Melodrama Tips Into Tedium
By
Giri Nathan
November 4, 2025
78
Comments
NBA
The Pelicans Are Already Deeply Alarming
By
Giri Nathan
November 3, 2025
106
Comments
NBA
Jaylen Brown’s Really Leaving His Mark On Opponents
By
Giri Nathan
October 27, 2025
52
Comments
NBA
Shams Charania Tries Out Legal Commentary, With Perplexing Results
By
Giri Nathan
October 24, 2025
143
Comments
NBA
Chauncey Billups And Terry Rozier Arrested In Connection With Federal Gambling Investigations
By
Giri Nathan
October 23, 2025
205
Comments
NBA
Harken Ye Unto The 2025–26 NBA Season Preview, Which Stands Before You
By
Albert Burneko
,
Giri Nathan
,
Israel Daramola
,
Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Patrick Redford
,
Ray Ratto
, and
Tom Ley
October 21, 2025
161
Comments
Defector Reads A Book
Charles Portis Can Make You Love A Loser
By
Giri Nathan
October 14, 2025
49
Comments
Tennis
The Pro Tennis Calendar Is Built For Burnout
By
Giri Nathan
October 9, 2025
40
Comments
Journalismism
Adam Schefter Reports That Mark Sanchez Was Stabbed In “Robbery,” Doesn’t Explain His Error
By
Giri Nathan
October 6, 2025
200
Comments
Arts And Culture
Grim Visions Emerge From The Riyadh Comedy Festival
By
Giri Nathan
October 3, 2025
428
Comments
NBA
Kawhi Leonard Breaks His Silence, Sort Of
By
Giri Nathan
September 30, 2025
94
Comments
This Is So Stupid
It’s Just “Let’s Remember Some Guys”
By
Giri Nathan
September 26, 2025
388
Comments
Interviews
E.Y. Zhao On The Cloistered, Competitive, Slippery-Floored World Of Table Tennis
By
Giri Nathan
September 25, 2025
11
Comments
Media Meltdowns
Washington Post Opinion Columnist Fired For Social Media Posts On Charlie Kirk
By
Giri Nathan
September 16, 2025
279
Comments
Journalismism
NBA Reporter Fired After Accurately Describing Charlie Kirk’s Beliefs
By
Giri Nathan
September 12, 2025
262
Comments
Tennis
The Tour Is Theirs
By
Giri Nathan
September 8, 2025
63
Comments
Tennis
Aryna Sabalenka Is The Final Boss Of The Hard Court
By
Giri Nathan
September 8, 2025
27
Comments
NBA
Steve Ballmer Pleads Ignorance About Kawhi Leonard’s Outside Money
By
Giri Nathan
September 5, 2025
136
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