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NBA
Report: Kyrie Irving, Not A Normal Person, To Lead Us Into Tomorrow
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Giri Nathan
June 28, 2022
Defector Up All Night
Nice One, Charlie
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Giri Nathan
June 27, 2022
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NBA
The Knicks Are Proud Of Their Confusing, Crummy Draft Night
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Giri Nathan
June 24, 2022
NBA
Andrew Wiggins Inspired Underachievers Everywhere
89
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Giri Nathan
June 17, 2022
Tennis
Serena Back
62
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Giri Nathan
June 14, 2022
NBA
Draymond Green Podcasted Beyond The Point Of Shame
118
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Giri Nathan
June 9, 2022
Defector Reads A Book
Holy Sheets! It’s Time To Discuss ‘Lucky Jim’
66
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Patrick Redford
,
Giri Nathan
,
Kelsey McKinney
, and
Barry Petchesky
June 9, 2022
Tennis
Iga Swiatek Keeps The Streak And Gets Another French Open Title
28
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Giri Nathan
June 6, 2022
Tennis
That Was Gnarly
53
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Giri Nathan
June 3, 2022
Tennis
Coco Gauff Is Hard To Beat
28
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Giri Nathan
June 1, 2022
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Finally Blinked
31
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Giri Nathan
May 31, 2022
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Escaped From Match Point Down, But Viewers Could Not Escape From Tennis Channel
34
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Giri Nathan
May 25, 2022
Tennis
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Landed His Last Punch
27
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Giri Nathan
May 24, 2022
NBA
Andrew Wiggins Is Still Andrew Wiggins, Kind Of
134
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Giri Nathan
May 23, 2022
Tennis
ATP And WTA Take Away Ranking Points From Wimbledon Due To Ban On Russian And Belarusian Players
68
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Giri Nathan
May 20, 2022
NBA
ESPN Invited Patrick Beverley To Deliver A Petty Eulogy For Chris Paul’s Season
113
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Giri Nathan
May 16, 2022
Tennis
Nobody Can Keep Up With Carlos Alcaraz
33
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Giri Nathan
May 13, 2022
Defector Reads A Book
Defector Reads A Tablet: It’s Time To Discuss ‘The Epic Of Gilgamesh’
67
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Giri Nathan
,
Barry Petchesky
, and
Kelsey McKinney
April 14, 2022
Tennis
We Gotta Talk About Carlos Alcaraz
36
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Giri Nathan
April 1, 2022
Things We Actually Like
Just Ask The Dude
90
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Giri Nathan
March 31, 2022
Tennis
Ashleigh Barty Is Leaving Tennis At The Top
99
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Giri Nathan
March 23, 2022
Tennis
I Am Entranced By This Evil Serve
59
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Giri Nathan
March 15, 2022
Tennis
You Must First Denounce The Flag, Then Stomp The Flag And Bury It Deep In The Earth, To Show You Do Not Support Putin And Play At Wimbledon
143
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Giri Nathan
March 15, 2022
Tennis
Naomi Osaka’s Half-Measures May Not Be Working
122
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Giri Nathan
March 14, 2022
Podcasts
Upping The Muslim, With Aymann Ismail
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Samer Kalaf
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February 2, 2022
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