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Journalismism
Nobody Can Do That
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Tom Ley
May 13, 2025
NBA
It Can All Go To Hell In A Hurry
174
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Tom Ley
May 13, 2025
NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16
The WNBA is back in May! Join Defector and your fellow WNBA fans for a night of stand up, games, giveaways, and special guests as we all get amped up for the new WNBA season. (Pals, check your daily newsletter from April 2 for discount code.)
NBA
All Of You Motherfuckers Are On Fraud Watch
188
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Tom Ley
May 12, 2025
Life's Rich Pageant
Paul Pierce Turns Grim Men’s Wager Into Pleasant Men’s March
145
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Tom Ley
May 9, 2025
NBA
Mikal Bridges Is Making A Meal Of The Celtics’ Mess
68
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Tom Ley
May 8, 2025
NBA
That Was All Mark’s Dang Fault
150
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Tom Ley
May 6, 2025
NBA
Nikola Jokic’s Friends Showed Up When He Needed Them Most
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Tom Ley
May 4, 2025
NBA
Jalen Brunson Got Away Clean
99
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Tom Ley
May 2, 2025
MLB
Which Towering Dinger In Denver Is Jerry Dipoto Actually Talking About?
109
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Tom Ley
April 30, 2025
NBA
Bucks Collapse Leads To Giannis Antetokounmpo Delivering Fatherhood Lessons To Tyrese Haliburton’s Dad
169
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Tom Ley
April 30, 2025
Media Meltdowns
Shannon Sharpe Stepping Away From ESPN Following Sexual Assault Lawsuit
188
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Tom Ley
April 24, 2025
NBA
Kawhi Leonard Is Just Living With It
90
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Tom Ley
April 22, 2025
Defector Up All Night
Get Busy In The NBA Playoffs Open Thread
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Tom Ley
April 19, 2025
NBA
Silence! You Are Summoned To Read A Preview Of The 2025 NBA Playoffs
145
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Patrick Redford
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David Roth
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Tom Ley
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Ray Ratto
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Luis Paez-Pumar
April 18, 2025
NBA
Everyone Can Do That
115
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Tom Ley
April 17, 2025
NBA
Extinguish The Beam
105
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Tom Ley
April 17, 2025
Underexplained Lists
Angry Interjections From Chuck Grassley’s Chippy Town Hall Meeting, Ranked
358
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Tom Ley
April 16, 2025
NBA
Nico Harrison Picks Ideal Moment To Piss Off Everyone Again
166
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Tom Ley
April 15, 2025
Politics
Point/Counterpoint: JD Vance Drops The National Championship Trophy
236
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David Roth
April 15, 2025
Arts And Culture
Is Reacher Too Big Now? A Roundtable Discussion
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Tom Ley
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Brandy Jensen
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Chris Thompson
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David Roth
April 11, 2025
NBA
Ja Morant Is Doing A New Thing, And That Thing Is Grenade
159
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Tom Ley
April 11, 2025
NBA
Michael Malone And Calvin Booth Lose Their War Over The Soul Of The Nuggets
101
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Tom Ley
April 8, 2025
NBA
Ja Morant Will Not Stop Doing His Little Gun Thing
104
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Tom Ley
April 4, 2025
Gambling
Baltimore Sues DraftKings And FanDuel For Exploiting Gamblers
121
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Tom Ley
April 4, 2025
NBA
Noooo, Russell Westbrook, Don’t Do That! Nooooo, Don’t Do That Either!
95
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Tom Ley
April 2, 2025
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