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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Laura Wagner

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Media Meltdowns

Defector Verifies Thomas Chatterton Williams

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Juan Soto and Shohei Ohtani high-five at the MLB All-Star Game's Home Run Derby

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ESPN Has Found The Absolute Worst Way To Talk About The Absolute Coolest Stuff

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Drew Magary

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 11: ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith during Game Three of the NBA Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns at Fiserv Forum on July 11, 2021 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

2021 NBA Finals – Game Three

This Is What Happens When ESPN Only Has One Pundit

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An Interview With The Self-Published Author Who Is Trying To Destroy Twitter By Selling Books

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Nick Castellanos socks the ball, probably during a memorial service or something.

Nick Castellanos Hit A Drive Into Deep Left Field, Which Is How You Know Something Grave Has Happened

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The Blazers Really Don’t Want To Talk About This

Damian Lillard gestures to the crowd during a playoff game.

Scoopbrain Is A Contagious Illness

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Can The Uncanniness Of This Shams Charania Sentence Be Increased To A Higher Platform Of Such? A Focused Execution Of Scrutiny

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Albert Burneko

Berlin Bank Run

This Is So Stupid

Experts: Albert Burneko Is Handsome And It’s Cool To Just Give Him Money

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Fun With Sisyphus

Here Is A List Of Weenies Who Work At The New York Times

Andre Drummond May Not Have Been The Solution After All

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Here Is A Super Incredibly Dumb Post-Game Question, Courtesy Of NBA Insider Chris Haynes

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Liz Cambage #8 of the Las Vegas Aces is guarded by Brionna Jones #42 of the Connecticut Sun during their game at Michelob ULTRA Arena on May 23, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Sun defeated the Aces 72-65.

Connecticut Sun v Las Vegas Aces

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Connecticut Columnist Unwisely Ignores Liz Cambage’s Warning

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Kwame Brown Is Tired Of Being The Joke

Chas McCormick thrown out at home in the bottom of the 10th by Joey Gallo

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I Want To See The Dang Throw!

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The Reckoning At The Appeal Was A Long Time Coming

Confirmed: NBA Games To Take Place Somewhere Along The Spacetime Continuum

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Giri Nathan

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House Of Highlights DESCRIBES Rajon Rondo Shout As An “Ethnic Sound”

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Samer Kalaf

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Senators Week

ESPN’s Marvel-Themed NBA Game Was The Sweatiest, Most Painfully Shoehorned Crossover Event By Any Sports Media Company This Week

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - JANUARY 16: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers celebrates defeating the Los Angeles Rams 32-18 in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Lambeau Field on January 16, 2021 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Divisional Round – Los Angeles Rams v Green Bay Packers

Aaron Rodgers Seems To Have Co-Created The World’s Worst Sports Website

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Chill Out About Masks

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This Shrieking Hornets Broadcaster Must Knock It Off, Immediately

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Grown Man Spitting Mad That Youth’s Autograph Not Cool Enough

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 27: Ryan O'Reilly #90 of the St. Louis Blues warms up before their game against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on February 27, 2021 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

St Louis Blues v San Jose Sharks

Everyone Reading This Beat Writer’s Insanely Worded Tweet Understands It Completely. Or At Least Is Capable Of Understanding Written Language.

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Bill Simmons: Cancel Culture Prevented Jim Nantz From Making A Cheap Racist Quip About Hideki Matsuyama, And That’s A Shame