defector-orange-no-empty-space

lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

Footer Legal

Header - Categories

Header Menu

The last good website.

Topics

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.

defector-no-empty-space

Defector

NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

Ten Minute Quarters comedy show at 3:2 ratio

ten-minute-quarters-3.2

Live Event

Staff Writer
Find me on Signal @DefectorChris.09

Profile Pic

Chris Thompson

LeBron James powers through three Suns defenders in the fourth quarter of Thursday's game.

LeBron James Advanced The Lakers A Few Of His Precious Minutes

IMG_5859

Giri Nathan

James Harden warms up at a Sixers practice

Philadelphia 76ers Open Scrimmage

Report: James Harden Barred From Sixers Plane By Team Security

Investigations Editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

DFM New Headshot

Diana Moskovitz

Phoenix Suns' Kevin Durant (35) stretches during warmups before their season opener against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023.

Kevin Durant as a Phoenix Sun

A Brief Q&A With The World’s Most Pessimistic Phoenix Suns Fan

Billy Donovan stalks the sidelines at a Bulls home game.

Bulls Head Coach Billy Donovan: It’s So Good That My Team Is Melting Down After One Game

IMG_6025-800

Albert Burneko

VictorPortraitWClaw

David Roth

justin

Justin Ellis

Image from iOS (36)

Luis Paez-Pumar

2019-01-01 00:15:14.989

Maitreyi Anantharaman

headshot1

Patrick Redford

ratto-ray_400x400

Ray Ratto

IMG_3819

Tom Ley

A bunch of old-timey celebrities, including Pat Boone, sign autographs in Lakers uniforms during a charity game in Ye Olden Tymes.

buncha old guys

All Anyone Could Ever Hope To Know Or Learn About The 2023–24 NBA Season, Or Indeed About Anything, And Well In Advance Too

P.J. Tucker#17 James Harden #1 and Tyrese Maxey #0 of the Philadelphia 76ers during an open scrimmage on October 14, 2023 at Chase Fieldhouse in Wilmington, Delaware.

James Harden Has Made His Next Move

Miles Bridges #0 of the Charlotte Hornets in action against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on March 27, 2022 in New York City.

Miles Bridges

The Cycle Continues Around Miles Bridges

An illustration of the cohosts of The Distraction, in the style of a Nascar fan t-shirt. We're both wearing those fire-suits and appear deeply tan.

Untitled_Artwork

Podcasts

A Tote Bag Full Of Starting Lineups, Live With Rohan Nadkarni

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 07: Anthony Davis #3 sits on the bench next to LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers during their game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on October 07, 2023 in San Francisco, California. 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 Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Lakers v Golden State Warriors

Get A Load Of Management’s New Claim About Load Management

HOUSTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 02: Dillon Brooks #9 of the Houston Rockets poses for a photo during media day on October 02, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

Houston Rockets Media Day

Dillon Brooks Believes He’s Being Targeted And Victimized For Punching People In The Balls

Victor Wembanyama of the Spurs contests a shot

BASKET-NBA-SPURS-THUNDER

Victor Wembanyama Stood Out In The Spurs’ Preseason Opener

NBA reporters Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania

woj-shams-split

Journalismism

The Rivalry Between Woj And Shams Really Is As Imagined

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 27: Houston Dynamo owner James Harden waves to the fans after the 2023 U.S. Open Cup Final against the Inter Miami at DRV PNK Stadium on September 27, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

Houston Dynamo v Inter Miami CF – 2023 U.S. Open Cup Final

James Harden Begins Going “Ben Simmons Mode”

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard in a game between the Bucks and Blazers

Milwaukee Bucks v Portland Trail Blazers

Damian Lillard Becomes A Milwaukee Buck In A Wild Three-Team Trade

GettyImages-1493329419_jpg

The Raptors Are In On The Half-Assed Hunt For Damian Lillard

Dave McKenna

New York Knicks and Rangers owner James Dolan, looking like a big sad baby at a microphone

jamesdolan

Hey James Dolan: Quit Your Job

Houston Rockets v New York Knicks

There’s A Reason The Rockets Think They Can Trade Kevin Porter Jr.

Kevin Porter Jr. #3 of the Houston Rockets looks on during the game against the Golden State Warriors at Toyota Center on March 20, 2023 in Houston, Texas.

Golden State Warriors v Houston Rockets

Rockets Guard Kevin Porter Jr. Charged With Assaulting And Strangling His Girlfriend

Golden State Warriors v Utah Jazz – Game Three

Adam Silver Thinks The Key To Resting NBA Players Is More Policy, Not Fewer Games

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - SEPTEMBER 08: Jalen Brunson #11 of the United States drives to the basket against Maodo Lo #4 of Germany during the FIBA Basketball World Cup Semi Final game between USA and Germany at Mall of Asia Arena on September 08, 2023 in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

GettyImages-1667964536

Maybe They Should Consider Assembling A Real Team USA Sometime Soon

Referee Eric Lewis #42 looks on during the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors during the Western Conference Semi Finals of the 2023 NBA Playoffs on May 4, 2023 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2023 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

eric-lewis

NBA Referee Eric Lewis Abruptly Retires Before Twitter Burner Drama Can Be Resolved

Knicks owner James Dolan, seen here leering weirdly at a Knicks/Lakers game in 2019. He has a goatee.

GettyImages-1082814788_jpg_75

Who Would Steal The Business Secrets Of The New York Knicks?

james-harden-field

James Harden, Hanging Out On A High School Sports Field, Says Relationship With Sixers Is Beyond Repair

Screen Shot 2023-08-15 at 5.48.50 PM

Defector Up All Night

Aaron Gordon And Nikola Jokic Are Having A Good Fellas’ Trip

Philadelphia 76ers v Boston Celtics – Game Seven

EmbiidWatch Begins: Possible Twitter-Bio Intrigue