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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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Merch v3

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Tom Ley

Brooklyn Nets v Boston Celtics – Game Four

The Shitty Fans Are Escalating

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Chris Thompson

Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge, in happier times.

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Danny Ainge Puts A Foot In His Big Fat Mouth

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The Assholes Are Back, Too

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Barry Petchesky

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - SEPTEMBER 10: Players from the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans unite in a moment of silence before the start of a game at Arrowhead Stadium on September 10, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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The NFL Is America, Just Not The Way It Wants To Pretend

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Chiefs Fans Greet Plea For Racial Equality With Boos

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