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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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Chris Thompson

The Lakers Are Now All But Dead

The Heroic Spurs Must Send The Vile Lakers Spiraling Into Hell

Portland’s Tanking Project Is Going Awfully Well

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This Is Going To Be Absolutely Unbearable

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David Roth

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Philadelphia 76ers v Los Angeles Lakers

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The Art Of Aging Gracelessly, With Ray Ratto

Kyrie Irving Won

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Jamal Crawford Was The Coolest

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Saint Mary’s v Gonzaga

March Dumbness, With Ken Pomeroy

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Justin Ellis

Houston Rockets v Minnesota Timberwolves

I Do Not Know What To Do With Positive Timberwolves News

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Spencer Dinwiddie and the Mavs celebrate after a game-winner

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Spencer Dinwiddie Doesn’t Look Like Dead Weight Anymore

Losing Is Turning LeBron Into A Sour Old Grouch

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - MARCH 10: Ben Simmons #10 of the Brooklyn Nets walks on the court during halftime against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center on March 10, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 129-100.

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For Ben Simmons’s Return, Philadelphia Was Ready But The Sixers Weren’t

Welcome To Obscurity, Kristaps

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at El Camino College on March 14, 2017 in Torrance, California.

2017 CIF State Boys Open Division Championship – Chino Hills v Bishop Montgomery

High School Sports

D.C. Considers Granting High School Athletes NIL Rights

Here Come The Celtics

Georgetown Basketball Is The Most Depressing Thing On Earth

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WNBA Team Fined $500K For Not Making Its Players Fly Next To Schmucks Like You In Commercial

Maybe Now Markelle Fultz Can Finally Just Play Some Basketball

Ja Morant and teammates celebrate after his buzzer beater to end the first. half

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Ja Morant Is An Unhuman Highlight Reel Right Now

D’Angelo Russell And The Timberwolves Might Be—Could Be! Possibly!—Good Now

John Loeppky is a freelance writer and theatre artist currently based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. His work has appeared for outlets such as FiveThirtyEight, CBC, and Maclean’s.

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Inside The Athlete Uprising That Brought Down A Wheelchair Hoops Legend

The Knicks Not Fit For Viewing

Take A Moment To Appreciate Cam Thomas Before He Returns To The Vault

Remade Blazers Rub Knicks’ Noses In Their Own Mess

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Joel Embiid Dunked The Cavaliers Straight To Hell

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