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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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Kelsey McKinney

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Miami Heat v Denver Nuggets

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ESPN Layoffs Signal Arrival Of Sports Broadcasting’s Grim Future

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ESPN’s Tony Reali Tells Us About Helping Rescue A Downed Peregrine Falcon

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Jeff Passan Interacts With Baseball Fan

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 21: Safety Johnathan Abram #24 of the Las Vegas Raiders during the NFL game against the New Orleans Saints at Allegiant Stadium on September 21, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Raiders defeated the Saints 34-24. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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ESPN’s Camera Cart Really Messed Up Johnathan Abram

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Fuck Adam Schefter

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Adam Schefter Teases Report Of Al Riveron’s COVID-19 Case In The Greasiest Possible Way

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Please Keep Mark Jackson And Jeff Van Gundy Separate Forever

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