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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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Defector

The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

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Giri Nathan

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Year In Review

Presenting The 2024 Shams Charania Award For Excellence In Divulging Of Information Through Syntax Comprehended By Many

Shams Charania speaks with Mike Miller (L) and Donnie McGrath during the Paolo Banchero All Star Weekend kickoff party

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Journalismism

Shams Charania’s Syntactical Talents Are Headed Toward A Bristol-Based Location

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski looks on at a Lakers game

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Adrian Wojnarowski Leaves The Scoopster Life For A Job With His Alma Mater

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Patrick Redford

JJ Redick looks on before the game between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers on March 2, 2024 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, 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 2024 NBAE (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)

Denver Nuggets v Los Angeles Lakers

After All That, The Lakers Hire LeBron’s Podcast Co-Host

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Ray Ratto

JJ Redick is seen prior to Game Two of the 2024 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks at TD Garden on June 09, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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JJ Redick And Shams Are Back, Maybe

NBA reporters Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania

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Lakers’ Messy Coaching Search Revives The Scoopster Standoff Between Woj And Shams

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Tom Ley

Head coach Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies reacts in the first half against the Purdue Boilermakers during the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament National Championship game at State Farm Stadium on April 08, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona.

Purdue v Connecticut

Lakers’ Pursuit Of JJ Redick Gets Even Funnier, In That They Are Now Pursuing Dan Hurley

Presenting The 2023 Shams Charania Award For Excellence In Divulging Of Information Through Syntax Comprehended By Many

The Rivalry Between Woj And Shams Really Is As Imagined

Shams Charania gestures during an interview.

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Media Meltdowns

Shams Charania’s Whoopsie Sure Made Someone A Lot Of Money

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Samer Kalaf

This Is So Stupid

Shams Charania’s Metaphors Don’t Make Sense In A Drawing Either

Presenting The 2022 Shams Charania Award For Excellence In Divulging Of Information Through Syntax Comprehended By Many

Brooklyn Nets v Boston Celtics – Game One

Report: Kyrie Irving, Not A Normal Person, To Lead Us Into Tomorrow

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Albert Burneko

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Shams, Please, Go On Some Dates Man

Presenting The First-Ever Shams Charania Award For Excellence In Divulging Of Information Through Syntax Comprehended By Many

Shams Charania Needs To See His Teacher After Class

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Chris Thompson

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

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

Shams Charania Participates In Daily Heated Altercations With Prose, Per Sources

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