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Defector Reads A Book
Defector Reads A Book Has Lined Up A Quick One For February
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Giri Nathan
January 20, 2023
Tennis
Andy Murray Sacrifices His Body And Sleep To Deliver Another Classic Win
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Giri Nathan
January 19, 2023
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Tennis
How Much Can Tennis Fans And Novices Learn From ‘Break Point’?
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Samer Kalaf
and
Giri Nathan
January 19, 2023
Tennis
Rafael Nadal Limps Out Of The Australian Open
38
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Giri Nathan
January 18, 2023
Tennis
Andy Murray Begrudgingly Gives Himself Some Credit For Exhilarating Upset
41
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Giri Nathan
January 17, 2023
NBA
Ja Morant Resumes Violence On Jakob Poeltl
38
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Giri Nathan
January 12, 2023
NBA
Bulls Go For Two, Down Three
61
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Giri Nathan
January 12, 2023
Defector Reads A Book
Let’s Speak Of The Devil (And His Fat Cat) In ‘The Master And Margarita’
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Giri Nathan
, and
Barry Petchesky
January 11, 2023
College Basketball
Hunter Dickinson Promises No More “Hitler Comments” About Tom Izzo
102
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Giri Nathan
January 6, 2023
NBA
Zion Williamson Left The Timberwolves Bruised And Salty
70
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Giri Nathan
December 29, 2022
Year In Review
Presenting The 2022 Shams Charania Award For Excellence In Divulging Of Information Through Syntax Comprehended By Many
234
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Giri Nathan
December 28, 2022
Overexplained Lists
What Jerseys Have You Seen Abroad?
208
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Giri Nathan
December 26, 2022
NBA
Aaron Gordon Got Up
77
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Giri Nathan
December 26, 2022
NBA
Anthony Davis Is The Center Of Everything
39
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Giri Nathan
December 5, 2022
Defector Reads A Book
Defector Reads A Book Has Made Its Winter Pick
88
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Giri Nathan
December 2, 2022
NBA
Zion After Raptors: Burp
42
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Giri Nathan
December 1, 2022
Golf
Bryson DeChambeau Abandons Quest To Become Large After It Made Him Feel “Weird”
124
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Giri Nathan
November 22, 2022
NBA
Ben Simmons Is Clambering Bravely Out Of The Toilet
55
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Giri Nathan
November 21, 2022
This Is So Stupid
Introducing The Jalen Williams-Jaylin Williams Power Rankings
25
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Giri Nathan
and
Patrick Redford
November 16, 2022
Defector Reads A Book
Tristram Shandy Would Surely Call Us “Jack Asses” For Writing This Post
43
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Giri Nathan
, and
Barry Petchesky
November 16, 2022
NBA
Joel Embiid Did All Of Basketball
35
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Giri Nathan
November 14, 2022
NBA
Perfectly Average Knicks Season Ends
29
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Giri Nathan
November 10, 2022
Tennis
Novak Djokovic’s Team Found The Most Paranoid Possible Way To Brew His Magic Potion
69
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Giri Nathan
November 9, 2022
Tennis
Holger Rune Is The New Baby Of Men’s Tennis
40
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Giri Nathan
November 7, 2022
NBA
LeBron James “Not Up Here” To Talk About Russell Westbrook After Lakers Loss
128
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Giri Nathan
October 24, 2022
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