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· Mar 11
The NBA Is Desperately Missing a Voice Like Bill Russell’s
While history repeats itself in this country, modern NBA stars have stayed silent. Maybe it’s unfair to ask so much of athletes, but it wasn’t too much for the greatest champion in NBA history, who do...
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After watching the second episode of Celtics City, I bought and read a copy of Bill Russell’s first memoir and wrote this piece on how the absence of anything resembling his voice is felt in today’s NBA, and throughout the country: www.theringer.com/2025/03/11/n...
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Something wild to me is that people are talking about Shai, Wemby, Luka etc. while the Joker just casually runs out 25-13-12 with a eFG of *.696*. And he’s absolutely nuking the field in every advanced metric (including 1st, 3rd and 4th in the major *defensive* metrics on b-ref).
Here are 11 observations about the first few weeks of a highly entertaining NBA season: www.theringer.com/2025/11/11/n...
11 Thoughts on the Bulls, Ja Morant Trades, and the NBA’s Wild Start
It’s early and it’s messy, but the NBA season is already bursting with intrigue. We’re back.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Something wild to me is that people are talking about Shai, Wemby, Luka etc. while the Joker just casually runs out 25-13-12 with a eFG of *.696*. And he’s absolutely nuking the field in every advanced metric (including 1st, 3rd and 4th in the major *defensive* metrics on b-ref).
Here are 11 observations about the first few weeks of a highly entertaining NBA season: www.theringer.com/2025/11/11/n...
11 Thoughts on the Bulls, Ja Morant Trades, and the NBA’s Wild Start
It’s early and it’s messy, but the NBA season is already bursting with intrigue. We’re back.
www.theringer.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Here are 11 observations about the first few weeks of a highly entertaining NBA season: www.theringer.com/2025/11/11/n...
last night was all the nba could ever ask for. relentlessly entertaining basketball in nearly every game
I wanted to go to bed at 9ish last night, and then Portland Orlando, Detroit Washington, Miami Cleveland, SAS Chicago, Dallas Milwaukee
and then I eventually crashed and missed out on LAC Atlanta
and then I eventually crashed and missed out on LAC Atlanta
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
last night was all the nba could ever ask for. relentlessly entertaining basketball in nearly every game
I don't want to overreact but Cavs-Heat was the greatest basketball game I've ever watched
November 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I don't want to overreact but Cavs-Heat was the greatest basketball game I've ever watched
Daniss Jenkins just hit the funniest buzzer beater I've ever seen
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Daniss Jenkins just hit the funniest buzzer beater I've ever seen
Desmond Bane might've just saved his coach's job
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Desmond Bane might've just saved his coach's job
anthony black...not ideal
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
anthony black...not ideal
random fact i find interesting: philly's offense is ranked 30th in the third quarter and 1st in the fourth quarter
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
random fact i find interesting: philly's offense is ranked 30th in the third quarter and 1st in the fourth quarter
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
is it good or bad to lose because jordan walsh drilled a corner 3?
there's plenty of time, but this would be a brutal loss for orlando. how has bane only attempted one 3-pointer in 30 minutes?
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
is it good or bad to lose because jordan walsh drilled a corner 3?
there's plenty of time, but this would be a brutal loss for orlando. how has bane only attempted one 3-pointer in 30 minutes?
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
there's plenty of time, but this would be a brutal loss for orlando. how has bane only attempted one 3-pointer in 30 minutes?
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can someone please primary chuck schumer
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
can someone please primary chuck schumer
anfernee simons is absolutely obliterating his hometown team
November 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
anfernee simons is absolutely obliterating his hometown team
wow
November 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
wow
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LOOK AT ALPEREN SENGUN
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
LOOK AT ALPEREN SENGUN
sengun is the absolute best
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
sengun is the absolute best
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Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
kd is generally having a pretty good game, but his response to ime udoka saying houston got punked on friday night has been to let multiple bucks defenders rip the ball out of his hands
November 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
kd is generally having a pretty good game, but his response to ime udoka saying houston got punked on friday night has been to let multiple bucks defenders rip the ball out of his hands
there is still room on the reed sheppard bandwagon, for those who want to climb aboard
November 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
there is still room on the reed sheppard bandwagon, for those who want to climb aboard
can someone please primary chuck schumer
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
can someone please primary chuck schumer
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Oh for the love of
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Oh for the love of
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
The Jaime Highway
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The Jaime Highway