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Author: Yashwant Sathishkumar

Kyrie Irving: The Misunderstood Superstar

Reading Time: 2 minutesKyrie Irving led a Zoom call with 80 NBA and WNBA players regarding the NBA’s return last Friday. Many of these players were vocally hesitant to return to play this coming July primarily due to social justice concerns. According to Shams Charania, Irving told players: “I don’t support going into Orlando. I’m not with the systematic racism and the bulls***. Something smells a little fishy.”  These comments went viral on social media in the days following the call, leading many to view Irving as an adversary. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski even went as far as to label...

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Why Curry’s 2019 Playoff Run is Underappreciated

Reading Time: 2 minutesFacing injuries and adversity, Stephen Curry put together arguably the greatest playoff run of his career last year, silencing doubters in the process. However, in light of Golden State ultimately losing in the finals along with other factors, it does not get talked about enough. Let’s take a look at the numbers. Overall, Curry put up impressive averages of 28.2 PTS, 6.0 REB, and 5.7 AST on 44%/38%/94% shooting splits. But what really made his run memorable was his performance without Kevin Durant. In the third quarter of Game 5 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals against...

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Why LeBron James Does Not Deserve the 2020 NBA MVP

Reading Time: 2 minutes“LeBron James is ahead in the MVP race. There is no doubt.” — Jay Williams Those in the media such as Williams, Colin Cowherd, Kendrick Perkins, etc. have gone to great lengths to declare LeBron James of the Los Angles Lakers as this season’s MVP. ESPN’s talk show, ‘The Jump’, even went as far as to use the death of Kobe Bryant to support LeBron’s MVP campaign. As much as LeBron’s fanbase may disagree, and as great as LeBron has been, the MVP award is rightfully Giannis’ for the taking. And it isn’t really close. At...

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Why the Warriors are Title Contenders Next Season

Reading Time: 3 minutes12-44. Yikes. After undergoing one of the most dominant five-year runs in NBA history, the Golden State Warriors find themselves at the bottom of the league, giving loyal Warrior fans flashbacks to the lottery-ridden years of the 2000s and early 2010s. NBA fans—and players—have taken joy in the Warriors’ anguish. As one Pacific Division player stated earlier this season, “Now that they’ve come back to reality, you want to beat the hell out of them and see Steph with that towel over his head in the fourth [quarter]. ” But make no mistake, this year isn’t...

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