Category Archives: Monday Media

Our Collective Indecision

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Kevin Draper

With Dwight Howard finally changing his Twitter profile picture to one of him in a Houston Rockets jersey — as definitive of a statement one can make in 2013 — the only thing left to do is sift through the … Continue reading →

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Monday Media: Where Oh Where Can My Basketball Jones Be?

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Kevin Draper

Basketball fans’ favorite podcast, The Basketball Jones, dropped a bombshell in their final episode of the 2012-13 NBA season: sometime this summer they will be leaving theScore Inc. and moving to an as-of-yet undisclosed new home. Besides the announcement that … Continue reading →

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Monday Media: Are Miami Heat Fans the Worst? Who Cares.

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Kevin Draper

Editor’s Note: It’s not Monday. After the Miami Heat won Game 6 of the NBA Finals despite trailing by 5 with 30 seconds remaining in the game, the most attention was paid to the unprecedented comeback. Or, if you’re a … Continue reading →

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Monday Media: Criticism isn’t Good for Bill Simmons, but it is for the Gander

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Kevin Draper

The other week, SportsCenter aired a short clip from NBA Countdown. Some parts of the clip were edited, and Bill Simmons was particularly unhappy that a joke of his was edited out: Wow, SportsCenter edited my joke out about Wade … Continue reading →

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Monday Media: The Kawhi Leonard Conundrum Deconstructed

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Kevin Draper

In response to last week’s piece on the pervasiveness of racism in basketball writing, many people—including the author himself—questioned my analysis of Andrew Sharp’s piece on Kawhi Leonard. This makes me very happy. I’m glad people are discussing what I … Continue reading →

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Roy Hibbert’s Other Stupid Comment

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Kevin Draper

In the wake of Roy Hibbert’s thoroughly regrettable post game press conference, most of the attention has been paid to his “no homo” comment, and rightfully so. Despite what the bizarrely motivated homophobic lobby would lead you to believe (I … Continue reading →

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Your Favorite Basketball Writer Is Probably a Little Bit Racist

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Kevin Draper

Today’s big basketball-related internet controversy surrounds comments Bill Simmons made on The B.S. Report, his weeklyish podcast. Specifically, about nine minutes in, Simmons said the following about the city of Memphis: I didn’t realize the effect [the assassination of Dr. … Continue reading →

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