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Nike's End of Men
“Hey! Check out this Nike ad!” This was my entry point into a new world. I transferred dorms because a clerical quirk sent me to the “Substance Free…
Ethan Strauss
Aug 23, 2021
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ESPN, CAA, Woj, and Ime Udoka
What happened when the Worldwide Leader and Stephen A. Smith responded to a scandal in real time
Ethan Strauss
Sep 24, 2022
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When James Dolan Has You in His Sights
Watch now (2 min) | Spike Lee is Code 2, Michael Rapaport is Code 5: Here's a Look at the Knicks' Speech-Punishing Security State
Ethan Strauss
Dec 29, 2022
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Maybe the Pedestal Was a Mistake?
Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, Adam Silver and the NBA's PR Malaise
Ethan Strauss
Nov 7, 2022
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Pity the Zoomer Athlete
There's this great scene in Mad Men. In it, aging bon vivant Roger Sterling chastises the slightly younger depressive genius Don Draper over his lack of…
Ethan Strauss
Mar 23, 2022
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Adam Silver Flees the "Good NBA Commissioner" Trap
In not banning an owner, the commish lost the press conference while doing his job
Ethan Strauss
Sep 15, 2022
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The Diversity Man
Richard Lapchick is the Robin DiAngelo of sports, with a backstory that reminds of Jussie Smollett
Ethan Strauss
Feb 2
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On Forcing Enemies to Fake Their Beliefs
This is about how so many in media right now, having lost faith in persuasion, feel obligated to demonize and coerce their perceived social inferiors.
Ethan Strauss
Jun 7, 2022
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What ESPN Has to Do With Mark Jackson's Coaching Aspirations
If Jackson leaves ESPN, we’ll see more on why he's struggled to find a coaching gig. Teams know. They’ve done the work to find out what Jackson’s…
Ethan Strauss
May 10, 2022
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Why isn't LeBron's Act Working?
LeBron James makes a lot of commercials and most of them are pretty bad. But why?
Ethan Strauss
Dec 23, 2021
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The Hoax Illusion
The BYU-Duke Incident was not a hoax. It was also fake
Ethan Strauss
Sep 14, 2022
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The Kournikoving of College Sports and Its Discontents
Why the Cavinder twins terrify the NCAA
Ethan Strauss
Mar 1
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