author of GREAT EXPECTATIONS, a debut novel now in paperback. staff writer and critic, @newyorker. co-host, Critics at Large.
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i am starting a very modest newsletter concern. it's free and will be no great chore to consume. just a playlist culled from my listening and a quotation culled from my reading, every Friday. first edition arrives tomorrow. link below and in my bio. INDULGE
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BASKETBALL IS THE BEST SPORT
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Chet must be kicking back with a stiff drink somewhere tonight
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Jalen Brunson taking the pay cut to come to New York, getting his friends on the team and actually winning the Championship. One of the most gangster stories in NBA history
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Taken across the street from Madison Square Garden, where some delirious Knicks fan seems to have shaved their head.
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They said he was too small so he went and won a championship on every possible level 🤷🏽♂️
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NBA CHAMP JOSE WITH THE PUERTO RICAN FLAG THIS SHIT MEANS SOMETHING TO ME
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"choke" narrative is a symptom of persistent misinterpretation. the other team was better.
Those of you who listen to me regularly know I'm not one to use this term lightly, but has an NBA team ever choked worse over a full series than the Spurs this year? Maybe the Lakers in '84? I don't know enough about all those Philly and Lakers teams in the 60s to say.
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Congrats to Coach Mike Brown and the @nyknicks on winning an NBA Title!
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if you are a faith leader and are planning to preach a Knicks related sermon, please send me the text
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Wild that Mike Brown is connected to all three of these iconic postseasons. Spurs assistant in 01. Warriors assistant in 17. Knicks head coach in 26. A progression of taking an asswhuppin, to being an assistant ass kicker, and then being the head ass kicker. What an arc.
26 Knicks going down in history as an all time great playoff team. On that god tier with 01 Lakers and 17 Warriors. And of those three teams we’re highkey gonna talk about this Knicks run way more than we talk about that run by *phone dies*
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So happy that after 53 years, we gave Clyde another championship to witness 🧡💙
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Jalen Brunson’s Game 5 belongs in Finals history.
Highest share of team points in an NBA Finals-clinching win:
51.7% — Michael Jordan, 1998
47.9% — Jalen Brunson, 2026
47.6% — Giannis Antetokounmpo, 2021
45.5% — Bob Pettit, 1958
43.3% — Michael Jordan, 1997
Only MJ has ever carried a bigger scoring load to close out a title.
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Tyler Kolek celebrating on the court in a Puma mink coat:
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So many great storylines this year, but this is one of my favorites. Just in time for the Puerto Rican Day parade too.
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Brunson jackhammered his face onto mount rushmore tonight—what a player
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Can’t imagine I will ever watch a player have a second half that amazing ever again. Jalen Brunson brought a championship back to New York.
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Mitchell Robinson says winning the NBA Finals is "a dream come true"
"I've been here when we have won 17 games, when we won 60 games, and to finally be able to get it done in 2026 with the journey that I've been on and the team... it's amazing"
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