Articles Tagged with #basketball
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The Adolescent Scene
Dribbling in the Dark
What it’s like to be 14 in a new school, a new city away from home—and the wrong ethnicity in a divided country.
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TMN Weekender
LeBron Wept
In our latest TMN Weekender, a selection of stories by those who endure—whether by choice or otherwise—the agony and ecstasy of basketball. Ready to read here...
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Personal Essays
Big Blue Nights
Victory has many faces—some of them just happen to be painted. A story of violence, true love, the road from New York to Lexington, and the religion that is college basketball.
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Backcourt
Where Amazing Happens
The current NBA playoffs—including the elderly, surprising Celtics—are offering up some record-breaking basketball. From 2008, an ode to professional players, including Kevin Garnett and friends, and why pro ball is the best ball of all.
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New York, New York
Motherless Stadium
There’s a good chance the New Jersey Nets soon will be playing ball in Brooklyn. There’s also a good chance a lot of local residents will lose their houses to make way for Frank Gehry’s dome.