Justin Jett, Author at Def Pen

The “Goon Squad” is More Than an Accumulation of Assets for the Los Angeles Clippers

In the NBA, trades are labeled by the best players involved in them. The Paul George trade. The Jimmy Butler trade. The Chris Paul trade. Easy to remember names that…

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Paul George isn’t Pretending Loyalty Exists Anymore, and Why Should He?

Back in June, I wrote about the farce idea of loyalty in sports. Fans think loyalty is a reality that can alter players’ free agency decisions, but the harsh reality…

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The Secret Behind the NBA’s Ever-Rising Popularity

Isaiah Thomas has been releasing a docu-series over the last few weeks that has given fans the unique opportunity to see his life outside of the 94 feet of hardwood.…

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Nikola Mirotic, Bobby Portis, and Our Overreliance on Video

The internet has no problem with widespread outrage. Any and every topic has the potential to be turned into a rallying point due to the empowerment of individual voice on…

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The NBA’s Problematic Quest for Parity is Being Tested

Those who do not enjoy the simple beauty of basketball being played at its highest level have an even more simplistic reason for not watching the Association on a nightly…

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Utah Jazz: A Team too Reliant on a Jaunt and a Jingle

The thing about jingles is that they are simply songs that are not cool enough to be labeled as such. It’s only fitting then that one of the Utah Jazz’s…

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Luc Mbah a Moute and the Misunderstood Nature of Defense

Defending professionally large basketball players is a difficult task. Everything most of them work at explicitly makes this the case. Players train hard to be offensively exquisite because that is…

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