Madelyn Harris, Author at PRESS

It has been a relatively quiet August, even for an NBA offseason. That all changed last night, when it was reported that the Cleveland Cavaliers had traded disgruntled point guard…

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On Loss, Basketball, and Len Bias

The English language has a lot of words to describe the feeling of loss. We have words like grief, anguish, even nostalgia. Despite all of our flowery metaphors and similes,…

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No Country | Chris Bosh’s Slow Fade From the NBA Conscience

Raptors fans have been through it all with their first love Vince Carter, and eventually gave their hearts to Chris Bosh. It was a complicated relationship even mores to see his success soon afterwards with Miami. And the shocking revelation of his early retirement. Its a career that weighs quietly on basketball fans in the great white north.

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Grayson Allen is the Anti-Hero of the NCAA

Superhero movies generally fill several major character archetypes. Most have a hero and a villain. In mediocre movies, the hero is inherently likeable and the villain is often one dimensionally…

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The Business of Basketball

It’s October 13th, and the Golden State Warriors are preparing for a matchup with the Denver Nuggets. Notoriously outspoken forward Draymond Green is talking to the press about the recent…

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The NBA Is The Ms. Congeniality Of Sports

The National Basketball Association has been really great lately. I mean, it’s only been a couple of weeks and already we’ve had Dwyane Wade die and come back to life…