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Film & Television

Thursday, July 22, 2021

‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ is shameless corporate airball

Illustration of Lebron James and Bugs Bunny from Space Jam
Armaan Mumtaz/Senior Staff

Ultimately, “Space Jam: A New Legacy” fouls nearly every bit of its potential: as a heartwarming family film, as a comedy, even as an iconic pop culture moment.
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Bear Bytes

Friday, July 16, 2021
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Players the Warriors need to target during the offseason

After a disappointing season, the Warriors look to be aggressive buyers this offseason. While Stephen Curry had a season for the ages, he lacked support.
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Bear Bytes

Friday, July 9, 2021
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It’ll be okay – Team USA Basketball will do just fine

Drawing from the world’s most coveted basketball league, the U.S. traditionally has a deep pool of talent to pull from. 2021 is no exception.
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Pressroom Banter

Friday, July 2, 2021

A love letter to basketball

A reflection on how the NBA Playoffs influence personal relationships with basketball.
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Pressroom Banter

Friday, May 21, 2021

Learning how to lose

More than just casual entertainment, sports is a means through which we touch upon and understand an emotion universal to human experience: loss.
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Monday, October 26, 2020
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NBA vs. WNBA: Who had a better season in the bubble?

There were plenty of successes and drawbacks to the bubble format the NBA and WNBA used this past season. Here are some of them.
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Sunday, April 5, 2020

NBA playoff draft, part 1: Bottom seeds address glaring needs

An NBA playoff draft is created to include talented players in this year’s playoffs. Part one lays the groundwork and discusses the first eight picks.
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Thursday, March 5, 2020

How the Elam Ending could end intentional fouling at the end of NBA games

With NBA viewership plummeting this year, the Elam Ending may be the solution the league needs to make the end of close games exciting again.
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Bear Bytes

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

NBA rappers power ranking

NBA star rappers are aplenty throughout the history of the game. Here are the top nine rappers to emerge from the basketball limelight.
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Pressroom Banter

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

The All-Show weekend: Why the NBA’s midseason event is not worth my time

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Eventually, the game turned into Team LeBron vs. Team Popcorn, with one team led by its captain on a fourth-quarter rally to win, and the other team showing just how unimportant the game really was.
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