As the NBA plows forward into its ill-conceived All-Star weekend in the midst of an ongoing pandemic, I needed to remind myself why I spend time glued to the screen, fixated on super-human athletes who have an uncanny ability to throw a ball through a hoop.
The NBA has been a breath of fresh air during the pandemic, throughout the bubble and into this season, not only for its escapism (something we all continue to need) and wonderful entertainment value (if you happen to be a sports fan), but for its modeling of how to bring back sports successfully, even without fans in attendance.
Yet when I heard an
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