No, there is an additional reason aside from jealousy to not like this move. That reason is entertainment. You know, the whole reason we watch sports. Do you like to know the endings to movies before you even start watching them? This season is going to be boring as hell. I have no desire to watch a team roll through…

I don’t hate KD for signing with the Warriors...I just hope they don’t win any more champinships

Yeah these fans act fanatical and there is no room for emotion in sport

Yes, we get it, you’re an enlightened sports connoisseur who looks down on fans, who are forever getting emotionally invested in teams that invest enormous amounts of money in getting fans to emotionally invest in them.

This is so spot on. I think of Buddy Ryan the same way as I do Barry Goldwater. He was the founder of a movement based on mythology more than reality, yet was able to create a fervent following of that mythology by tapping into the ugliest facets of their character. Every Eagles fan who thinks Buddy Ryan was a great…

I was with you until “[w]hich, of course, turns into shitty basketball more times than not,” because no. They went 73-9 and were tied with like 2 minutes left in Game 7 of the NBA finals. Let’s re-calibrate our takes a bit.

In early 2003 I got back into NBA ball after a long hiatus (I’d spent my childhood watching Bird’s Celtics but fell out of sports fandom in my teen years and into my early twenties). That spring, I saw an ESPN Magazine cover with some dude on it, labeling him the future of basketball. Curious, I picked it up, and read…

Insane fact:

Well said.

I get really emotional when I watch other people have genuine moments of euphoric release of something that’s been weighing on their mind.

I'm with you. I was pulling for OKC in the WCF. Was kind of rooting for the Dubs through most of this series, but the last three games out of LeBron had me in Believeland. Every ridiculous LeBron take has been silenced. The guy literally willed this team to a title. Truly an incredible series from him. Love or hate…

Fun Fact: The Warriors lost the same number of games in the playoffs as they did in the regular season. Regardless of what you think that indicates, that’s crazy.

I bet you’re a real delight at parties.

“blow me”

Cool it,Vin. I generally like you.

You had to go and ruin Vin Scully for me.

Uh... and if they are? Who gives a fuck? There are tons of people who could have written that exact letter. Me included.

I’m an old dude who completely identifies with Sarah’s story. Booze allowed a shy, bookish boy a way into fun and adventure, until it left me alone and wretched.

Thank you for this piece; it really resonates. Alcoholism is a fucking monster. And the way it gets entwined with relationships- it’s like a third partner in the marriage, one who corrupts and yanks apart and traps all involved.

Is it ok to genuinely like anything anymore? Dude is a handful-of-times-in-a-generation talent who had one of the best offensive seasons in NBA history last year and gave probably the most heartfelt MVP speech in American sports history. Who the fuck is worthy of our admiration in contrast? Please do tell.