Counterpoint: the only thing garbage about The Ringer is its comment section, the content itself is top-notch.

I don’t think it’s just a race thing. A weird culture is emerging on the left where NO ONE can be offended, ever. Discussion is simply not allowed. It reminds me of what happened to the right a while ago with the Tea Party, where suddenly no one was “conservative enough” and it scares me. Because we all saw how that…

I too think it is hilariously hypocritical the way people have different reactions to varying stories.

Mesquite, TX is an eastern suburb of Dallas that is most famous for its rodeo.

Clearly the Rockets are the better team, but, if anything, this series has revealed just how valuable Westbrook is to his team while also illustrating that the Rockets can still be very good when Harden doesn’t play well or spends time on the bench.

I like how somehow the Thunder being up when Russ is on the court and then hemorrhaging points when he sits for a couple minutes confirms that Harden is the MVP when those comebacks often happen with Harden on the bench as well. Harden’s supporting cast is so much better than Russ’s and if that’s not obvious to you…

Not to say you’re wrong with your list, because you’re probably not, but to think that Chris Paul isn’t on it is mind boggling.

Eh, not a fan these days. His schtick lately has been to comb twitter for the worst takes and offer it as proof of a hysterical, monolithic response from American liberals on whatever is pissing him off that day. He also tweets things that are quickly disproven (Chelsea lifetime achievement award, that nonsense…

I live in California (Bay Area) and have been to Columbia multiple times. Columbia is a cool town. California ain’t the end all be all

Excuse me if I think the best player is inherently the most valuable. Oh the horror!

you mean to tell me that if attention had actually be paid to velcro r&d in the past 25 years, we wouldn’t have a velcro system as-good-if-not-better than some bits of string cunningly slotted into holes? if people weren’t so hung up on what looks normal and had a little intellectual curiosity and imagination, we…

That’s not the case at all inside micro communities. Whomever is different will be the one that will likely be “cast out”. I’m not saying her life was rough but I totally believe she was treated as an outcast.

Guh? The Ringer writes tons of political content on its own, has a political podcast, and awkwardly shoehorns politics into sports articles every single day.

snark all you want but I thought for the first podcast Simmons had hired the director of Iron Man to do a political podcast. Maybe its my own ignorance, but I think you have to follow politics very closely to know speechwriters let alone call them a star.

Was wondering what the point of all this was till I got to this

It’s lunchtime you asshole.

Pats fan? Asking for, science.

Stop making these pathetic excuses. Tom Brady being a fancy dog is a joke, not reality. Putting a hat with the slogan of a declared presidential candidate in your locker is a political statement. If he doesn’t want to stand by the political statement he made, he should say that. If he does, he should say that.

Conservatives: “We hate blacks, Muslims, women, the poor, unions, GLBT, and basically anyone who doesn’t fit into into our vision of what America should be.

I’d be willing to give Trump voters a pass for $450/each, but it’s all or nothing. If anyone skips out, no deal.