Jonathan Abrams
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Breakers Grapple With Hip-Hop’s Big Olympic Moment
Largely left out of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, breaking will get its stage at the Paris Olympics. Its pioneers wonder if their art will translate into...
How Tupac Shakur Remained a Defining Rap Figure After His Death
A star during his lifetime, he became an almost mythical figure in the decades since his 1996 killing.
Alex Smith’s Recovery Didn’t Prepare Him for Daughter’s Cancer Fight
Alex Smith returned to play pro football after a horrific leg injury nearly killed him. Nothing about his recovery prepared him for the helplessness of...
Tyrell Terry Retired from the NBA at 22: ‘It Began to Destroy Me’
Why Tyrell Terry walked away from basketball, the millions of dollars that came with it and the identity he had spent his whole life building.
Brittney Griner Is Creating a New Normal, for Herself and the W.N.B.A.
Griner returns to basketball after her detention in Russia with a bigger platform and a desire to reshape women’s sports.
J.R. Smith Was Lost After the NBA. Golf Became His Guide.
Smith was bored and confused when his basketball career abruptly ended in 2020. His search for self took him to a golf team at an...
Vanessa Bryant Settles Helicopter Crash Photos Lawsuit for $28.85 Million
Bryant, the widow of the basketball star Kobe Bryant, sued Los Angeles County after some of its employees shared graphic photos of the crash that...
Brittney Griner Will Return to W.N.B.A.
Griner, who was released from a prison camp in Russia in December, signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Mercury.
Luka Doncic Only Makes Basketball Look Easy
The Dallas Mavericks guard is having the best season of his career. Long media-shy, he’s now opening up about life in the N.B.A. spotlight, and...
Brittney Griner’s Wife Says They’ve Had 2 Phone Calls Since Arrest
Cherelle Griner described the second conversation with her wife, the W.N.B.A. star detained in Russia since February, as “the most disturbing phone call I’d ever...
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