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When we watch athletes craft mind and body toward an ultimate goal, we call them gods. Or overpaid garbage. Here's some writing on what athletes and their respective sports mean to people.

Giannis Antetokounmpo Nigerian Basketball

Savior or Slave: How Giannis Antetokounmpo Can Become the Giant of Africa

by Jorden Hales This piece was originally published by Plugged, a partner of ATC, on their blog Views From The...
Maya Moore WNBA player activist

WNBA Players Still Shining as Leading Social Justice Activists

The WNBA has been on the frontlines regarding social justice for the longest time, yet they are still in the shadows of male athletes who attract much of the attention when it comes to their show of activism.
Draymond-Shaq defense debate

The Draymond-Shaq Debate Is Dumb, You Should Know Better

Draymond Green is not a "Best Defender Of All-Time" candidate because he's the best 1-on-1 defender ever. He switches on pick-and-rolls quickly and with intelligence. He...

How NOT To Run Your Business: James Dolan and The New York Knicks

For many years now, the New York Knicks have been a model of dysfunction and poor management. Most of it can be traced to...

Will LeBron James Play Into His 40s?

Adapted from Kai Hsu's Quora answer of the title question At the time of writing this, LeBron is 34 years old and will need six...

Manchester City, Golden State, And How Transcendent Teams “Improve”

73-9. 100 points. Results like these are generational, rarer even, in the NBA and English Premier League. When dealing with teams like today's Golden...

The JBA Was A Success And Its Future Has Not Changed

When the Ball Family patriarch LaVar founded the Junior Basketball Association, the goal was to provide a league where elite basketball prospects who were...

Legalized Sports Betting Will Take The U.S.A. By Storm (Infographic)

Josh Wardini over at NJ Games decided to let me share one of his team's infographics instead of posting it himself this time. Trust...

All of LeBron’s Supporters in the LeBron/Trump Twitter Beef

Donald Trump took a break from threatening the stability of the world with his delicate ego to use his small Twitter fingers to criticize...

2 Ways The Junior Basketball Association Could Actually Succeed

The JBA, or Junior Basketball Association, is a men’s basketball league founded by LaVar Ball. It’s composed of young players who, for whatever reason,...