Louisa Thomas, Author and Staff Writer, The New Yorker

One of the dumbest criticisms of any NBA analysis is that the analyst doesn’t know because she — let’s face it, it’s often a she — didn’t play in the NBA. And yet. There are times where I am keenly aware of what an interloper I am, and not just on a micro level.

My experience on the court began and e…

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