Abrams covers the NBA for Grantland.

"Players know that with the stories I do I'm not trying to burn anybody. I'm trying to tell a story for what it's worth and be honest to that person… That's one of my main goals, that you know why this person is [a certain] way when they step on the court. You know why Monta Ellis is going to keep shooting the ball. You know why Zach Randolph is such a gritty player. What these guys have gone through growing up, it materializes in their game."

Show notes:

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Abrams's Grantland archive

[3:30] "Loose Cannons: Ricky Davis and Lance Stephenson" (Grantland • Apr 2013)

[10:45] "The Devil and Stephen Jackson" (Grantland • June 2012)

[13:00] "The Two Lives of Zach Randolph" (Grantland • Nov 2012)

[14:45] "The Music in Royce White's Head" (Grantland • June 2012)

[14:45] "The Professional: Chauncey Billups" (Grantland • Dec 2012)

[15:00] "The Miseducation of J.R. Smith" (Grantland • Sep 2012)

[23:30] Longform Podcast #35: Jay Caspian Kang

[25:30] Grantland Quarterly

[31:00] "The Malice at the Palace" (Grantland • Feb 2012)

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