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N.B. Lindberg
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Basketball words through my substack Above the Break

https://substack.com/@abovethebreak
I don’t know how, but I’ve managed to make it this far in life without ever listening to David Portnoy utter a word
December 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Oh my god
December 9, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Lmao, Jalen Hurts
December 9, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I don’t know if I’ve ever seen three turnovers on one play
December 9, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Did you know that Danimals low fat yogurt children’s drink was inspired by Paul “Danimal” Dano’s weak sauce performance in There Will be Blood?
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Dude Brings back fake AI George Washington, and immediately is like,
“Can you pretend to be from today?”
Oh good, Glenn Beck has created an AI George Washington. You will be shocked to learn that the AI George Washington created by Glenn Beck sounds exactly like what would happen if Glenn Beck built an AI George Washington to sound exactly like Glenn Beck.
December 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The era committee fucking sucks at their job
December 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Pro tip: Add cinnamon and a bit of chipotle chili powder to your hot chocolate
December 8, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I don’t really care about team X or Y getting left out, but what the fuck is up with this seeding?
December 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
After decades of people saying the NBA has become too soft, the reality is the game is far and away too physical now
December 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This game swung back Miami’s way when Messi decided he would occasionally actually press
December 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Say what you want about FIFA, but they know how tickle dictators taint
December 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
ESPN really doing some dirty work here
December 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Pelicans basketball, baby
December 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
LeBron gave up the chance to be the hero and extend his streak to make the right basketball play. What a dumbass
December 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Man, with Giannis going down, I can’t believe the Pelicans traded away that 2026 Bucks’ first round pick swap
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Clippers didn’t do Chris Paul dirty. You can’t be an unproductive asshole at work.
December 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I don’t know what the numbers are, but really feels like the Rockets absolutely curb stomp teams in the second half
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Steven Adams is going to change the Sixth Man of the Year award for the better
December 4, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Rockets and Kings are locked in a high stakes game of hot potato
December 4, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Sengun’s passing has been on point
December 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Somehow, the Rockets already have 4 steals after 3 minutes and are only up 3
December 4, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Whoever got Trump to watch Captain Phillips last week needs to be sent to The Hague
December 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Why the Rockets are the greatest offensive rebounding team ever, and how they built it #nba #rockets

open.substack.com/pub/abovethe...
Breaking the Offensive Glass Ceiling
How the Houston Rockets Built the Greatest Offensive Rebounding Team in History
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
SGA just had a wedgie….on a free throw
December 3, 2025 at 5:12 AM