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Basketball words through my substack Above the Break

https://substack.com/@abovethebreak
The whole economy is basically hinging on if THIS is a trillion dollar idea
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 12h
It's a whole new world for Mickey, Simba, Stitch and more as Disney brings hundreds of its characters to Sora, the short-form video platform from OpenAI, as part of a three-year licensing agreement. n.pr/44ph9KC
Billion-dollar OpenAI deal allows users to make content with Disney characters
It's a whole new world for Mickey, Simba, Stitch and more as Disney brings hundreds of its characters to Sora, the short-form video platform from OpenAI, as part of a three-year licensing agreement.
n.pr
December 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Derik Queen’s unique skill set has been a bright spot in a dark Pelicans’ season. Here’s a deeper look into what makes him special, and what may ultimately hold him back #nba

open.substack.com/pub/abovethe...
Can Derik Queen be at the Center of the Pelicans’ Rebuild?
Did the Pelicans unearth a future star?
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Unsurprisingly, football fans do not like the sight of, the idea of, or the mere mention of numbers
Here are the most viewed team pages across ALL of the Sports Reference sites in each state this year! ⚾🏀🏈🏒⚽
December 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Built Bifferent
Now, this is what a real Michigan man looks like
December 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Now, this is what a real Michigan man looks like
December 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
MJ gonna do this with Jerry Krause just to call him a short fat ass a million more times
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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