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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The Post-Up: The “face of the league” debate is a negative distraction from exciting rookie class

Kailyn Smith March 5, 2025
We can’t keep exclusively fixating on what we’ll do when active NBA legends retire or who’s the greatest and why — we should be paying more attention to “who got next?”
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The Backdoor Cut: Western Conference Play-In Picture

Luke Scotchie March 30, 2023
As the NBA regular season approaches its end, many Western Conference teams are in a tight battle for the Play-In Tournament and playoff seeding.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

The Fast Break: Western Conference preview

Ethan Biddle October 13, 2021
Ethan Biddle previews the Western Conference ahead of the NBA's 2021-22 season.
In the Paint: Was Grayson Allen important to college basketball?

In the Paint: Was Grayson Allen important to college basketball?

Andrew Mason March 28, 2018
Duke University’s 85-81 overtime loss to the University of Kansas Sunday night meant more than just one of the nation’s top teams getting abruptly knocked out of the NCAA Tournament. It signaled the official end to the collegiate career of the most polarizing figure in amateur sports, Grayson Allen.
Between the Lines: NBA 2017-18 season predictions

Between the Lines: NBA 2017-18 season predictions

Michael Alcaraz October 15, 2017

The NBA season gets underway on Oct. 17 with two high-profile matchups and after the whirlwind of an offseason, it is sure to be an exciting one. Here are my predictions for the upcoming NBA season. Western...

Between the Lines: Forget about LaVar — Lonzo Ball is the real deal

Between the Lines: Forget about LaVar — Lonzo Ball is the real deal

Michael Alcaraz April 2, 2017

Don’t let LaVar Ball’s contentiousness cloud your perception of his son, Lonzo. LaVar feeds perfectly into the outrage culture we as a country have surrounded around all aspects of our life. His...

Going For Two: End college basketball’s “one-and-done” approach

Going For Two: End college basketball’s “one-and-done” approach

David Souza April 6, 2016

The college basketball world was stunned Monday night as Villanova University’s Kris Jenkins hit a championship-winning 3-pointer as time expired to propel the Wildcats to their first national title...

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