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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 2025 All-Star Weekend has potential to be the best of this era

Kailyn Smith February 12, 2025
This year’s NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco is sure to make Valentine’s Day even more sweet. The weekend is so much bigger than Sunday night’s big game, and it truly is a showcase of the best of basketball.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The Post-Up: Kawhi Leonard is back and not to blame

Kailyn Smith January 22, 2025
The Los Angeles Clippers have been struggling in their recent efforts to contend for titles, and last year was a dream turned nightmare. A season that should have seen the Clippers as a surefire giant in the West with a starting lineup of dynamic hometown heroes instead became one riddled with injuries and underperformance. 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The Post-Up: If the NBA Cup is to be permanent, the stakes need to be felt

Kailyn Smith November 14, 2024
On Tuesday night, the Emirates NBA Cup 2024 tipped off and the league appears to be learning from mistakes evident in the inaugural season.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The Post-Up: Draymond Green got his first tech of the season, but one doesn’t mean two

Kailyn Smith October 29, 2024
On Wednesday night, Draymond Green received a technical foul in the first Golden State Warriors game of the 2024-25 NBA regular season. While this may not come as a surprise, I believe that it isn’t necessarily indicative of his behavior to come. 
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum drinks from a gold bottle during the Celtics’ championship parade on Friday. The Celtics won their 18th NBA Championship title in Game 5 against the Dallas Mavericks. PHOTO BY LINDSAY SHACHNOW

Celtics win 18th NBA championship, Bostonians rejoice, reflect

Lauren Albano June 24, 2024
In celebration of the Celtics winning their illustrious 18th NBA Championship title, fans paraded and partied, all while reflecting on a successful season.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The Backdoor Cut: Ranking every City Edition jersey based on how comfortable I would be to wear them in public

Luke Scotchie October 27, 2023
During certain games, players will wear special City Edition uniforms. These uniforms are designed by Nike as a way to draw attention to the city’s roots, the team’s history or facts that most people outside of that team’s fan base wouldn’t know, and they usually change every year. 
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The Backdoor Cut: Lamenting the fallen Eastern Conference teams

Luke Scotchie April 6, 2023
While some teams continue to look to make a playoff push, others have been mathematically eliminated and can look toward next season.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The Backdoor Cut: Recapping the NBA Trade Deadline Part 2

Luke Scotchie February 14, 2023
While the Lakers and Suns were two of the big winners of the NBA trade deadline, some other teams made smaller teams to bolster their rosters.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The Backdoor Cut: AI selects NBA All-Star Game reserves

Luke Scotchie February 1, 2023
As the 2023 NBA All-Star game approaches, an artificial intelligence system predicts the All-Star reserves with near perfection.
Sophia Flissler /  DFP Staff

Minority Report: Mobile sports betting — a most dangerous game

Lincoln Son Currie February 23, 2022
That is how all sports betting should be — a few fun, insignificant wagers made on vacation. If you win, great. If you lose, oh well. 
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

The Fast Break: Who is the best player in the league right now?

Ethan Biddle December 1, 2021
Ethan Biddle breaks down his take on who is the best player in the NBA.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

The Fast Break: Just how good is the 2021 rookie class?

Ethan Biddle November 9, 2021
Ethan Biddle evaluates how rookies have performed as the NBA season progresses.
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