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The top 25 players in the NBA, an interview with the people behind your favorite fictional bands, and the lingering questions after the NFL draft.

The Top 25 Players in the NBA

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Ranking the very best the league has to offer as the 2020-21 season nears its conclusion.

[Agree? Disagree? Find out who the top 25 NBA players are, according to the Ringer staff.]

Making the (Fictional) Band

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They may have been created solely for movies or TV shows, but these musical acts have developed a lasting legacy—and in some cases, lasting fan bases.

[Join Ilana Kaplan as she talks to some of the people behind bands like Stillwater, 2gether, Pink Slip, and more.]

The Eight Biggest Questions Coming Out of the 2021 NFL Draft 

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Now that the draft is behind us, it’s time to look ahead at the questions that will define this NFL offseason, like will Julio Jones be on the Falcons this season, and what in the world will happen between Aaron Rodgers and the Packers?

[The NFL draft is over, but Danny Heifetz has some remaining questions.]

NFL Draft Reactions With Warren Sharp | The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Warren Sharp of NBC and Sharp Football Analysis to discuss an exciting first round of the NFL draft.

Disney's Crossover Endgame

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The ESPN mashup of NBA and MLB games with Marvel and Star Wars themes is a marvelous flex—and a further expansion of Disney’s sprawling megaverse.

[Alison Herman takes a look at the latest Disney synergy grab.]

“We Can’t Die, We’re With Fela”: The Revolutionary Greatness of the Black President

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Remembering the legacy of Fela Kuti, the Afrobeat pioneer and political firebrand who could make the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year.

[Join Lex Pryor as he looks at the legacy of the late Fela Kuti.]
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