Title: The impact of Fred VanVleet’s defence and how it allowed the Raptors to thrive against Golden State in Game 1
Date: May 30, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Fred VanVleet and the Raptors’ defence coming through to go up 1-0 in the NBA Finals.
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Title: Podcast Appearance: The Athletic NBA Daily Ding
Date: May 30, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic NBA Daily Ding
Synopsis: I made a guest appearance on one of The Athletic’s flagship NBA podcasts to discuss the Raptors in the NBA Finals.
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Title: Interview Appearance: How Kawhi Helped The Raptors Grow The Biggest Small Market In The NBA
Date: May 30, 2019
Original Source: Uproxx
Synopsis: I was interviewed for a story at Dime at Uproxx about the growth of basketball in Canada.
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Title: Murphy Mailbag: NBA Finals matchups, Raptors and Warriors rotations, unexpected heroes, MOX and more
Date: May 30, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I opened up the mailbag to preview the Raptors in the NBA Finals and more.
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Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on Sportsnet 590
Date: May 30, 2019
Original Source: Sportsnet 590
Synopsis: I appeared on Sportsnet 590 to discuss the Raptors heading into their first NBA Finals appearance. Check out the audio!
Title: Influence of G League on display for Raptors and Warriors in NBA Finals
Date: May 29, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the heavy G League influence on the Raptors and Warriors in the NBA Finals.
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Title: Interview Appearance: NBA Germany
Date: May 29, 2019
Original Source: NBA Germany
Synopsis: I was interviewed by NBA Germany to help preview the NBA Finals.
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Title: Deep Dive Series Preview: How do the Raptors and Warriors matchup? A study of playing styles, rotations and more
Date: May 29, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I performed a deep dive into the lineups, rotations, key matchups, playing styles and more for the NBA Finals between the Raptors and Warriors.
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Title: Podcast Appearance: Sportsfeld
Date: May 29, 2019
Original Source: Sportsfeld
Synopsis: I made a guest appearance on the excellent podcast Sportsfeld, previewing the Raptors in the NBA Finals, and more.
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Title: CBC television appearance previewing Raptors-Warriors NBA Finals
Date: May 29, 2019
Original Source: CBC
Synopsis: I made an appearance on CBC, helping preview the Raptors in the NBA Finals.
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