Ian Levy, FanSided

Ian Levy

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Brattleboro, VT, United States

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Past:
  • FanSided
  • FiveThirtyEight
  • Sporting News
  • Sports Illustrated
  • USA TODAY

Past articles by Ian:

Thoughts and prayers to LeBron after getting leveled by Jamal Murray

LeBron James caught an errant elbow from Jamal Murray, drawing a crucial second-half flagrant foul in Game 3 against the Denver Nuggets. → Read More

The Whiteboard: Meet the NBA Bad Takes Hall of Fame class of 2020

Here are the terrible takes to be inducted as the inaugural class of the NBA Bad Takes Hall of Fame. It's a small but prestigious group of honorees. → Read More

The Whiteboard: Can the Denver Nuggets pull off another miracle?

The Whiteboard is The Step Back's daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each mo... → Read More

What comes next for the Houston Rockets?

After another season of treading water and losing in the playoffs, is it time for the Houston Rockets to abandon their ideological purity? → Read More

The Whiteboard: Is this the end of the Houston Rockets as we know them?

The Houston Rockets aren't eliminated yet and comebacks from a 3-1 deficit are infamously possible. But it feels like they are coming apart at the seams. → Read More

Chris Paul’s clutch play helps Thunder force Game 7 against Rockets

Chris Paul outplayed Russell Westbrook and James Harden down the stretch to help the Thunder for a Game 7 against the Rockets. → Read More

Milwaukee Bucks make another statement, finishing off the Magic in Game 5

The Milwaukee Bucks shifted gears back to basketball and bounced the Orlando Magic out of the playoffs in Game 5 by double digits. → Read More

Pacers fire Nate McMillan two weeks after signing him to an extension

After getting swept in the first round by the Miami Heat, the Indiana Pacers made a stunning about-face and fired head coach Nate McMillan. → Read More

The Whiteboard: Paul George is ready for whatever comes next

How much has Paul George changed since his time with the Indiana Pacers, and how much has the NBA just changed around him? → Read More

The Whiteboard: The tl;dr primer for NBA Draft season

We're all busy so we've prepped a tl;dr guide to quickly answer some of your biggest NBA Draft questions and get you back to your day. → Read More

Pacers have no answer for Jimmy Butler and the Heat in Game 2

The Indiana Pacers played like they were stuck in mud in Game 2, as Jimmy Butler pushed the Miami Heat to a 2-0 series lead. → Read More

Toronto Raptors grind out an ugly Game 2 over the Brooklyn Nets

The Nets played the Raptors much tougher in Game 2, but the result was the same -- a solid win for Toronto. The Raptors dominated the Nets in Game 1, runni... → Read More

Portland Trail Blazers stun LeBron and the Lakers with Game 1 win

The Portland Trail Blazers' amazing NBA bubble run isn't over just yet, as they shocked the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1. → Read More

The Whiteboard: Can we say the Raptors are serious title contenders?

We need to stop treating the Toronto Raptors as plucky overachievers because they have the statistical profile of a serious contender. → Read More

The Whiteboard: The best individual performance of the NBA bubble?

The NBA bubble hasn't even seen a week's worth of "regular-season" games and we've already been treated to a slew of incredible individual performances. → Read More

Zion Williamson has left the NBA bubble in Orlando

The Pelicans announced that Zion Williamson has left the bubble in Orlando to attend to an urgent family matter. The Pelicans have tweeted that star rookie... → Read More

The Whiteboard: More ‘anonymous’ reports about Jimmy Butler’s work ethic

The Whiteboard is The Step Back's daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each mo... → Read More

Dwight Howard finally decides to join Lakers, donate checks to charity

The Lakers have been waiting to hear if Dwight Howard will join the team in Orlando. He's finally said he will and he'll be playing for charity. → Read More

Bradley Beal hasn’t decided yet if he’ll play in NBA restart

Bradley Beal spoke with Washington media by Zoom today and said he's still deciding if he'll play in the NBA's restart Orlando. → Read More

The Whiteboard: Dispatch from the multiverse, where the Utah Jazz fix it

Today on The Whiteboard, a dispatch from the multiverse, where the Utah Jazz fix everything and pull off the impossible -- winning it all. → Read More