Darren doesn’t know I’m writing this. He’s expecting a whole different piece — we’ll see if he publishes it. He may just remove this weird introduction. Let’s see how meta I’m allowed to get here.
I almost framed this as an open apology to Alperen Sengun. I have doubted him, and I’ve done it loudly. As it happens, I don’t think I owe anyone an apology.
A journalist’s first obligation is to the truth. I don’t want to be one of those basketball writers that just feeds you what you want. I’m aspiring to be an analyst.