“I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia Ben Simmons. IT He is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is the key. That key is Russian national interest the Philadelphia 76ers’ title quest.”
-Winston Churchill (basically)
Would any other NBA All-Star besides Ben Simmons be considered an X-factor?
If we take the second definition from Oxford quite literally, it’s “a variable in a given situation that could have the most significant impact on the outcome.