David Dennis Jr

Atlanta

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Indie Bestselling Author of The Movement Made Us - Available Now! Senior Writer @Andscape Speaking Inquiries: [email protected]

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Articles

Ball Up Top: Kendrick Perkins on Pacers STUNNING Thunder in NBA Finals Game 1

1 day ago | andscape.com | David Dennis Jr

“Ball Up Top” is a weekly NBA video series where Andscape’s David Dennis Jr. talks about the hot topics in the league and pop culture with special guests and Andscape personalities.
Ball Up Top: NBA Finals bets, superteam era is OVER … F*&% ratings!

3 days ago | andscape.com | David Dennis Jr

“Ball Up Top” is a weekly NBA video series where Andscape’s David Dennis Jr. talks about the hot topics in the league and pop culture with special guests and Andscape personalities.
Jerrod Carmichael’s new special ‘Don’t Be Gay’ is surprisingly hollow

3 days ago | andscape.com | David Dennis Jr

Jerrod Carmichael’s 2022 stand-up special, Rothaniel, was a masterpiece. The hour-long show drew headlines because the comedian publicly came out as gay to the audience in an act of vulnerability, honesty and storytelling brilliance. Last summer, Carmichael released a possibly too personal eight-part unscripted series called Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show that let viewers in on his infidelities, therapy sessions and love life.
Ball Up Top: Jenkins & Jonez talk Pacers-Knicks, Tyrese Haliburton, Timothée Chalamet

1 week ago | andscape.com | David Dennis Jr

In this episode, Dragonfly Jonez and LaJethro Jenkins, hosts of the “Jenkins & Jonez” podcast join David to discuss the Indiana Pacers’ performance in the NBA playoffs, the emergence of Tyrese Haliburton’s stardom, how the New York Knicks move forward, the greatness of Penny Hardaway and Tracy McGrady and a salute to Timothée Chalamet’s fandom.
Ball Up Top: Pacers beat Knicks in THRILLING Game 1 of ECF

2 weeks ago | andscape.com | David Dennis Jr

“Ball Up Top” is a weekly NBA video series where Andscape’s David Dennis Jr. talks about the hot topics in the league and pop culture with special guests and Andscape personalities. In Episode 11, umm … did we just watch one of the greatest basketball games ever? The Pacers stunned the Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals with an improbable comeback, 138-135. Producers Rodney and Chuck joined David minutes after the conclusion of the game to process what they just witnessed.
Netflix’s ‘Forever’ succeeds by allowing Black teens to be free - and in love

2 weeks ago | andscape.com | David Dennis Jr

A couple of weeks ago I came across a quote from my favorite romance novelist Shameka Erby about leaning into love and joy for her Black characters and not letting pain or trauma be central in their stories:“I write low angst romance, so I try to create external conflicts that fit into the lives I’ve created for the characters, while also making it clear they and their loves are absolutely weathering the storm together.
Ball Up Top: Who’s cooked or not cooked + Giannis predictions

3 weeks ago | andscape.com | David Dennis Jr

“Ball Up Top” is a weekly NBA video series where Andscape’s David Dennis Jr. talks about the hot topics in the league and pop culture with special guests and Andscape personalities. In Episode 10, David is joined by producers Rodney Davis and Chuck Abankwa for another round of “Cooked or Not Cooked.” Among the topics are the Denver Nuggets/Oklahoma City Thunder series, the Golden State Warriors’ championship window, the Eastern Conference and abolishing the NBA draft.
For me, ‘Around the Horn’ was more than a show

3 weeks ago | andscape.com | David Dennis Jr

It’s the summer of 2022. Everything is falling apart. I need a break for my own sake before the strands I’m holding together snap. An alarmed friend FaceTimes me to suggest I take some time off work. I should. I need to. I want to. But I can’t, I explain. I think I’d lose my mind if I had to stop appearing on ESPN’s Around the Horn. It’s 2002. I’m 16 years old. I know that I love sports. I know that I want to write. I know that I want to write and talk about sports.
Ball Up Top: Talking NBA playoffs with Vince Goodwill

1 month ago | andscape.com | David Dennis Jr

“Ball Up Top” is a weekly NBA video series where Andscape’s David Dennis Jr. talks about the hot topics in the league and pop culture with special guests and Andscape personalities. In Episode 9, David is joined by Yahoo Sports NBA writer and host of the “Good Word” podcast Vince Goodwill to discuss the outlook of the Golden State Warriors vs.
Ball Up Top: Lakers, Fakers, Quakers … Wolves in 5

1 month ago | andscape.com | David Dennis Jr

“Ball Up Top” is a weekly NBA video series where Andscape’s David Dennis Jr. talks about the hot topics in the league and pop culture with special guests and Andscape personalities. In Episode 8, David is joined by Andscape senior writer Justin Tinsley to discuss the Los Angeles Lakers getting bounced from the playoffs and what’s next for them. Also, a very exciting soap opera clip that David can’t stop thinking about.