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David Lengel

New York

Producer, Director and Writer at Freelance

Freelance Writer at The Guardian

Likes: NYC, London, transit, NYM, noodles. Beliefs: social contracts, separation of powers, pragmatism. Does: media production, writing, politics.

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  • 3 weeks ago | msn.com | David Lengel

    Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.

  • 3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | David Lengel

    David will be here shortly. In the meantime here’s a look at our predictions for the NBA finals:Thunder in five. They’ve been utterly dominant all season. That’s mostly been the case for the playoffs too, allowing for some Jokić magic in the second round. The Pacers have been a ton of fun to watch, have impressive depth and a rising star in Haliburton. But the Thunder are deeper, more talented and have the best player in the series – that’s a recipe for a gentleman’s sweep. Ryan BaldiThunder in five.

  • 1 month ago | theguardian.com | David Lengel

    On Friday night in New York City, more than 19,000 Knicks fans poured out of Madison Square Garden and onto Seventh Avenue, celebrating their team’s improbable 4-2 series victory over the Boston Celtics. The NBA’s social media peanut gallery had previously taken issue with Knicks fans for their overly exuberant early-round victory celebrations, but after landing in the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in a quarter-century, this party was as legit as the Knicks newfound title hopes.

  • 2 months ago | theguardian.com | Claire de Lune |Bryan Armen Graham |David Lengel |Andrew Lawrence |AR Shaw

    Is the regular season in crisis? Absolutely not. Could it stand to be a little shorter? Sure. Do the referees need to be more judicious with when they intervene? I’d argue they do. But the real problem the NBA faces is, in my opinion, a PR one. Its loudest voices should spend less time pearl-clutching and more time celebrating. Claire de LuneStar players sit, games blur together and offense is unchecked.

  • 2 months ago | theguardian.com | David Lengel

    In its brief moment of fame, the torpedo bat has made quite the impression in MLB. Over the weekend, the New York Yankees used the bat, designed by an MIT-educated professor, as an instrument of destruction against the hapless Milwaukee Brewers. Since then, I’ve heard about the bats so often that they’ve been showing up in my dreams.

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David Lengel
David Lengel @LengelDavid
6 Jun 25

Hey, there's an NBA Finals viewing party over here. https://t.co/hRYvVBruBb

David Lengel
David Lengel @LengelDavid
3 Jun 25

The cuts made to U.S. federal agencies by the Trump administration seem to have been made with a mind to prove something to some people, but it's unclear what that something is.

David Lengel
David Lengel @LengelDavid
1 Jun 25

Big thank you to the Knicks organization. The professionalism and max effort was always appreciated. The kids loved watching you, so did I. Following the story all season was such a pleasant diversion, a big reason why sports are so needed.