Carles

Carles (@hipsterrunoff) is a staff writer for Grantland and started the authentic content farm HIPSTER RUNOFF.

Warriors Fan Fiction
The not-so-true story of the NBA's golden boys.
By Carles
Who Is the Next Karl Malone?
In the LeBron era, someone is going to suffer the same fate as the Utah Jazz great.
By Carles
Changing the Conversation: A Postmortem of the 2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers
Don Draper always advises his clients with an aphorism: If you don't like what's being said, change the conversation. That's decent advice for addre...
By Carles, The Triangle
The Meaning of Being a True Spur
Kawhi Leonard, the end of the Big Three, and the playoff struggles of the regular-season titans in San Antonio.
By Carles
The Trendiest Team in the NBA
Rockets, Nuggets, or Warriors: Who's got the best brand?
By Carles
Flipping Off
How Bravo's reality-show tyrant Jeff Lewis became a trusted home-improvement guru.
By Carles
The NBA's Closing-Window All-Stars
A look at the players taking one last shot at that elusive championship.
By Carles
The Catfishing of Manti Te'o and the Complications of Online Affairs
Manti Te'o's fraudulent online emotional affair is eerily similar to Chris Webber's timeout in the 1993 NCAA championship game. Webber's temporary lap...
By Carles, The Triangle
A Tale of Two Brands: Kobe Bryant and NeNe Leakes
Why the Lakers legend joined Twitter and what he has in common with Atlanta's housewife honcho.
By Carles