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Layden: Clark, Maravich defined by links

February 28, 2024 09:12 PM

Tim Layden explains why contrasting Caitlin Clark and Pete Maravich as the former approaches the latter's NCAA scoring record misses the point of what makes transcendent basketball players special.

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