FAREWELL — Lucas Kaplan

Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The long and short of it: I have accepted a position with the Los Angeles Sparks’ front office, thereby ending, in addition to my other public-facing work, my coverage of the Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty on this site. I am thrilled. I am elated, I am relieved. But more than that, I do not have the words to describe how I feel about this opportunity, so take those clichés for more than what they’re worth. I did not always know I was working toward this position,

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