One thing up front: These are not special-edition NBA playoff hot takes. Think of them more like the questions that, if answered a certain way, could produce hot-take answers.
There's a subtle difference.
If you're as sharp as Chuck Klosterman, you can parlay them into a whole bunch of great essays and an upcoming book called But What If We’re Wrong?. If you’re a deliberately incendiary rabble-rouser, Fox Sports will pay you more than $5 million a year to shout and preen and furrow your brow in performative consternation, as Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch reported Wednesday.
The point is, you can get pretty far trafficking in hot takes if you do it intelligently enough or commit to the bit with sufficient soullessness.
How hot your takes are on the following "somebody had to ask" questions is up to you. I’m just here to get you thinking.
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