Daren Jenkins

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Daren is a Contributor for FanSided's Why We Play vertical. He has worked on the communications/public relations side in the NBA for over 20 years, spending that time with the Washington Wizards and the National Basketball Players Association. In his time, he has worked with hundreds of journalists from major national and international media outlets crafting stories on some of the best athletes in the world, so he knows the makings of a good story. A native of NYC, he is probably the only diehard fan of both the Yankees and Lions.

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