Marcus didn't have cable. Like thousands of others, he lived in the world of "alternative viewing." He navigated to his bookmarked graveyard of URLs—sites with names like Streameast , BuffStream , and NBA Bite .
He jumped to his backup link. The video was removed due to a copyright claim. He tried the "Russian Mirror." Loading... Loading... 404. NBA Streams | Error 404
Suddenly, the ghost-version of Steph Curry pulled up for a shot. Marcus leaned in, his nose inches from the screen. Just as the ball left Curry's hand, the screen flickered. Marcus didn't have cable