Analytics and Domestic Violence – Discovering the Hidden MVP

Apr 3

This post is about domestic violence—but let’s start with basketball.

In the 2017 NBA season, the Denver Nuggets' analytics team uncovered something remarkable: a relatively unknown bench player, Nikola Jokić, had statistical similarities to Larry Bird—an all-time great. That hidden gem turned out to be a three-time MVP and led the Nuggets to their first NBA Championship in 2023.

The Nuggets staff were presented the stats above by the analytics team, not knowing which player was A & B.

The analytics team reveled that all-time great, Larry Bird, was player A.

This story resonated deeply with our founder, Rafael TestAI. A lifelong NBA fan and a survivor of domestic violence himself, Rafael saw the powerful parallel between data revealing talent on the court—and data uncovering hidden injustices in real life.

**That inspiration led to the creation of our newest tool: a first-of-its-kind AI-powered Domestic Violence Analytics Dashboard. Launching in 60 days**.

This dashboard will use real-time data to uncover patterns in abuse, elevate survivor stories, and equip DV advocates with insights that help save lives.

Just like the Nuggets built their team around a quietly brilliant player, we’re building tools around the quietly powerful stories data can tell—stories that lead to justice.