NBA managing editor @TheAthletic. LSU/Post-Gazette/News Journal alum. Lafayette, La., native. Everything is wrestling.
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“The turning of a page.”
Suns star Devin Booker has always been defined by youth. Friday he turns 30 — a defining chapter of his career.
(Story unlocked) ⤵️
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"The team and [Anthony Edwards'] people felt that the injury he had in the playoffs was addressed... it's certainly a worsening, or a somewhat different condition than what he felt in the playoffs last year."
@JonKrawczynski on why Anthony Edwards didn't have the knee procedure that could cost him half his season over the summer.
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His coach calls him “one of the faster guys in the NBA.” He’s barely made any jumpers, but he’s tied for the league lead in “stocks” and has some of the best on/off numbers on his team.
Here’s how the Zaccharie Risacher reclamation project is going in Dallas at this very early point in the season: nytimes.com/athletic/7729676…
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According to a memo obtained by The Athletic, the WNBA sent out the “playoff hold dates” to team presidents, GMs and scheduling contacts on Dec. 4, 2025.
So why didn’t the Dream secure State Farm Arena? In part, it’s not their primary arena.
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From last night: The Suns called their opening-night loss a “wake-up call.” No team has ever needed one so early.
In a get-right Game 2, they were better, but not much.
(Free read) ⤵️
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The Knicks' assistant coaches did not receive their championship rings during Tuesday's ceremony, despite being handed ring boxes, according to league sources.
Many longtime employees at Madison Square Garden will not receive rings at all, per team sources.
Those employees got their hopes up in late September, when they were sent a fake championship ring offer as part of a phishing test.
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Words like “culture” and “standard” will be thrown around in the early days of this new Bulls regime. As Chicago embarks on a new era, I tried to understand what it feels like in the building.
“It’s just a feeling. Like, ‘We can do more. We can achieve more.’”
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Relocation hangs over the Blazers' negotiations with Portland. It has gone unsaid in public, but not privately, sources said, though Tom Dundon said it's “not a conversation.”
Dundon: “We are working to keep the team in Portland. That is the priority.”
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Mavericks fans were furious with owner Patrick Dumont after the Luka Dončić trade. Nearly two years later, Dumont says the focus is on competing for a championship.
He spoke exclusively with @christianpclark about Cooper Flagg, Mark Cuban and more.
Read for free.
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Before Lane Johnson was an Eagles All-Pro, he was a "pretty boy" quarterback at a junior college in Texas.
Entering his senior year of HS, his coach said he weighed "maybe" 180 lbs.
He arrived at JUCO closer to 205-210.
On a unique start to a HOF career
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NEW: I sat down with Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont in Macau. We discussed the arena project, his relationship with Mark Cuban, why he hired Masai Ujiri and Dumont wanting to take a “patient” approach to building around Cooper Flagg.
Read it here (for free) @TheAthleticNBA: nytimes.com/athletic/7671495…
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Jeanie Buss’ five siblings have filed a response to the Lakers’ governor, alleging she’s violated the family trust by acting to “protect her own personal interests” instead of going along with plan to sell (free to read) nytimes.com/athletic/7607877…
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The Athletic is taking applications for a student intern for Summer 2027. And it's for someone to cover sports business!
Apply by October 30. jobs.lever.co/theathletic/89…
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The EuroLeague told Adam Silver ‘no’ on NBA Europe, but the rejection isn’t permanent and Silver’s league will come online, anyway. But where, when, and with whom are questions, @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/7665371…
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From @TheAthletic: The memory of Kobe Bryant's death lingers as LeBron James uses helicopters to get to 76ers practices. "Somewhere below, on a thousand glowing phones, strangers were begging him," our columnist writes. "Take the car. Please. Why risk it?" nyti.ms/4y2oc82
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Some reporting @TheAthleticNBA on the timing of NBA expansion in Las Vegas nytimes.com/athletic/7652588…
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Michael Jordan returned with the Wizards 25 years ago today.
For today’s edition of The Bounce, I asked some of my @TheAthleticNBA teammates for thoughts or memories from the Jordan Wizards era:
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Steve Parish interview 🗣️
🧑💼 Pierre Sage's "good decisions" & adaptation
💷 Transfer strategy, needing to raise money & SCR
🇧🇲 The 'Bermuda Triangle' clubs & Palace's place
📣 "Lifting the roof" in support for Mateta & Sarr
Read for free 👇🏻#CPFC
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From @TheAthletic: Behind Duncan Robinson’s unlikely ascent to the NBA was a hidden second life — a decade spent as a quiet lifeline to his struggling brother. nyti.ms/4ybzAiR
