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i sing songs @ tiny deaths and write about the nba @ the guardian los angeles, ca
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There's always, always a Tjarks story. www.theringer.com/2019/11/27/n...

the pacers refuse to die and i wrote about it at @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...

i'm having fun writing about this one. i can't tell you the last time i had fun writing an article. it's usually kinda like going to the gym: you feel really good after it's done but while you're doing it you kinda wanna die. what a game

NBA teams were 0-121 when down by 7 or more points in the final 3 minutes of regulation in the NBA Finals over the last 28 postseasons. They are now 1-121.

god i love my job

uh i know there's like, a lot going on rn but it's also day 1 of the nba finals and me and my colleagues made our predictions about the series here: www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...

btw for those of you who've been asking why nba awards ballots aren't public: they are. all of our ballots are listed publicly here: pr.nba.com/voting-resul...

new words: i wrote about why the glass is actually half full for the wolves for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/m...

i have a piece due whenever this series is over. annoyed at the wolves for making it due tomorrow, grateful to the wolves for having this be such a decisive blowout that i can write while it's on

"even when something good happens, it ends up bad!" - mike breen inadvertently describing minnesota men's professional sports

wish u were on the broadcast, mark

there is no way around the fact that every playoffs there is a minimum of one series for which rudy gobert is unplayable regardless of what team he's on

soooooooo

the funniest part about how much harassment i get online from wolves fans specifically is that when i go to mn to cover games no one says a damn word to me besides to say they like my work.

when the onion is reality

now feels like a relevant time to mention that when we did our pre season predictions at @theguardian.com, i picked minnesota okc for the wcf and the knicks and the thunder in the finals with the knicks prevailing👀

live by the westbrook, die by the westbrook. tale as old as time

i am NOT REPORTING ANYTHING i repeat i am not reporting anything but the combo of this cavs second round upset, the tatum injury, and giannis maybe heading west feels like it makes a lebron & cleveland reunion that much more likely

ooh i wonder what the odds are that jaylen brown ends up in houston with ime udoka like we all thought would happen pre championship

could san antonio trade the 2nd pick for cam johnson and some other stuff? might make sense

ant has a preternatural feel for the moment. knows when it's time to shine--- shades of 4th quarter game 7 against denver last year

it's extremely apparent that the warriors would have won this series pretty easily with a healthy steph curry

knicks! (prayers up for JT though)

how the fuck is the nba supposed to beat the rigged allegations now smh

did anyone tell the cavs that they’ll be down 3-1 if they lose this game

this is what my twitter mentions look like btw

i just calculated how much i spend a month on supplements and maybe i don't need to be healthy after all