Bryan Toporek
@btoporek.bsky.social
Senior multiplatform editor at Bleacher Report, contributor at On SI, Forbes Sports, FanSided and Silver Screen & Roll, and a Process truster until the bitter end.
TIMELINE CLEANSERRRR
February 13, 2026 at 10:51 PM
TIMELINE CLEANSERRRR
Can’t wait for the next GOP lecture on needing to tone down political rhetoric
Trump’s follow up post says he’s going to issue an executive order on voter ID.
“If we can't get it through Congress, there are Legal reasons why this SCAM is not permitted. I will be presenting them shortly, in the form of an Executive Order.”
“If we can't get it through Congress, there are Legal reasons why this SCAM is not permitted. I will be presenting them shortly, in the form of an Executive Order.”
February 13, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Can’t wait for the next GOP lecture on needing to tone down political rhetoric
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“Basketball language is like a different language.”
English is the second (or third or fourth) language for a lot of NBA players, and I always wondered which language those guys used to think the game. So we asked.
ESPN story: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
English is the second (or third or fourth) language for a lot of NBA players, and I always wondered which language those guys used to think the game. So we asked.
ESPN story: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
Language of basketball: How international NBA players think about the game
For many of today's NBA All-Stars, English is their second language, and that impacts how they think about the game.
www.espn.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:51 PM
“Basketball language is like a different language.”
English is the second (or third or fourth) language for a lot of NBA players, and I always wondered which language those guys used to think the game. So we asked.
ESPN story: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
English is the second (or third or fourth) language for a lot of NBA players, and I always wondered which language those guys used to think the game. So we asked.
ESPN story: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
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The thing that I will always remember Chris Paul's playing days for is trying to unapologetically squeeze out every single edge.
I got to talk to him one-on-one once, for a fun story on how he was one of the league's premier sign stealers:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
I got to talk to him one-on-one once, for a fun story on how he was one of the league's premier sign stealers:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
Chris Paul is NBA's master thief: Suns star dishes on art of sign-stealing, signal trickery | Sporting News
Intense film study has given Chris Paul an encyclopedic knowledge of other teams' plays and the sign language that comes with them.
www.sportingnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The thing that I will always remember Chris Paul's playing days for is trying to unapologetically squeeze out every single edge.
I got to talk to him one-on-one once, for a fun story on how he was one of the league's premier sign stealers:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
I got to talk to him one-on-one once, for a fun story on how he was one of the league's premier sign stealers:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
Stephen A. Smith vs. Gavin Newsom is gonna make me turn into a libertarian
Stephen A. Smith tells CBS News’s Robert Costa that he is moving closer to a 2028 Presidential campaign, in an interview to air Sunday.
February 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Stephen A. Smith vs. Gavin Newsom is gonna make me turn into a libertarian
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bummer that cp3's career ends so anti-climactically, but his resume is absurd. only other players to make as many all-nba (11) *and* all-defense (9) teams, per @stathead.com:
mj
hakeem
kareem
kobe
duncan
mj
hakeem
kareem
kobe
duncan
Chris Paul announces he is officially retiring from basketball after 21 seasons, ending a Hall of Fame career.
The Toronto Raptors have waived Chris Paul.
February 13, 2026 at 5:59 PM
bummer that cp3's career ends so anti-climactically, but his resume is absurd. only other players to make as many all-nba (11) *and* all-defense (9) teams, per @stathead.com:
mj
hakeem
kareem
kobe
duncan
mj
hakeem
kareem
kobe
duncan
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"But what was made clear again on Thursday is that LeBron isn’t just good for his age. He’s elite with no context necessary... And it’s the reason that when his story does end, it will be up to him, because Father Time hasn’t had a say in the matter."
www.silverscreenandroll.com/lakers-analy...
www.silverscreenandroll.com/lakers-analy...
LeBron James adds another win over Father Time with historic triple-double
LeBron James stepped up for the Lakers and had one of his most complete games of the year against the Mavericks.
www.silverscreenandroll.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:09 AM
"But what was made clear again on Thursday is that LeBron isn’t just good for his age. He’s elite with no context necessary... And it’s the reason that when his story does end, it will be up to him, because Father Time hasn’t had a say in the matter."
www.silverscreenandroll.com/lakers-analy...
www.silverscreenandroll.com/lakers-analy...
The Jazz, Wizards and Raptors all benched starters in the fourth quarter last year. None got fined for that.
But the Jazz just got fined for doing it this year? Even though other teams are also doing it and didn't get fined?
I wrote about the NBA's inconsistency:
www.forbes.com/sites/bryant...
But the Jazz just got fined for doing it this year? Even though other teams are also doing it and didn't get fined?
I wrote about the NBA's inconsistency:
www.forbes.com/sites/bryant...
Utah Jazz, Indiana Pacers' Tanking Fines Highlight NBA's Inconsistent Approach
The NBA fined the Jazz and Pacers for resting players in an attempt to lose games, but they're hardly the only teams doing so this season.
www.forbes.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:07 PM
The Jazz, Wizards and Raptors all benched starters in the fourth quarter last year. None got fined for that.
But the Jazz just got fined for doing it this year? Even though other teams are also doing it and didn't get fined?
I wrote about the NBA's inconsistency:
www.forbes.com/sites/bryant...
But the Jazz just got fined for doing it this year? Even though other teams are also doing it and didn't get fined?
I wrote about the NBA's inconsistency:
www.forbes.com/sites/bryant...
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this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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Over the last month, VJ Edgecombe has not been the same player he was from October to January.
Has he hit a rookie wall?
I looked at several different metrics to answer that:
www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...
Has he hit a rookie wall?
I looked at several different metrics to answer that:
www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...
Has Sixers Rookie VJ Edgecombe Hit a Wall?
On SI analyzed 10 different metrics to determine whether Edgecombe ran into the inevitable wall that most rookies hit.
www.si.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Over the last month, VJ Edgecombe has not been the same player he was from October to January.
Has he hit a rookie wall?
I looked at several different metrics to answer that:
www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...
Has he hit a rookie wall?
I looked at several different metrics to answer that:
www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
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ohhhh yes, make it messy Jazz
Will Hardy on if the Jazz's playing patterns will change as the result of the team's fine from the NBA: "I sat Lauri because he was on a minutes restriction. So if our medical team puts a minutes restriction on Lauri, I’ll try to keep Lauri healthy."
February 13, 2026 at 5:08 AM
ohhhh yes, make it messy Jazz
LeBron James has 10 points, 6 assists and 2 rebounds in the first seven minutes against the Mavericks.
LeBron James is 41 years old.
LeBron James is 41 years old.
February 13, 2026 at 3:27 AM
LeBron James has 10 points, 6 assists and 2 rebounds in the first seven minutes against the Mavericks.
LeBron James is 41 years old.
LeBron James is 41 years old.
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This month's games have taught me one thing. We need to bring back shame.
Here are my Shame Power Rankings, breaking down how ethical each team's tank in the bottom 10 has been:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
Here are my Shame Power Rankings, breaking down how ethical each team's tank in the bottom 10 has been:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
The Shame Rankings: How hard Jazz, Kings, Pacers, and other bad teams are pushing their tanking techniques | Sporting News
Ranking the bottom 10 teams as far as how hard they are pushing their tank
www.sportingnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:19 AM
This month's games have taught me one thing. We need to bring back shame.
Here are my Shame Power Rankings, breaking down how ethical each team's tank in the bottom 10 has been:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
Here are my Shame Power Rankings, breaking down how ethical each team's tank in the bottom 10 has been:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
“What if we tried 99 Red Balloons, but in real life?”
WATCH: After hyping a dramatic “cartel drone” incursion, Trump officials shut down El Paso’s airspace and fired a borrowed Pentagon anti-drone laser—at what turned out to be four party balloons.
Trump admin’s ‘cartel drone’ story bursts like a balloon. Or four.
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:47 AM
“What if we tried 99 Red Balloons, but in real life?”
My 4-year-old came home from pre-K today saying 6-7.
My 4-year-old is getting homeschooled starting tomorrow.
My 4-year-old is getting homeschooled starting tomorrow.
February 13, 2026 at 2:45 AM
My 4-year-old came home from pre-K today saying 6-7.
My 4-year-old is getting homeschooled starting tomorrow.
My 4-year-old is getting homeschooled starting tomorrow.
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Given the extraordinary women’s halfpipe outcome we just witnessed at the Olympics, have to bump this article from three years ago www.forbes.com/sites/michel...
14-Year-Old Snowboarder Gaon Choi Just Broke Chloe Kim’s X Games Record As Youngest Halfpipe Winner
There’s no question that 14-year-old snowboarder Gaon Choi will be heralded as “the next Chloe Kim.” The Olympic gold medalist has mentored Choi—and, on Saturday, Choi broke Kim’s standing record as t...
www.forbes.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Given the extraordinary women’s halfpipe outcome we just witnessed at the Olympics, have to bump this article from three years ago www.forbes.com/sites/michel...
Where was this last year when the Jazz, Raptors and Wizards repeatedly did the exact same thing that the Jazz are being fined for now?
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver: “Overt behavior like this that prioritizes draft position over winning undermines the foundation of NBA competition and we will respond accordingly to any further actions that compromise the integrity of our games.”
The NBA fined the Utah Jazz $500,000 for conduct detrimental to the league and the Indiana Pacers $100,000 for violating the Player Participation Policy. Full details below.
February 13, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Where was this last year when the Jazz, Raptors and Wizards repeatedly did the exact same thing that the Jazz are being fined for now?
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Gaon Choi, 17, denied Chloe Kim's attempt at a historic Olympic three-peat in women's halfpipe. But Kim, a longtime mentor to Choi who worked through a torn labrum to even compete in these Games, says this silver may be even more meaningful than her two previous golds. www.forbes.com/sites/michel...
Gaon Choi Bests Chloe Kim For Halfpipe Gold In ‘Full-Circle Moment’
What would have been a historic Olympic gold medal three-peat for halfpipe snowboarder Chloe Kim was denied by 17-year-old and protégé Gaon Choi at Milan Cortina 2026.
www.forbes.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Gaon Choi, 17, denied Chloe Kim's attempt at a historic Olympic three-peat in women's halfpipe. But Kim, a longtime mentor to Choi who worked through a torn labrum to even compete in these Games, says this silver may be even more meaningful than her two previous golds. www.forbes.com/sites/michel...
This has gotta be one of the worst Super Bowl ads of all time
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
buff.ly
February 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM
This has gotta be one of the worst Super Bowl ads of all time
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News: The top-secret whistleblower complaint against Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:58 PM
oh
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I’m trying to imagine how a working fan in Minnesota who loves the Timberwolves might read this message…
“What’s the exact penny” that the Wolves can charge to “maximize revenue” is quite a thing to be saying out loud.
It is quite honest, I suppose
“What’s the exact penny” that the Wolves can charge to “maximize revenue” is quite a thing to be saying out loud.
It is quite honest, I suppose
February 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I’m trying to imagine how a working fan in Minnesota who loves the Timberwolves might read this message…
“What’s the exact penny” that the Wolves can charge to “maximize revenue” is quite a thing to be saying out loud.
It is quite honest, I suppose
“What’s the exact penny” that the Wolves can charge to “maximize revenue” is quite a thing to be saying out loud.
It is quite honest, I suppose