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.
With that said, Wemby does have 17 points less than five minutes into the game...
It's a shame the Lakers won't keep it competitive for long enough to inspire an all-time great performance from Wemby.
It's a shame the Lakers won't keep it competitive for long enough to inspire an all-time great performance from Wemby.
February 11, 2026 at 3:51 AM
With that said, Wemby does have 17 points less than five minutes into the game...
It's a shame the Lakers won't keep it competitive for long enough to inspire an all-time great performance from Wemby.
It's a shame the Lakers won't keep it competitive for long enough to inspire an all-time great performance from Wemby.
Do I want to watch the Spurs thrash the Lakers without 4/5 of their starting lineup, or do I want to watch some psychopaths hurl themselves down a snowy mountain? Tough choice, really
February 11, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Do I want to watch the Spurs thrash the Lakers without 4/5 of their starting lineup, or do I want to watch some psychopaths hurl themselves down a snowy mountain? Tough choice, really
Having the Olympics start right around the NBA trade deadline + Super Bowl = dumb
Having the Olympics on during one of the otherwise most boring sports weeks of the year = smart
Having the Olympics on during one of the otherwise most boring sports weeks of the year = smart
February 11, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Having the Olympics start right around the NBA trade deadline + Super Bowl = dumb
Having the Olympics on during one of the otherwise most boring sports weeks of the year = smart
Having the Olympics on during one of the otherwise most boring sports weeks of the year = smart
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"Remove Your Ring Camera with a Claw Hammer," by @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social: www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/remove-you...
February 11, 2026 at 1:58 AM
"Remove Your Ring Camera with a Claw Hammer," by @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social: www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/remove-you...
I know the job market is tough out there, but my brother in Christ, just go get a job
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Montana LB Tuliaupupu granted 9th year of eligibility by NCAA
Montana linebacker Solomon Tuliaupupu will return for the 2026 season after being granted a ninth year of eligibility by the NCAA.
www.espn.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:01 AM
I know the job market is tough out there, but my brother in Christ, just go get a job
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I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
The most-viewed TV program in U.S. history is still the Eagles going belt-to-ass on the Chiefs? Sad!
NEWS: The actual numbers from the Super Bowl are now in, per Nielsen.
•Seahawks-Patriots averaged 124.9 million viewers, second-most watched SB in U.S. history behind last year.
•The halftime show averaged 128.2 million viewers in the U.S. Full global viewership will be available early next week.
•Seahawks-Patriots averaged 124.9 million viewers, second-most watched SB in U.S. history behind last year.
•The halftime show averaged 128.2 million viewers in the U.S. Full global viewership will be available early next week.
February 11, 2026 at 12:43 AM
The most-viewed TV program in U.S. history is still the Eagles going belt-to-ass on the Chiefs? Sad!
Patrick Williams is earning $18M/year, surely he must be good… right?
… right????
… right????
February 11, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Patrick Williams is earning $18M/year, surely he must be good… right?
… right????
… right????
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wrote about Michael J. Fox's appearance on Shrinking, which was cool for a lot of reasons, some of them pretty important to me
type-click-type.ghost.io/tell-em-mich...
type-click-type.ghost.io/tell-em-mich...
Tell 'Em, Michael J. Fox
I'm going to make this about me, eventually, but not before we talk about how cool this was.
type-click-type.ghost.io
February 10, 2026 at 11:35 PM
wrote about Michael J. Fox's appearance on Shrinking, which was cool for a lot of reasons, some of them pretty important to me
type-click-type.ghost.io/tell-em-mich...
type-click-type.ghost.io/tell-em-mich...
The ICE resistance hot spots:
a globe with a map of the world showing the middle east
Alt: a globe with a map of the world showing the middle east
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February 10, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The ICE resistance hot spots:
Did you know @austinkrell.bsky.social and I were planning to do a mailbag soon, or...?
(I might steal this for that, if that's OK!)
(I might steal this for that, if that's OK!)
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Did you know @austinkrell.bsky.social and I were planning to do a mailbag soon, or...?
(I might steal this for that, if that's OK!)
(I might steal this for that, if that's OK!)
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Now up to 5 of the last season’s top 15 players ineligible. Nikola Jokić (16 missed games) and Stephen Curry (15) are close.
LeBron James will miss his 18th game of the season tonight and will be ineligible for postseason awards
February 10, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Now up to 5 of the last season’s top 15 players ineligible. Nikola Jokić (16 missed games) and Stephen Curry (15) are close.
The NBA brought in a bunch of private equity owners and now they're doing their typical private equity thing to the NBA
The NBA is truly in the midst of an existential crisis. It's conditioning young fans to care about anything but the on-court product.
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NBA Turns All-Star Weekend Activities into a Content Factory for 200-Plus Creators Who are Converging on Los Angeles
The NBA is turning its All-Star weekend events into a content factory for more than 200 top creators who are gathering in Los Angeles this week.
variety.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:16 PM
The NBA brought in a bunch of private equity owners and now they're doing their typical private equity thing to the NBA
That makes him the perfect Sixer
February 10, 2026 at 6:43 PM
That makes him the perfect Sixer
I was wondering this same thing. Our current house came with a Ring doorbell built in. Are they storing the footage even if I don't have the subscription active?
February 10, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I was wondering this same thing. Our current house came with a Ring doorbell built in. Are they storing the footage even if I don't have the subscription active?
Keep in mind, the Sixers currently have only three guards under the age of 40 and two wings who aren't suspended
February 10, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Keep in mind, the Sixers currently have only three guards under the age of 40 and two wings who aren't suspended
Soooo @msjnba.bsky.social @stephnoh.bsky.social @nbacouchside.bsky.social... how should I feel about Dalen Terry?
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Sixers Signing Former 1st-Round Pick to Two-Way Contract
With Dominick Barlow now on a standard contract, the Sixers signed Dalen Terry to fill his two-way spot on Tuesday.
www.si.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Soooo @msjnba.bsky.social @stephnoh.bsky.social @nbacouchside.bsky.social... how should I feel about Dalen Terry?
www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...
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new most bizarre moment of the Olympics just dropped
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
February 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
new most bizarre moment of the Olympics just dropped
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
That is exactly where I’d expect people with measles to go, this checks out
D.C. health officials are warning of possible exposure to measles after three people with the illness made several stops in the region in recent weeks, including at the National March for Life rally and concert and Catholic University.
D.C. probing measles cases, says March for Life among potential exposure sites
D.C. Health says three people with measles visited the city, and Virginia reported a confirmed case in a child.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
That is exactly where I’d expect people with measles to go, this checks out
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Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
Having Mr. Beast at All-Star Weekend last year had me like
a man with a mustache is wearing a striped shirt and a tie
Alt: a man with a mustache is wearing a striped shirt and a tie
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February 10, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Having Mr. Beast at All-Star Weekend last year had me like
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"It turns out that implementing our signature policy on a national scale is actually terrible for everybody. You're welcome."
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
"It turns out that implementing our signature policy on a national scale is actually terrible for everybody. You're welcome."
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The Sixers got flattened in the third quarter on the final game of a west-coast roadie.
Sure, they were short-handed, but a particularly disappointing game for Tyrese Maxey:
www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...
Sure, they were short-handed, but a particularly disappointing game for Tyrese Maxey:
www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...
Sixers Star Front and Center in Ugly Loss to Portland Trail Blazers
Joel Embiid and two other Sixers were late scratches on the final stop of a' five-game west road trip, and Philadelphia was mentally on the plane home by the ti
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February 10, 2026 at 5:43 AM
The Sixers got flattened in the third quarter on the final game of a west-coast roadie.
Sure, they were short-handed, but a particularly disappointing game for Tyrese Maxey:
www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...
Sure, they were short-handed, but a particularly disappointing game for Tyrese Maxey:
www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...
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Santa was WHITE
Football is OURS
Skittles are CURRENCY
Nermal was CUTER than GARFIELD
Plants are NOT ALIVE
Vests should be worn BACKWARDS
Lakes are IMAGINARY
Jumping is BAD
Shoes are for HANDS
Football is OURS
Skittles are CURRENCY
Nermal was CUTER than GARFIELD
Plants are NOT ALIVE
Vests should be worn BACKWARDS
Lakes are IMAGINARY
Jumping is BAD
Shoes are for HANDS
Megyn Kelly just shouting “FOOTBALL IS OURS” at Piers Morgan about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is the perfect example of this moment in time. Put it in a time capsule and send it out into space.
February 10, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Santa was WHITE
Football is OURS
Skittles are CURRENCY
Nermal was CUTER than GARFIELD
Plants are NOT ALIVE
Vests should be worn BACKWARDS
Lakes are IMAGINARY
Jumping is BAD
Shoes are for HANDS
Football is OURS
Skittles are CURRENCY
Nermal was CUTER than GARFIELD
Plants are NOT ALIVE
Vests should be worn BACKWARDS
Lakes are IMAGINARY
Jumping is BAD
Shoes are for HANDS
Andre Drummond had 18 made threes over the first 13 years of his NBA career.
He's up to 19 in 39 games this year.
(Ben Simmons made five threes across his entire NBA career, for frame of reference.)
He's up to 19 in 39 games this year.
(Ben Simmons made five threes across his entire NBA career, for frame of reference.)
February 10, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Andre Drummond had 18 made threes over the first 13 years of his NBA career.
He's up to 19 in 39 games this year.
(Ben Simmons made five threes across his entire NBA career, for frame of reference.)
He's up to 19 in 39 games this year.
(Ben Simmons made five threes across his entire NBA career, for frame of reference.)