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.
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!
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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
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Tell 'Em, Michael J. Fox
I'm going to make this about me, eventually, but not before we talk about how cool this was.
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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...
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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
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?
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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.
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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
www.si.com
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
For people who haven't been paying attention to Andre Drummond this year, having Andre Drummond hit a corner 3 against you must feel so demoralizing
February 10, 2026 at 3:53 AM
For people who haven't been paying attention to Andre Drummond this year, having Andre Drummond hit a corner 3 against you must feel so demoralizing
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If China took away the Stanley Cup, how would Canada even know?
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
February 10, 2026 at 2:59 AM
If China took away the Stanley Cup, how would Canada even know?
The Sixers have two (2) healthy guards under the age of 40 tonight.
If only they had another young guard in their rotation...
If only they had another young guard in their rotation...
February 10, 2026 at 3:35 AM
The Sixers have two (2) healthy guards under the age of 40 tonight.
If only they had another young guard in their rotation...
If only they had another young guard in their rotation...
Bryan Toporek is now DOUBTFUL for tonight’s Sixers-Blazers game
(Does not want to spend 2.5 hrs watching the Sixers get their teeth kicked in)
(Does not want to spend 2.5 hrs watching the Sixers get their teeth kicked in)
No Joel Embiid. Dominick Barlow or Quentin Grimes. Depth is about to get tested tonight.
February 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Bryan Toporek is now DOUBTFUL for tonight’s Sixers-Blazers game
(Does not want to spend 2.5 hrs watching the Sixers get their teeth kicked in)
(Does not want to spend 2.5 hrs watching the Sixers get their teeth kicked in)
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Chess, not checkers.
Stew might as well book a Tuesday flight to Cancun while he's waiting for the game to end. His All-Star break starts now.
February 10, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Chess, not checkers.
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Quick tip to figure skating fans from the NBA world: never Google Laurence Fournier Beaudry
February 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Quick tip to figure skating fans from the NBA world: never Google Laurence Fournier Beaudry
Elon’s post is giving off more Divorced Guy energy than previously thought possible
February 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Elon’s post is giving off more Divorced Guy energy than previously thought possible
Today is a day that ends in Y, so there was another school shooting in the U.S. today
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One student shot in shooting at Wootton High in Rockville, police say
One person was shot in a shooting that occurred inside Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville on Monday afternoon.
bethesdamagazine.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Today is a day that ends in Y, so there was another school shooting in the U.S. today
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The Jazz—who have every incentive to lose this season—benched Markkanen, JJJ and Nurkic in the fourth quarter of a game on Saturday that they were leading until the end.
But that's OK because it wasn't a nationally televised game, I guess?
But that's OK because it wasn't a nationally televised game, I guess?
NBA investigating Thunder for player absences due to injury during nationally-televised game vs. Spurs last week, per Dan Woike.
February 9, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The Jazz—who have every incentive to lose this season—benched Markkanen, JJJ and Nurkic in the fourth quarter of a game on Saturday that they were leading until the end.
But that's OK because it wasn't a nationally televised game, I guess?
But that's OK because it wasn't a nationally televised game, I guess?
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Sixers rookie sensation VJ Edgecombe on instagram:
February 9, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Sixers rookie sensation VJ Edgecombe on instagram:
Daryl Morey made waves last week when he said the Sixers had sold high on Jared McCain.
At On SI, I provided the context behind those seemingly brutally honest comments:
www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...
At On SI, I provided the context behind those seemingly brutally honest comments:
www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...
What Sixers President Daryl Morey Meant About 'Selling High' on Jared McCain
Daryl Morey's quote about selling high on Jared McCain wasn't as brutally honest as it might appear at first glance.
www.si.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Daryl Morey made waves last week when he said the Sixers had sold high on Jared McCain.
At On SI, I provided the context behind those seemingly brutally honest comments:
www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...
At On SI, I provided the context behind those seemingly brutally honest comments:
www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...
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The Chicago Bulls began their long-overdue teardown last week, but the paltry haul they got in return should serve as a cautionary tale to other teams that aren't willing to face reality about their chances to contend.
My latest:
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My latest:
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Chicago Bulls Are A Cautionary Tale To NBA Teams That Push Off Rebuilding
The Bulls already wasted precious time that they should have been spending on roster-building and player development. They aren't going to get it back, either.
www.forbes.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:54 PM
The Chicago Bulls began their long-overdue teardown last week, but the paltry haul they got in return should serve as a cautionary tale to other teams that aren't willing to face reality about their chances to contend.
My latest:
www.forbes.com/sites/bryant...
My latest:
www.forbes.com/sites/bryant...