Albert Samaha
@samaha.bsky.social
Washington Post journalist & author of “Concepcion” & “Never Ran, Never Will” / [email protected]
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I profiled Azzi Fudd.
After all the injuries and doubt, and dealing with that as her life became more and more public, here's a story of getting back to once was — mentally, physically — then becoming even better: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
After all the injuries and doubt, and dealing with that as her life became more and more public, here's a story of getting back to once was — mentally, physically — then becoming even better: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Azzi Fudd was a can’t-miss basketball star. Then she had to prove it again.
Injuries and self-doubt nearly derailed a prodigy. Now in her final college season, she has rediscovered just how good she can be.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I profiled Azzi Fudd.
After all the injuries and doubt, and dealing with that as her life became more and more public, here's a story of getting back to once was — mentally, physically — then becoming even better: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
After all the injuries and doubt, and dealing with that as her life became more and more public, here's a story of getting back to once was — mentally, physically — then becoming even better: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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New: How Kawhi’s "Uncle Dennis" helped spark the sports scandal of the year.
▶️ Steve Ballmer, Jerry West depositions
▶️ Private texts, Magic voicemails
▶️ An equity fight involving a Knicks star
▶️ Kawhi's private airport
Investigation w/ @samaha.bsky.social:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
▶️ Steve Ballmer, Jerry West depositions
▶️ Private texts, Magic voicemails
▶️ An equity fight involving a Knicks star
▶️ Kawhi's private airport
Investigation w/ @samaha.bsky.social:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
The rise of ‘Uncle Dennis,’ the adviser at the center of an NBA scandal
Kawhi Leonard’s uncle and adviser helped him build his business -- and courted controversy in the process.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
New: How Kawhi’s "Uncle Dennis" helped spark the sports scandal of the year.
▶️ Steve Ballmer, Jerry West depositions
▶️ Private texts, Magic voicemails
▶️ An equity fight involving a Knicks star
▶️ Kawhi's private airport
Investigation w/ @samaha.bsky.social:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
▶️ Steve Ballmer, Jerry West depositions
▶️ Private texts, Magic voicemails
▶️ An equity fight involving a Knicks star
▶️ Kawhi's private airport
Investigation w/ @samaha.bsky.social:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Kawhi Leonard’s uncle Dennis Robertson has left a trail of conflict through the NBA.
@sam4tr.bsky.social & I spoke w dozens of ppl & got biz filings, property records, texts, voicemails & court docs, including a Steve Ballmer deposition.
Our story in @postsports.bsky.social: wapo.st/4oNuTXM
@sam4tr.bsky.social & I spoke w dozens of ppl & got biz filings, property records, texts, voicemails & court docs, including a Steve Ballmer deposition.
Our story in @postsports.bsky.social: wapo.st/4oNuTXM
The rise of ‘Uncle Dennis,’ the adviser at the center of an NBA scandal
Kawhi Leonard’s uncle and adviser helped him build his business -- and courted controversy in the process.
wapo.st
November 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Kawhi Leonard’s uncle Dennis Robertson has left a trail of conflict through the NBA.
@sam4tr.bsky.social & I spoke w dozens of ppl & got biz filings, property records, texts, voicemails & court docs, including a Steve Ballmer deposition.
Our story in @postsports.bsky.social: wapo.st/4oNuTXM
@sam4tr.bsky.social & I spoke w dozens of ppl & got biz filings, property records, texts, voicemails & court docs, including a Steve Ballmer deposition.
Our story in @postsports.bsky.social: wapo.st/4oNuTXM
Thank God I Was Bad At Sports Betting: open.substack.com/pub/samaha/p...
Thank God I Was Bad At Sports Betting
When it's lucky to be unlucky.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Thank God I Was Bad At Sports Betting: open.substack.com/pub/samaha/p...
Betting on table tennis has boomed in recent years. That brought a wave of match-fixing scandals & suspicions as the sport tries to root out corruption. Our story on how that crackdown has impacted one player under investigation:
wapo.st/440pHat
wapo.st/440pHat
From table tennis to darts, small sports draw big bets — and corruption
As sportsbooks offer more bets on more niche sports, officials and athletes fear corruption.
wapo.st
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Betting on table tennis has boomed in recent years. That brought a wave of match-fixing scandals & suspicions as the sport tries to root out corruption. Our story on how that crackdown has impacted one player under investigation:
wapo.st/440pHat
wapo.st/440pHat
Was this table tennis match rigged?
Gamblers in New Jersey bet against a favored player. Authorities opened an investigation.
Our story dives into the complicated process of distinguishing corruption from coincidence, self-sabotage from honest mistakes: wapo.st/47RtnwA
Gamblers in New Jersey bet against a favored player. Authorities opened an investigation.
Our story dives into the complicated process of distinguishing corruption from coincidence, self-sabotage from honest mistakes: wapo.st/47RtnwA
From table tennis to darts, small sports draw big bets — and corruption
As sportsbooks offer more bets on more niche sports, officials and athletes fear corruption.
wapo.st
November 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Was this table tennis match rigged?
Gamblers in New Jersey bet against a favored player. Authorities opened an investigation.
Our story dives into the complicated process of distinguishing corruption from coincidence, self-sabotage from honest mistakes: wapo.st/47RtnwA
Gamblers in New Jersey bet against a favored player. Authorities opened an investigation.
Our story dives into the complicated process of distinguishing corruption from coincidence, self-sabotage from honest mistakes: wapo.st/47RtnwA
These days gambling apps offer bets on more sports than ever, from table tennis to darts. But what happens when big-money bettors converge on small-money sports? Match fixers offering more cash than what players can earn in salary or prizes.
Our @postsports.bsky.social story: wapo.st/43l7vIp
Our @postsports.bsky.social story: wapo.st/43l7vIp
From table tennis to darts, small sports draw big bets — and corruption
As sportsbooks offer more bets on more niche sports, officials and athletes fear corruption.
wapo.st
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
These days gambling apps offer bets on more sports than ever, from table tennis to darts. But what happens when big-money bettors converge on small-money sports? Match fixers offering more cash than what players can earn in salary or prizes.
Our @postsports.bsky.social story: wapo.st/43l7vIp
Our @postsports.bsky.social story: wapo.st/43l7vIp
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Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah
September 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah
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In his final months, Irsay got ketamine injections as often as 10-14x per day.
Experts consider that a very high number.
The actor Matthew Perry was at the time of his death receiving 6-8x per day.
More context on Irsay’s doctor:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Experts consider that a very high number.
The actor Matthew Perry was at the time of his death receiving 6-8x per day.
More context on Irsay’s doctor:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
August 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
In his final months, Irsay got ketamine injections as often as 10-14x per day.
Experts consider that a very high number.
The actor Matthew Perry was at the time of his death receiving 6-8x per day.
More context on Irsay’s doctor:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Experts consider that a very high number.
The actor Matthew Perry was at the time of his death receiving 6-8x per day.
More context on Irsay’s doctor:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
In the months before Colts owner Jim Irsay died, his doctor prescribed him amounts of opioids and ketamine that worried people around him, a @postsports.bsky.social investigation found: wapo.st/4lP5xq6
NFL owner secretly relapsed, got ketamine from private doctor before death
As a recovery doctor provided ketamine and opioids, Colts owner Jim Irsay spent his final years suffering through a relapse that he and executives hid from the public.
wapo.st
August 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
In the months before Colts owner Jim Irsay died, his doctor prescribed him amounts of opioids and ketamine that worried people around him, a @postsports.bsky.social investigation found: wapo.st/4lP5xq6
“A growing number of men have directed their attention to women’s basketball, contributing to a popularity boom that has driven up WNBA revenue, television ratings and cultural relevance. Some have brought old traditions with them.” www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
WNBA fandom is shifting to a more tribal, toxic atmosphere
An explosion in popularity has meant more divisive voices crashing into a community that long-time fans have centered on inclusion.
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August 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
“A growing number of men have directed their attention to women’s basketball, contributing to a popularity boom that has driven up WNBA revenue, television ratings and cultural relevance. Some have brought old traditions with them.” www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Israel’s war in Gaza has killed 18,500 children. These are their names:
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www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names.
Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one per hour since the war began.
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July 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Israel’s war in Gaza has killed 18,500 children. These are their names:
www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
“Tamura was issued an older model of helmet, which the players jokingly called ‘concussion buckets’ because they didn’t absorb contact as well.”
Our @postsports.bsky.social story on the NYC shooter, a former HS football player who said he believed he had CTE: wapo.st/40FdWVt
Our @postsports.bsky.social story on the NYC shooter, a former HS football player who said he believed he had CTE: wapo.st/40FdWVt
New York gunman appeared to target NFL, had mental health history
The suspected Manhattan high-rise shooter, a former high school football player, left a note referencing the brain disease CTE and appeared to have targeted the NFL’s offices, authorities said.
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July 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
“Tamura was issued an older model of helmet, which the players jokingly called ‘concussion buckets’ because they didn’t absorb contact as well.”
Our @postsports.bsky.social story on the NYC shooter, a former HS football player who said he believed he had CTE: wapo.st/40FdWVt
Our @postsports.bsky.social story on the NYC shooter, a former HS football player who said he believed he had CTE: wapo.st/40FdWVt
Men newly tuning into the WNBA have brought a toxic, tribal vibe. And longtime fans who built a culture of inclusion are getting priced out. Our story on the cost of progress in the W: wapo.st/4nzxYub
WNBA fandom is shifting to a more tribal, toxic atmosphere
An explosion in popularity has meant more divisive voices crashing into a community that long-time fans have centered on inclusion.
wapo.st
July 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Men newly tuning into the WNBA have brought a toxic, tribal vibe. And longtime fans who built a culture of inclusion are getting priced out. Our story on the cost of progress in the W: wapo.st/4nzxYub
Fernando Tatis Jr. was the poster boy client for Big League Advantage, a firm that offers cash advances to athletes in exchange for a % of salary. Now, he’s suing them for allegedly “locking him into an unlawful and exploitative arrangement.”
Here’s our story on BLA from last year: wapo.st/4niJn1o
Here’s our story on BLA from last year: wapo.st/4niJn1o
A firm targeted MLB stars’ pay. Next up: College athletes.
Big League Advantage made waves paying baseball prospects for a cut of their future pay. Now it’s stirring controversy in the murky NIL market.
wapo.st
June 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Fernando Tatis Jr. was the poster boy client for Big League Advantage, a firm that offers cash advances to athletes in exchange for a % of salary. Now, he’s suing them for allegedly “locking him into an unlawful and exploitative arrangement.”
Here’s our story on BLA from last year: wapo.st/4niJn1o
Here’s our story on BLA from last year: wapo.st/4niJn1o
DHS agents at the Rose Bowl shuttle bus stop before the PSG-Botafogo Club World Cup game
June 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
DHS agents at the Rose Bowl shuttle bus stop before the PSG-Botafogo Club World Cup game
“They had spent their money for an immersive experience with close friends, camaraderie forged through nerve-racking stakes in a space where men feel comfortable expressing their feelings.”
Two nights in Vegas with the fan-bros of UFC: wapo.st/3EYn1B5
Two nights in Vegas with the fan-bros of UFC: wapo.st/3EYn1B5
Two nights in Vegas with the fan-bros of UFC
In Las Vegas for UFC 313, a weekend of violence and ‘escape.’
wapo.st
May 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“They had spent their money for an immersive experience with close friends, camaraderie forged through nerve-racking stakes in a space where men feel comfortable expressing their feelings.”
Two nights in Vegas with the fan-bros of UFC: wapo.st/3EYn1B5
Two nights in Vegas with the fan-bros of UFC: wapo.st/3EYn1B5
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Two nights in Vegas with the fan-bros of UFC, via @samaha.bsky.social:
Two nights in Vegas with the fan-bros of UFC
In Las Vegas for UFC 313, a weekend of violence and ‘escape.’
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May 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Two nights in Vegas with the fan-bros of UFC, via @samaha.bsky.social:
Sports betting companies reward their highest spending customers with lavish perks and a personal host. A growing number of those customers say those “VIP” hosts helped enable their gambling addiction. Our latest @postsports.bsky.social investigation: wapo.st/42q01Tk
‘VIP’ bettors say sportsbooks keep them playing, no matter the cost
With online betting booming, some U.S. gamblers and lawmakers are pushing back against sportsbooks’ aggressive ‘loyalty’ programs.
wapo.st
April 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Sports betting companies reward their highest spending customers with lavish perks and a personal host. A growing number of those customers say those “VIP” hosts helped enable their gambling addiction. Our latest @postsports.bsky.social investigation: wapo.st/42q01Tk
“The government blamed ‘an administrative error’ for the accidental deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant married to a U.S. citizen. Officials claim they’re unable to return him to his family in Maryland.” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Trump administration says it mistakenly deported Salvadoran migrant
The government blamed “an administrative error” for the accidental deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant married to a U.S. citizen. Officials claim they’re unable to return him t...
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April 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“The government blamed ‘an administrative error’ for the accidental deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant married to a U.S. citizen. Officials claim they’re unable to return him to his family in Maryland.” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Jontay Porter’s basketball journey, through injuries and doubts, had been an NBA fairy tale — before it became a cautionary tale. A @postsports.bsky.social deep dive into the inaugural corruption scandal of the online sports betting boom: wapo.st/41ST7W3
How an NBA fairy tale became sport betting’s cautionary tale
Jontay Porter went from obscure to infamous in the inaugural corruption scandal of the online sports betting boom.
wapo.st
March 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Jontay Porter’s basketball journey, through injuries and doubts, had been an NBA fairy tale — before it became a cautionary tale. A @postsports.bsky.social deep dive into the inaugural corruption scandal of the online sports betting boom: wapo.st/41ST7W3
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At 25, @samaha.bsky.social found out about 4 half-sisters living in Lebanon. He writes about his experience in LAST SUMMER IN LEBANON, a road-trip of reconnection - unearthing family secrets and shared histories of their beautiful homeland.
Read now! www.switchboardmagazine.com/january-issu...
Read now! www.switchboardmagazine.com/january-issu...
Last Summer In Lebanon — Switchboard Magazine
A deeply personal journey of a secret son who spends the summer crisscrossing Lebanon in a van with sisters who never knew he existed in a country he had never before visited. It's a story of about fa...
www.switchboardmagazine.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
At 25, @samaha.bsky.social found out about 4 half-sisters living in Lebanon. He writes about his experience in LAST SUMMER IN LEBANON, a road-trip of reconnection - unearthing family secrets and shared histories of their beautiful homeland.
Read now! www.switchboardmagazine.com/january-issu...
Read now! www.switchboardmagazine.com/january-issu...
“As the world requires more of the people in it, it also offers more opportunities to turn away.” www.newyorker.com/culture/essa...
Lessons for the End of the World
On Octavia Butler, the L.A. fires, and the uses and misuses of the things that cannot be recovered.
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February 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“As the world requires more of the people in it, it also offers more opportunities to turn away.” www.newyorker.com/culture/essa...
For the inaugural issue of @switchboardmag.bsky.social I wrote about a road trip across Lebanon to excavate family secrets: www.switchboardmagazine.com/january-issu...
Last Summer In Lebanon — Switchboard Magazine
A deeply personal journey of a secret son who spends the summer crisscrossing Lebanon in a van with sisters who never knew he existed in a country he had never before visited. It's a story of about fa...
www.switchboardmagazine.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
For the inaugural issue of @switchboardmag.bsky.social I wrote about a road trip across Lebanon to excavate family secrets: www.switchboardmagazine.com/january-issu...
Nima Momeni was found guilty of second-degree murder today for fatally stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee in SF. Here’s my deep dive into the case from the lead up to the trial: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Bob Lee's Murder Shook San Francisco. What Really Happened?
Bob Lee and Nima Momeni came together in the new startup scene. Then Lee’s tragic killing slid both of their lives under a public microscope
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December 17, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Nima Momeni was found guilty of second-degree murder today for fatally stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee in SF. Here’s my deep dive into the case from the lead up to the trial: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...