Katie Heindl
@wtevs.bsky.social
basketballfeelings.com
NBA TV, The Association
Writer: NYT Mag, SLAM, The Believer, Rolling Stone, SB, Dime, NBA dot com, Yahoo Sports, VICE, Hazlitt, a book, the list goes on brother
NBA TV, The Association
Writer: NYT Mag, SLAM, The Believer, Rolling Stone, SB, Dime, NBA dot com, Yahoo Sports, VICE, Hazlitt, a book, the list goes on brother
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the duty of care in nba draft reporting! when it’s hard not to form attachments to athletes! how to draft well! sam’s favourite rookies! the moral conundrum of pro basketball! sam and my bonus book recommendations! the BASKETBALL FEELINGS podcast ep 62 with @samvecenie.bsky.social!
The Basketball Feelings Podcast, Episode 62: Sam Vecenie
The Athletic's writer and NBA Draft expert on the duty of care in his work, how to actually draft well, and the dark/weird sides of the Draft.
www.basketballfeelings.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
the duty of care in nba draft reporting! when it’s hard not to form attachments to athletes! how to draft well! sam’s favourite rookies! the moral conundrum of pro basketball! sam and my bonus book recommendations! the BASKETBALL FEELINGS podcast ep 62 with @samvecenie.bsky.social!
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The easiest way to be like 6x NBA All-Star Donovan “Spida” Mitchell? Obtain a copy of BACKBEATS.
johnlingan.com
johnlingan.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The easiest way to be like 6x NBA All-Star Donovan “Spida” Mitchell? Obtain a copy of BACKBEATS.
johnlingan.com
johnlingan.com
BLACK FRIDAY FEELINGS returns!
from today until november 30th, take 40% off annual subscriptions for BASKETBALL FEELINGS! that's gonna get you — or the lucky person this would be a great gift for — 8 newsletters & 2 pods per month, plus my endless gratitude for supporting an independent publication
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A digital magazine by Katie Heindl reconciling life with basketball. Featuring weekly guest writers, plus her unique mix of reporting, criticism, and personal narrative. Click to read BASKETBALL FEELI...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
BLACK FRIDAY FEELINGS returns!
from today until november 30th, take 40% off annual subscriptions for BASKETBALL FEELINGS! that's gonna get you — or the lucky person this would be a great gift for — 8 newsletters & 2 pods per month, plus my endless gratitude for supporting an independent publication
from today until november 30th, take 40% off annual subscriptions for BASKETBALL FEELINGS! that's gonna get you — or the lucky person this would be a great gift for — 8 newsletters & 2 pods per month, plus my endless gratitude for supporting an independent publication
the duty of care in nba draft reporting! when it’s hard not to form attachments to athletes! how to draft well! sam’s favourite rookies! the moral conundrum of pro basketball! sam and my bonus book recommendations! the BASKETBALL FEELINGS podcast ep 62 with @samvecenie.bsky.social!
The Basketball Feelings Podcast, Episode 62: Sam Vecenie
The Athletic's writer and NBA Draft expert on the duty of care in his work, how to actually draft well, and the dark/weird sides of the Draft.
www.basketballfeelings.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
the duty of care in nba draft reporting! when it’s hard not to form attachments to athletes! how to draft well! sam’s favourite rookies! the moral conundrum of pro basketball! sam and my bonus book recommendations! the BASKETBALL FEELINGS podcast ep 62 with @samvecenie.bsky.social!
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Ingram: “Everybody’s bought in. Everybody on the team is selfless. We just want to win. Whatever it takes. Nobody has an ego.”
Does he remember the last time he was on a team that won 12 of 13 games?
“S***, high school?”
Does he remember the last time he was on a team that won 12 of 13 games?
“S***, high school?”
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Ingram: “Everybody’s bought in. Everybody on the team is selfless. We just want to win. Whatever it takes. Nobody has an ego.”
Does he remember the last time he was on a team that won 12 of 13 games?
“S***, high school?”
Does he remember the last time he was on a team that won 12 of 13 games?
“S***, high school?”
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Art Briles has been hired as the head football coach at a D2 school and so is back in the news. If you want to understand why this hire is upsetting for many, here's the long piece @dansolomon.com and I wrote back in 2019 about How Baylor Happened: web.archive.org/web/20190208...
How Baylor Happened
WACO, Texas — There’s not much to recommend spending four years in Waco. Driving into town up Interstate 35 from the south, the endless stretch of Texas nothing fills out slowly. It’s flat in the way ...
web.archive.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Art Briles has been hired as the head football coach at a D2 school and so is back in the news. If you want to understand why this hire is upsetting for many, here's the long piece @dansolomon.com and I wrote back in 2019 about How Baylor Happened: web.archive.org/web/20190208...
@johnlingan.bsky.social i gave donovan mitchell your book tonight!
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
@johnlingan.bsky.social i gave donovan mitchell your book tonight!
saw the raptors team intros to team handshakes to team conga line irl for the first time and it’s beautiful
November 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
saw the raptors team intros to team handshakes to team conga line irl for the first time and it’s beautiful
call me when AI can mix up natural peanut butter without the oil going everywhere
November 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
call me when AI can mix up natural peanut butter without the oil going everywhere
what is up with dallas and lotteries
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
what is up with dallas and lotteries
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I hope Chris Paul will read this some day. It's beautiful and exacting like his game. There's no team in the league that wouldn't improve with CP3 on their side.
on the heels of his retirement news, wrote about the exacting, toiling, incandescently furious way chris paul plays basketball
Unravel the Stoics
Chris Paul announces his retirement from the NBA, and thoughts on surprises.
www.basketballfeelings.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I hope Chris Paul will read this some day. It's beautiful and exacting like his game. There's no team in the league that wouldn't improve with CP3 on their side.
on the heels of his retirement news, wrote about the exacting, toiling, incandescently furious way chris paul plays basketball
Unravel the Stoics
Chris Paul announces his retirement from the NBA, and thoughts on surprises.
www.basketballfeelings.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
on the heels of his retirement news, wrote about the exacting, toiling, incandescently furious way chris paul plays basketball
hook the beam up to a stationary bike and let russ power it
death, taxes, russell westbrook revenge games
November 23, 2025 at 5:32 AM
hook the beam up to a stationary bike and let russ power it
demar loves the clock you fools
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 AM
demar loves the clock you fools
death, taxes, russell westbrook revenge games
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
death, taxes, russell westbrook revenge games
really enjoyed this @roughnotes.bsky.social dig into ‘project b’, the new tech and potentially saudi-backed global basketball league — especially the bit about using women athletes as test prototypes to ultimately launch a men’s league
Rough Notes: “Tell Me How To Feel About Project B”
I went digging into the new global league.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
really enjoyed this @roughnotes.bsky.social dig into ‘project b’, the new tech and potentially saudi-backed global basketball league — especially the bit about using women athletes as test prototypes to ultimately launch a men’s league
“You’re never perfect. Even if we had won, there’s still something. I bet you there’s a bunch of things OKC thinks that they could’ve done better — and they won.”
for @sbnation.bsky.social, talked with donovan mitchell about perspective, tearing down the cavs’ postseason wall, and being a drummer
for @sbnation.bsky.social, talked with donovan mitchell about perspective, tearing down the cavs’ postseason wall, and being a drummer
Donovan Mitchell keeps a steady rhythm
Come fan with us. SB Nation is the largest independent sports media brand, consisting of SBNation.com, MMAFighting.com and over 300 fan-centric team communities.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“You’re never perfect. Even if we had won, there’s still something. I bet you there’s a bunch of things OKC thinks that they could’ve done better — and they won.”
for @sbnation.bsky.social, talked with donovan mitchell about perspective, tearing down the cavs’ postseason wall, and being a drummer
for @sbnation.bsky.social, talked with donovan mitchell about perspective, tearing down the cavs’ postseason wall, and being a drummer
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Spida is even cooler than I previously thought, and I always thought he was nba first team all cool dudes
“The goal is to win a championship — yes. But if you allow it to plague you mentally, there’s no development."
chatted with donovan mitchell about cleveland's deep/deeply likeable roster, balance, how he imagines the cavs busting through the wall that's stopped them 3 seasons in a row, and drumming
chatted with donovan mitchell about cleveland's deep/deeply likeable roster, balance, how he imagines the cavs busting through the wall that's stopped them 3 seasons in a row, and drumming
Donovan Mitchell keeps a steady rhythm
Come fan with us. SB Nation is the largest independent sports media brand, consisting of SBNation.com, MMAFighting.com and over 300 fan-centric team communities.
www.sbnation.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Spida is even cooler than I previously thought, and I always thought he was nba first team all cool dudes
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This is dope. One of my first ever "big time" features (www.nytimes.com/athletic/304...) was about Donovan's childhood drumming. I love music/sports connections, they're fascinating.
And of course, always read Katie
And of course, always read Katie
“The goal is to win a championship — yes. But if you allow it to plague you mentally, there’s no development."
chatted with donovan mitchell about cleveland's deep/deeply likeable roster, balance, how he imagines the cavs busting through the wall that's stopped them 3 seasons in a row, and drumming
chatted with donovan mitchell about cleveland's deep/deeply likeable roster, balance, how he imagines the cavs busting through the wall that's stopped them 3 seasons in a row, and drumming
Donovan Mitchell keeps a steady rhythm
Come fan with us. SB Nation is the largest independent sports media brand, consisting of SBNation.com, MMAFighting.com and over 300 fan-centric team communities.
www.sbnation.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This is dope. One of my first ever "big time" features (www.nytimes.com/athletic/304...) was about Donovan's childhood drumming. I love music/sports connections, they're fascinating.
And of course, always read Katie
And of course, always read Katie
with all due respect to danny green, i would like the cavs to stay nice
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
with all due respect to danny green, i would like the cavs to stay nice
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donovan mitchell should quit the cavs and join rush
“The goal is to win a championship — yes. But if you allow it to plague you mentally, there’s no development."
chatted with donovan mitchell about cleveland's deep/deeply likeable roster, balance, how he imagines the cavs busting through the wall that's stopped them 3 seasons in a row, and drumming
chatted with donovan mitchell about cleveland's deep/deeply likeable roster, balance, how he imagines the cavs busting through the wall that's stopped them 3 seasons in a row, and drumming
Donovan Mitchell keeps a steady rhythm
Come fan with us. SB Nation is the largest independent sports media brand, consisting of SBNation.com, MMAFighting.com and over 300 fan-centric team communities.
www.sbnation.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
donovan mitchell should quit the cavs and join rush
“The goal is to win a championship — yes. But if you allow it to plague you mentally, there’s no development."
chatted with donovan mitchell about cleveland's deep/deeply likeable roster, balance, how he imagines the cavs busting through the wall that's stopped them 3 seasons in a row, and drumming
chatted with donovan mitchell about cleveland's deep/deeply likeable roster, balance, how he imagines the cavs busting through the wall that's stopped them 3 seasons in a row, and drumming
Donovan Mitchell keeps a steady rhythm
Come fan with us. SB Nation is the largest independent sports media brand, consisting of SBNation.com, MMAFighting.com and over 300 fan-centric team communities.
www.sbnation.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“The goal is to win a championship — yes. But if you allow it to plague you mentally, there’s no development."
chatted with donovan mitchell about cleveland's deep/deeply likeable roster, balance, how he imagines the cavs busting through the wall that's stopped them 3 seasons in a row, and drumming
chatted with donovan mitchell about cleveland's deep/deeply likeable roster, balance, how he imagines the cavs busting through the wall that's stopped them 3 seasons in a row, and drumming
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Not a unique take, but: Sports gambling has broken our brains. It's the least interesting lens through which to analyze sports, putting so much focus on the "what will happen/is happening" over "why will it happen/is it happening." It makes our conversations worse and less curious.
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Not a unique take, but: Sports gambling has broken our brains. It's the least interesting lens through which to analyze sports, putting so much focus on the "what will happen/is happening" over "why will it happen/is it happening." It makes our conversations worse and less curious.
it’s crazy how sick it is to listen to music
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
it’s crazy how sick it is to listen to music
who loves hats more than @pjmaciak.bsky.social? no one i know. for BASKETBALL FEELINGS, the @newrepublic.com critic gives a predictive ranking of this year's new era city edition nba drop
A predictive rating of every NBA City Edition hat
Writer and critic for The New Republic rates this year's crop of New Era caps.
www.basketballfeelings.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
who loves hats more than @pjmaciak.bsky.social? no one i know. for BASKETBALL FEELINGS, the @newrepublic.com critic gives a predictive ranking of this year's new era city edition nba drop