Yaron Weitzman
@yaronweitzman.bsky.social
(Ya-rone) NBA reporter // Author of "Tanking to the Top" and "A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers" (https://www.yaronweitzman.com/)
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Yaron Weitzman
@yaronweitzman.bsky.social
· Oct 21
A Hollywood Ending by Yaron Weitzman: 9780385550222 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
NBA journalist Yaron Weitzman lays out the high stakes drama happening inside the Lakers' organization as they try to juggle the warring priorities between LeBron James and the Buss family. When LeBr...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
1) So my book comes out today. Maybe you've seen some viral headlines. Which is great, but the book is also much deeper and more nuanced than all that. I spent 3 years on it, interviewed nearly 300 people. If you care about these characters or this world in any way, I really think you'll like it.
Reposted by Yaron Weitzman
Dillon Brooks, now a bucket-getter, says this season is going “exactly the way I wanted it.” I wrote about The Villain reinventing himself www.cbssports.com/nba/news/sup...
Supervillain: How Suns' Dillon Brooks powered up as a scorer
Nine years into his career, Brooks has reinvented himself in Phoenix
www.cbssports.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Dillon Brooks, now a bucket-getter, says this season is going “exactly the way I wanted it.” I wrote about The Villain reinventing himself www.cbssports.com/nba/news/sup...
NYC book event tomorrow night! Come by @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social. I'll be there with @pjsauer.bsky.social , @davidjroth.bsky.social and @lukeepplin.bsky.social. Info below.
February 11, 2026 at 9:45 PM
NYC book event tomorrow night! Come by @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social. I'll be there with @pjsauer.bsky.social , @davidjroth.bsky.social and @lukeepplin.bsky.social. Info below.
NBA has announced suspensions from Pistons-Hornets fight:
- Isaiah Stewart: 7 games
- Miles Bridges: 4 games
-Moussa Diabaté: 4 games
- Jalen Duren: 2 games
- Isaiah Stewart: 7 games
- Miles Bridges: 4 games
-Moussa Diabaté: 4 games
- Jalen Duren: 2 games
February 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
NBA has announced suspensions from Pistons-Hornets fight:
- Isaiah Stewart: 7 games
- Miles Bridges: 4 games
-Moussa Diabaté: 4 games
- Jalen Duren: 2 games
- Isaiah Stewart: 7 games
- Miles Bridges: 4 games
-Moussa Diabaté: 4 games
- Jalen Duren: 2 games
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REALLY excited for this. I'm joining the awesome duo of @pjsauer.bsky.social & @davidjroth.bsky.social for @squawkinsports.bsky.social this Thursday night at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social to talk about LeBron and the Lakers.
Get your tix here:
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...
Get your tix here:
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...
Squawkin' Sports: NBA All-Star Weekend
Brooklyn independent bookstore
greenlightbookstore.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
REALLY excited for this. I'm joining the awesome duo of @pjsauer.bsky.social & @davidjroth.bsky.social for @squawkinsports.bsky.social this Thursday night at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social to talk about LeBron and the Lakers.
Get your tix here:
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...
Get your tix here:
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...
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These books are fun and the event will be good. Also it won't be 13 degrees anymore. Come through if you're around.
REALLY excited for this. I'm joining the awesome duo of @pjsauer.bsky.social & @davidjroth.bsky.social for @squawkinsports.bsky.social this Thursday night at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social to talk about LeBron and the Lakers.
Get your tix here:
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...
Get your tix here:
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...
Squawkin' Sports: NBA All-Star Weekend
Brooklyn independent bookstore
greenlightbookstore.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:39 PM
These books are fun and the event will be good. Also it won't be 13 degrees anymore. Come through if you're around.
REALLY excited for this. I'm joining the awesome duo of @pjsauer.bsky.social & @davidjroth.bsky.social for @squawkinsports.bsky.social this Thursday night at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social to talk about LeBron and the Lakers.
Get your tix here:
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...
Get your tix here:
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...
Squawkin' Sports: NBA All-Star Weekend
Brooklyn independent bookstore
greenlightbookstore.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
REALLY excited for this. I'm joining the awesome duo of @pjsauer.bsky.social & @davidjroth.bsky.social for @squawkinsports.bsky.social this Thursday night at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social to talk about LeBron and the Lakers.
Get your tix here:
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...
Get your tix here:
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...
ICYMI, wrote about Deni Avdija, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:
Deni Avdija is now an All-Star. But just 3 years ago he was unsure about his future in the league.
“Do I really belong here?” he’d ask himself.
I spoke to Avdija about that journey, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:
sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...
“Do I really belong here?” he’d ask himself.
I spoke to Avdija about that journey, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:
sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...
'Do I really belong here?' Behind Deni Avdija's explosive rise from cast-off to NBA All-Star
The Trail Blazers forward was named a reserve on the Western Conference All-Star team, capping a breakout few saw coming.
sports.yahoo.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:08 PM
ICYMI, wrote about Deni Avdija, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:
Reposted by Yaron Weitzman
Deni Avdija's reaction to the Wizards trading him for two first round picks? “I was like, ‘Wow, that’s a lot. And seeing that, it was like, ‘They really believe in me, they really want me.’”
Wrote about Avdija's breakout, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:
sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...
Wrote about Avdija's breakout, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:
sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...
'Do I really belong here?' Behind Deni Avdija's explosive rise from cast-off to NBA All-Star
The Trail Blazers forward was named a reserve on the Western Conference All-Star team, capping a breakout few saw coming.
sports.yahoo.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Deni Avdija's reaction to the Wizards trading him for two first round picks? “I was like, ‘Wow, that’s a lot. And seeing that, it was like, ‘They really believe in me, they really want me.’”
Wrote about Avdija's breakout, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:
sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...
Wrote about Avdija's breakout, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:
sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...
Deni Avdija's reaction to the Wizards trading him for two first round picks? “I was like, ‘Wow, that’s a lot. And seeing that, it was like, ‘They really believe in me, they really want me.’”
Wrote about Avdija's breakout, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:
sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...
Wrote about Avdija's breakout, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:
sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...
'Do I really belong here?' Behind Deni Avdija's explosive rise from cast-off to NBA All-Star
The Trail Blazers forward was named a reserve on the Western Conference All-Star team, capping a breakout few saw coming.
sports.yahoo.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Deni Avdija's reaction to the Wizards trading him for two first round picks? “I was like, ‘Wow, that’s a lot. And seeing that, it was like, ‘They really believe in me, they really want me.’”
Wrote about Avdija's breakout, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:
sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...
Wrote about Avdija's breakout, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:
sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...
Deni Avdija is now an All-Star. But just 3 years ago he was unsure about his future in the league.
“Do I really belong here?” he’d ask himself.
I spoke to Avdija about that journey, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:
sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...
“Do I really belong here?” he’d ask himself.
I spoke to Avdija about that journey, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:
sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...
'Do I really belong here?' Behind Deni Avdija's explosive rise from cast-off to NBA All-Star
The Trail Blazers forward was named a reserve on the Western Conference All-Star team, capping a breakout few saw coming.
sports.yahoo.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Deni Avdija is now an All-Star. But just 3 years ago he was unsure about his future in the league.
“Do I really belong here?” he’d ask himself.
I spoke to Avdija about that journey, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:
sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...
“Do I really belong here?” he’d ask himself.
I spoke to Avdija about that journey, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:
sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...
On its one-year anniversary, here some of my favorite Luka trade related scoops from A HOLLYWOOD ENDING:
- Bronny shared the Shams tweet in the Lakers group chat
- AD wished the group good luck and then left the chat
- LeBron used an emoji to express his anger
- The trade was held up by Shabbat
- Bronny shared the Shams tweet in the Lakers group chat
- AD wished the group good luck and then left the chat
- LeBron used an emoji to express his anger
- The trade was held up by Shabbat
February 1, 2026 at 10:42 PM
On its one-year anniversary, here some of my favorite Luka trade related scoops from A HOLLYWOOD ENDING:
- Bronny shared the Shams tweet in the Lakers group chat
- AD wished the group good luck and then left the chat
- LeBron used an emoji to express his anger
- The trade was held up by Shabbat
- Bronny shared the Shams tweet in the Lakers group chat
- AD wished the group good luck and then left the chat
- LeBron used an emoji to express his anger
- The trade was held up by Shabbat
LOVE this story from @conororr.bsky.social on Bob Weir's obsession with flag football
www.si.com/nfl/bob-weir...
www.si.com/nfl/bob-weir...
Inside Grateful Dead Legend Bob Weir’s Bay Area Flag Football Dynasty
The famed musician also possessed an immense football acumen, which he displayed on the gridiron not far from the stadium that will host Super Bowl LX.
www.si.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:24 PM
LOVE this story from @conororr.bsky.social on Bob Weir's obsession with flag football
www.si.com/nfl/bob-weir...
www.si.com/nfl/bob-weir...
A Sam Darnold-Patriots Super Bowl would be a real nice blow to the groin for Jets fans.
January 26, 2026 at 1:48 AM
A Sam Darnold-Patriots Super Bowl would be a real nice blow to the groin for Jets fans.
Seems like a good time to share that if you want to read more about the Jeanie Buss era of the Lakers and the franchise's relationship with LeBron, well, there's a whole book:
www.amazon.com/Hollywood-En...
www.amazon.com/Hollywood-En...
A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers
Amazon.com: A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers: 9780385550222: Weitzman, Yaron: Books
www.amazon.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Seems like a good time to share that if you want to read more about the Jeanie Buss era of the Lakers and the franchise's relationship with LeBron, well, there's a whole book:
www.amazon.com/Hollywood-En...
www.amazon.com/Hollywood-En...
Just incredible reporting and an incredible story here from @baxterholmes.bsky.social , who dove into the question seemingly no one was asking: Why exactly is it that Jeanie Buss decided to sell the Lakers?
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
How Buss family infighting drove the $10B sale of the Lakers
The post-Jerry Buss era was defined by resentment, dysfunction and conflict -- and ended with the loss of the most valuable family-owned franchise in the world.
www.espn.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Just incredible reporting and an incredible story here from @baxterholmes.bsky.social , who dove into the question seemingly no one was asking: Why exactly is it that Jeanie Buss decided to sell the Lakers?
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
Thank you to @theguardian.com for the very nice write-up on A Hollywood Ending:
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
A Hollywood ending? Inside the final days of LeBron James in Los Angeles
A new book explores how an all-time great and a world famous franchise handle the waning of a monumental career
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Thank you to @theguardian.com for the very nice write-up on A Hollywood Ending:
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
This @jamesherbert.bsky.social story on the small guards succeeding in the modern NBA was fantastic. So much great stuff in here:
www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba...
www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba...
How the NBA's 6-footers can survive -- and thrive -- in increasingly tall league
Davion Mitchell, Jamal Shead and Collin Gillespie -- all 6-foot-1 and under -- are providing the blueprint for today's short kings
www.cbssports.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This @jamesherbert.bsky.social story on the small guards succeeding in the modern NBA was fantastic. So much great stuff in here:
www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba...
www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba...
Is there a sporting event besides the NBA Cup where the announcers push the sponsor name this much? I’ve never seen company men like the entire Amazon group, feels like they all get "Emirates" in there every time.
December 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Is there a sporting event besides the NBA Cup where the announcers push the sponsor name this much? I’ve never seen company men like the entire Amazon group, feels like they all get "Emirates" in there every time.
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And for the holiday season I'll get this going again:
Send me a proof of order for (email: lebronlakersbook at gmail) and I’ll send you this bookmark. It will be like you’re reading alongside LeBron! You’ll also get a bookplate made out to you or anyone (and lmk if there’s a special message)
Send me a proof of order for (email: lebronlakersbook at gmail) and I’ll send you this bookmark. It will be like you’re reading alongside LeBron! You’ll also get a bookplate made out to you or anyone (and lmk if there’s a special message)
December 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
And for the holiday season I'll get this going again:
Send me a proof of order for (email: lebronlakersbook at gmail) and I’ll send you this bookmark. It will be like you’re reading alongside LeBron! You’ll also get a bookplate made out to you or anyone (and lmk if there’s a special message)
Send me a proof of order for (email: lebronlakersbook at gmail) and I’ll send you this bookmark. It will be like you’re reading alongside LeBron! You’ll also get a bookplate made out to you or anyone (and lmk if there’s a special message)
Holiday season means I’m legally required to plug my book. That being the case, if you’re looking to gift a sports book to a loved one, how about one on the LeBron-era Lakers that was named one of @newyorker.com Best Books of 2025?
Link👇👇👇
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736427...
Link👇👇👇
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736427...
A Hollywood Ending by Yaron Weitzman: 9780385550222 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
NBA journalist Yaron Weitzman lays out the high stakes drama happening inside the Lakers' organization as they try to juggle the warring priorities between LeBron James and the Buss family. When LeBr...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Holiday season means I’m legally required to plug my book. That being the case, if you’re looking to gift a sports book to a loved one, how about one on the LeBron-era Lakers that was named one of @newyorker.com Best Books of 2025?
Link👇👇👇
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736427...
Link👇👇👇
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736427...
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I think Yaron is still the guy writing about pooping in the NBA but The New Yorker says he wrote one of the best books of the year and damn it they are right. Go buy it!
So this was pretty cool: @newyorker.com put A HOLLYWOOD ENDING on its Best Books of 2025 list!
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I think Yaron is still the guy writing about pooping in the NBA but The New Yorker says he wrote one of the best books of the year and damn it they are right. Go buy it!
Reposted by Yaron Weitzman
Really would give this my highest recommendation for Lakers fans, great Christmas gift book for dad
So this was pretty cool: @newyorker.com put A HOLLYWOOD ENDING on its Best Books of 2025 list!
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Really would give this my highest recommendation for Lakers fans, great Christmas gift book for dad
So this was pretty cool: @newyorker.com put A HOLLYWOOD ENDING on its Best Books of 2025 list!
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
December 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
So this was pretty cool: @newyorker.com put A HOLLYWOOD ENDING on its Best Books of 2025 list!
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM