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Mike Vorkunov @mikevorkunov.bsky.social · 2d

Damn, Yaron is in Vanity Fair. Shit, you know this book is gonna be big.

Yaron Weitzman @yaronweitzman.bsky.social · 2d

First A HOLLYWOOND ENDING excerpt is up today, over at @vanityfair.com:

Highlights Include:

- The never-before-told story about the first time LeBron and Bronny shared the court with NBA players.

- LeBron on Mr. Piano Man: "I ain’t listening to no Billy Joel!"

www.vanityfair.com/culture/stor...

The Inside Story of How Bronny Got the Lakers Gig

As preseason kicks off and fans await LeBron James’s return to the court, Yaron Weitzman digs into the machinations behind the history-making father-son deal.

www.vanityfair.com

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james herbert @jamesherbert.bsky.social · 8d

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james herbert @jamesherbert.bsky.social · 18d

sucks when the pun store has only one item in stock

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james herbert @jamesherbert.bsky.social · 29d

no basketball team has ever regretted a tree-planting partnership

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 29d

In 2019 Kawhi Leonard’s uncle asked the Raptors for a piece of the Leafs and a Paul George trade, but also for two notable extras: no-show sponsorships, and ownership shares in outside companies. Which he seems to have gotten with Aspiration, and the Clippers. www.thestar.com/sports/rapto...

Inside Kawhi Leonard’s bizarre list of secret demands from Raptors and how they line up with the alleged Clippers deal

During 2019 contract talks, Leonard’s camp wanted a trade for Paul George, Leafs shares and at least $10 million a year in no-show sponsorship income.

www.thestar.com

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Sean Woodley @woodleysean.bsky.social · Aug 20

New @lockedonraptors.bsky.social with @jamesherbert.bsky.social talking about the high, low and median outcomes for the Raptors this year.

🏀They could actually be pretty good!
🏀If it goes bad, it's gonna be a grim scene
🏀Mild progress & a clearer path forward most likely?

youtu.be/3D50fJlE2uQ

The Toronto Raptors have a TOP-4 ceiling, but a DEPRESSING floor | Will it all click in 2025-26?

YouTube video by Locked On Raptors

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Emma Baccellieri @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social · Jul 22

Spent a bit of time at the WNBA All-Star Game chatting with a new basketball fan: Harvard economist Claudia Goldin, who has been advising the WNBA players in their labor negotiations, part of a more robust strategy this year from the union

In Search of Equity, WNBA Players Have a Nobel Laureate on Their Side

Harvard economist Claudia Goldin, who focuses on the role of women in the American economy, has been advising the WNBPA in its CBA negotiations.

www.si.com

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james herbert @jamesherbert.bsky.social · Jul 20

“Yao is number one in paradise. Compared to him, I’m cold ash in a pot.”

Ben Golliver @bengolliver.bsky.social · Jul 20

Feature: Yang Hansen, a towering jester with a “fat boy” past, is the NBA’s star of the summer.
The @trailblazers.bsky.social rookie, who drew 5.4 million Chinese viewers for a summer league game, on pressure, Yao & the glory of sleep @washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

No joke: Chinese rookie Yang Hansen is the NBA’s biggest summer star

The Trail Blazers surprised many when they took the 7-foot-1 center in the first round of the draft last month, but Yang has delighted on and off the court.

www.washingtonpost.com

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james herbert @jamesherbert.bsky.social · Jul 17

egor dëmin is having an interesting summer league www.cbssports.com/nba/news/net...

Nets' Egor Dëmin has been more Klay Thompson than Shaun Livingston at summer league

Dëmin has looked like a sharpshooter (and played a different role than expected) in Las Vegas

www.cbssports.com

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Dan Devine @yourmandevine.bsky.social · Jul 18

"It is funny to imagine Joel explaining Process lore to his therapist the same way I do with my therapist. Just being like, 'Well, Dario wasn't SUPPOSED to come over.'"

Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · Jul 17

talked all about this definitive Joel piece & the PG injury & the SummerSixers on last night's Spikeless Ricky with the great Alonzo Jones www.rightstorickysanchez.com/p/071625

PODCAST: Embiid Article, PG Injured Again, Summer League w/ Zo

Hey pal, ten and two.

www.rightstorickysanchez.com

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james herbert @jamesherbert.bsky.social · Jul 17

thank you! i’m in brooklyn, so there may be a proper profile at some point down the road…

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james herbert @jamesherbert.bsky.social · Jul 17

egor dëmin is having an interesting summer league www.cbssports.com/nba/news/net...

Nets' Egor Dëmin has been more Klay Thompson than Shaun Livingston at summer league

Dëmin has looked like a sharpshooter (and played a different role than expected) in Las Vegas

www.cbssports.com

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · Jul 16

this is the greatest, most all-encompassing, most important piece on Joel Embiid ever written www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Joel Embiid sees you

In what he's calling his "most important" offseason, Joel Embiid responds to his critics.

www.espn.com

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Dan Devine @yourmandevine.bsky.social · Jul 3

A truly wild reconstruction/recounting of New Orleans' draft night decision-making, via @fearthebrown.bsky.social: intheno.substack.com/p/queens-gam...

The Hawks could not believe their good fortune. While the Pelicans would spend the next 24 hours facing enormous backlash for their reckless decision making, Hawks executives weren’t shy about sharing the details behind deal’s lopsided structure with rival teams.

One Eastern executive with knowledge of how the conversation went from Atlanta’s perspective described a perplexing scene. When Senior Vice President Troy Weaver made the call to Atlanta’s Bryson Graham, Graham couldn’t believe what was actually being offered. Graham asked for clarification multiple times to confirm the unprotected pick was indeed part of the deal. It got to the point where Hawks General Manager, Onsi Saleh, called Joe Dumars directly to confirm for himself. The Hawks waited nervously for Dumars to confirm, hoping he would not realize what was going on and walk the trade back. But the Pelicans persisted and the Hawks got their steal.

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james herbert @jamesherbert.bsky.social · Jul 2

let’s see what mike brown (and maybe james borrego?) can do with the knicks www.cbssports.com/nba/news/how...

How Mike Brown can make Knicks fans get over Tom Thibodeau firing by revamping New York's approach

Brown is reportedly on the verge of being named New York's next coach

www.cbssports.com

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james herbert @jamesherbert.bsky.social · Jul 1

i did explainer journalism www.cbssports.com/nba/news/exp...

Explaining the Bucks' bold decision to use the stretch provision on Damian Lillard and sign Myles Turner

Milwaukee got creative on Tuesday, but did it get much better?

www.cbssports.com

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james herbert @jamesherbert.bsky.social · Jul 1

call him kilometers turner, please. it’s canada day

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · Jun 28

Goodbye to Masai Ujiri as president of the Raptors. The dreams stayed big: it was the owners who got small. www.thestar.com/sports/rapto...

Bruce Arthur: Everything Masai Ujiri did — his dreams and his success with the Raptors — was big. Maybe too big for the team’s owner

MLSE CEO Keith Pelley said the decision to replace Ujiri was his, without explaining why. We can put the pieces together.

www.thestar.com

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james herbert @jamesherbert.bsky.social · Jun 28

this kennedy burke season is insane. it’s like if david roddy suddenly became the best 3-point shooter in the league

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james herbert @jamesherbert.bsky.social · Jun 27

weird day for the raptors! www.cbssports.com/nba/news/mas...

Masai Ujiri knew he was out as Raptors president in early June, led draft process anyway, MLSE CEO says

Ujiri worked through the NBA Draft knowing that he wouldn't be back next season

www.cbssports.com

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · Jun 27

My new standup special Positive Reinforcement premieres TONIGHT at 8pm eastern time on Blonde Medicine’s YouTube channel. I’m really proud of this hour and grateful to all the people who helped make the special happen.

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvN...

Positive Reinforcement cover art!!! I’m wearing a cardigan with another cardigan draped over my shoulders. My name and the title are kind of styled like the Big Lebowski opening titles!

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james herbert @jamesherbert.bsky.social · Jun 27

oh man. summer league raptors are gonna be cool as hell

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Mark Deeks @markdeeks.bsky.social · Jun 27

Bogoljub Markovic is an anagram of "good value pick for the middle of the second round". Probably.

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Sean Highkin @highkin.bsky.social · Jun 27

Inside "Project Hansen," the Blazers' secret two-year mission to land Yang Hansen in one of the most shocking NBA draft picks in recent memory: www.rosegardenreport.com/inside-proje...

Inside 'Project Hansen,' Trail Blazers' Secret Two-Year Mission to Land Yang Hansen

How the Blazers' front office zeroed in on the surprising selection of the 7-foot-2 Chinese prospect.

www.rosegardenreport.com

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Mike Vorkunov @mikevorkunov.bsky.social · Jun 26

My draft night observation: Hansen Yang is so big that the hat the NBA gave him didn't fit and he walked around without the clasps connected in the back.

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