Josh always gets the goods:

Trae Young makes it official: he will make his Wizards debut Thursday at Capital One Arena against the Utah Jazz.

With all that’s going on right now, getting outraged by the Hawks’ upcoming “Magic City Monday” promotion for the local Magic City strip club, which has been a legit part of the city’s music scene for decades, really isn’t worth your energy. In @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

One hell of a game in Detroit. Pistons win w/o Cade Cunningham down the stretch of regulation/overtime; Cavs more than acquit themselves well without James Harden and Donovan Mitchell. And great to see the league truly allow “all access” from its teams/Secaucus. A pet peeve of mine when I did TV.

Great escape for Miami (OH), but the RedHawks get to 29-0.

The Hawks announced that they’ll honor the local institution Magic City at a March home game- a strip club that has been open 40 years, w/a storied history with rappers, athletes & much of the city. With my guy @lawmurraythenu.bsky.social , in @theathletic.com : www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Delighted that we can platform so many outstanding journalists, and bolster our coverage of D.C. sports, joining @nickijhabvala.bsky.social, @joshrobbins.bsky.social and myself. Being able to cover D.C. teams more is why I joined @theathletic.com in 2018. Welcome!: www.nytco.com/press/the-at...

Payton P out here cooking folks.

The NBA's video call with GMs got tense once the topic of tanking came up. Adam Silver's tone and demeanor shifted, according to three executives. “He sounded more like [David] Stern,” one of them said. But the message was sent loud and clear: Changes are coming.

Watching the end of Dreamgirls, and remembering when my mom took us up to New York to see the original Broadway production in 1982. And I’m thinking about Jennifer Holliday, and my mom, and I’m overjoyed and tearing up at the same time.

I’m no puck expert, but that was a pretty great day watching Olympic quarterfinal hockey…

Not getting the butter/toast analogy the NBC guy is using in this Olympic big air event, but, not meant for me!

Adam Silver said everything was on the table when it comes to stopping the rise in tanking in the NBA. Taking a real look at whether the lottery and draft need to be shelved should be part of the conversation. In @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...

These first two game could not have gone better for the NBA. Two last-second wins, one in OT.

Look. I’m on record as saying the All-Star Game has outlived its usefulness. But that was good. OT, Blocked shots, close outs, a ticked off Wemby! That’s all people want; for the players to care enough to put some effort into what we all get is an exhibition. Now, quiet: the GOAT is performing:

That was a pretty good intro by NBC and in-arena (always good to have John Tesh doing Roundball Rock live). Graphics at Intuit are on point. Definitely has a different feel introducing U.S. and World teams. We’ll see how the games measure up.

LeBron James, on what he feels playing All-Star in L.A. this year, albeit at the Clippers’ Intuit Dome in Inglewood: “this is a road game.” Love. The. Snark.

Dame Time is immortal.

Dame Time is immortal.

It begins:

Terrific work here from @joshrobbins.bsky.social: in-depth film study with the Wizards’ second-year center Alex Sarr and assistant coach Adam Caporn. They break down multiple plays on offense and defense that display Sarr's growth in year two. In @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...

Honored to have teammates like Michael-Shawn Dugar, who know their teams and their cities so completely, and their history, and thus can write gems like this about the Super Bowl champion Seahawks. Local journalism for a national audience. In @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...

Boom.

Me, taking about 11 seconds before I start feeling Bad Bunny…

New, from @joshrobbins.bsky.social and I, on the Wizards’ hopes that Anthony Davis will play for them at some point before the end of the season, in @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...

Wizards general manager Will Dawkins said pregame that he anticipates Anthony Davis will play at some point this season. Davis is planning to return to Dallas to continue his rehab with his group of physios. The Wizards' medical staff will go to Dallas to work with him as well.

NBA Twitter is losing its mind with all the tanking. Are you watching tonight? Cam Boozer: 24/11. Caleb Wilson: 23. Nate Ament: 29. It's halftime at BYU, and A.J. Dybantsa, Kingston Flemings & Chris Cenac are cooking. This could be one of the most impactful drafts of all time.

There's been buzz that Anthony Davis isn't happy about going to the Wizards. So I reached out Friday afternoon. He was in D.C. with the Wizards' ownership and front office. The visit went great, he said. But he has questions. Exclusively, in @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...

I was so young when I first crossed paths with Sonny Jurgensen. But in my three years on the Skins beat, he taught me a lot. Memories of the great quarterback, who enthralled D.C. as a passer and broadcaster, and who died Friday at 91, in @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...

Wizards officially announce Anthony Davis trade:

HBO re-running “Winnin’ Time.” Will some streamer PLEASE pick this up and finish this series the way it should be done??

The Wizards didn’t go all-in Wednesday, but certainly took a big swing in getting Anthony Davis from Dallas. The team’s hopes of becoming a contender, though, aren’t tied to Davis or Trae Young. It’s still about the ping-pong balls. In @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...

CP3: Greatest Raptor ever or Greatest Wizard ever? Discuss.

From our NBA Trade Deadline blog, at @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...

It’s done: The Beard to The Land: www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...

Kawhi’s in the Show:

Like this Simons- Vucevic deal for both teams. Cs get the veteran center that they’ve coveted all year, flipping a guy not likely to be in their future-while Simons gets a great runway in Chicago to show his substantial offensive game.

Happy for Jamal Murray. First All-Star selection…

Wiz and Kings about to tipoff in D.C. with big Tank Commander implications:

Big NBA news;

RIP to Catherine O’Hara. I know most people know her from Home Alone or Schitt’s Creek or the mockumentaries like “Best in Show,” but how she made me and my brother laugh with her characters on SCTV. Godspeed, Margaret Meehan, Parkdale. youtu.be/MIVBgOhD-fs?...

The Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo seem headed for the “amicable” part of a looming divorce. If and when it happens, you can’t say the Bucks didn’t do everything it could to help their star. It didn’t work, but that’s not the same as not trying. In @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...

John Wall will be honored at Capital One Arena tonight, on John Wall Appreciation Night, as the Wizards play the Bucks, and he and the franchise mend fences. A Q&A on fatherhood, his new job as a TV analyst & why he loves Anthony Edwards, in @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...

Sarr and Clingan going AT IT tonight in D.C.!

John Wall and the Wizards had a decade of mostly good times before his trade in 2020 to Houston. But time heals. The Wizards are honoring Wall Thursday night, part of a reconciliation that includes hiring him as an analyst for Monumental Sports. In @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...

Certainly expect the Seahawks to activate Marshawn Lynch for SB 60, and give him the ball at the NE 2 whenever applicable…

Shades of Randy White’s fumble on a kickoff in SB XIII, followed by Terry Bradshaw’s TD pass to Lynn Swann: giphy.com/gifs/nfl-sup...

The Wizards made a big move for Trae Young, and they’re likely to add a first-round pick w/big upside. But that can’t be the end of their moves for next season. They need to add a vet with some tread left, particularly at the defensive end. In @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...

The Natty is theirs!