Ladies loved him, girls adored him... even the ones who never saw him. RIP Rob Base.

Wrote about Josh Hart, a brief taste of resentment and grace. Free for all: www.nytimes.com/athletic/729...

My 80 year old coworker just lamented the Knicks' loss to me. He genuinely had no idea they'd won, having gone to bed in the third quarter. I'm almost envious of the life one must lead to make it to 10 AM the next day still not knowing the final score.

Breaking News: Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player and a valuable center on six teams over 13 seasons, has died. He was 47.

RIP Brandon Clarke, absolutely tragic news at 29.

From @theathletic.com: Meet Karl-Anthony Towns’ biggest fan — Kathleen Reinhard is the mother of a Marine killed in Afghanistan. “I don’t think she realizes that she made a big impact on my life,” Towns said. “I still think of her son all the time.” nyti.ms/4nijdfH

Two sportswriters walk into a bar and can’t find the game. With the NBA adding streaming-only options, the games are a little harder to find in bars and restaurants. We tried to find out why. free to read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/726...

Here's the latest tally heading into today's WHL Draft. Last year was a banner draft for Braydens but not so great for everyone else. #DubNames2026

Apologies, I've been busy with the NBA playoffs so I haven't been able to follow the WHL Draft live. I'll still be posting my usual asshattery, just a bit later than usual.

OG Anunoby is questionable for tomorrow with a hamstring strain, league source confirms.

Yeah but can AI get a basketball unstuck from behind the backboard

NEWS: Joel Embiid will not play in Game 2 vs. the Knicks due to a right ankle sprain and right hip soreness. www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...

Why Masai Ujiri is perfect for the Mavs. Free to read

From @theathletic.com: The Knicks’ offense is achieving nirvana in these NBA Playoffs. "We’re willing to sacrifice individual numbers and stats for the betterment of the team." Josh Hart said. "When we do that, we’re playing our best basketball." nyti.ms/4dbfRGB

The way the Knicks are playing on offense now is how Mike Brown wanted them to play from Day 1. It took a lot of trial and error — and soul searching — but here New York is finding basketball nirvana when it matters most: www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...

Here’s more on J.B. Bickerstaff’s extension and how he won over the Pistons’ locker room. Tobias Harris to @theathletic.com on Bickerstaff: “(He’s been) able to feed off the guys and make everyone feel important in this environment.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...

Welcome to Toronto! 😂

For this season’s Celtics, nobody expected anything — until they expected everything www.nytimes.com/athletic/724...

Martyrdom of Saint Simon Zelotes, Saint Judas Thaddeus, by Martin Johann Schmidt, 1796

Jayson Tatum is out tonight for Game 7 vs. Sixers

RJ Barrett with another miracle shot for the Raptors. Are you kidding me? Series tied at 3-3. #NBA

Oh it's goin down 😂

Holy shit that double move Cade just put on Bane to possibly save Detroit's season.

We’ve seen the Knicks look like they have the answers to the test and pass with flying colors, only to fail the same test with the same answers shortly after. They should end ATL on Thursday. No question. We’re about to find out how serious New York actually is: www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

Collin Murray-Boyles is A Dude.

The 2025-26 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year is... Brad Stevens! The Celtics finished the regular season as the East #2 seed, capturing their 5th straight 50+ win season.

Coming into the season, Payton Pritchard focused on quality sleep, stopped drinking alcohol, stopped eating bread and gave up sweets... those sacrifices have paid off.

Which Raptor who has played in all four games leads the Raptors in plus-minus? Jamal Shead, a big part of slowing down Donovan Mitchell in last two games. Cavs have scored just 55 points in 60 possessions when Shead has guarded him. My feature on Jamal from February.

Coming into the season, Payton Pritchard focused on quality sleep, stopped drinking alcohol, stopped eating bread and gave up sweets... those sacrifices have paid off.

Wrote about the Boston rebounding domination in our Game 4 takeaways: www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

PLAYOFF PAYTON. Pritchard’s postseason career-high leads the Celtics to a dominant win in Game 4 and a 3-1 series lead over the Sixers.

Some games are so dramatic and arresting that they deserve the finest prose I can muster. Other games are so hilarious that they get listicles. (gift link.)

Joel Embiid is back for Game 4

Riding the SEPTic system to the arena in Philly, where a fan in a Boston "7" jersey was just greeted with a hearty "hey, FU** Jaylen Brown"

the NBA.com homepage during LeBron James’ rookie season:

The 2025-26 Kia NBA Most Improved Player is... Nickeil Alexander-Walker!

Immanuel Quickley is out for the series, and the Raptors are going to have to continue to defy math to try to hang with the Cavs.

Immanuel Quickley is out for the Raptors first round series after reinjuring his hamstring as he tried to rehab it.

Can't imagine Toronto without CIUT (esp. after losing CHRY and CKLN). Amazing programming, including two of my favourite shows, Equalizing-x-Distort and The Drill Squad.

Individual performances ranked by game score, Raptors playoff history 1. Vince Carter, Game 3. vs. Philadelphia, May 2001 2. Kawhi Leonard, Game 1 vs. Philadelphia, April 2019 3. Scottie Barnes, Game 3 vs. Cleveland, last night

There’s irony that, in a post-Thibs era, the Knicks still need an abundance of Hart to have a chance. My column on why they need even more Josh Hart minutes to survive as he’s made the Hawks’ two best players appear mortal: www.nytimes.com/athletic/722...

Mitchell Robinson on if he takes offense to the Hawks intentionally fouling him: "I mean, I feel like they wanna get me off the court, so I know I’m threatening their ass and shit."

“Losing my brother,” he says, “and understanding what life is really about.” My newest story @theathletic.com on the many dimensions of Aaron Gordon: www.nytimes.com/athletic/721...

The Knicks players aimed the rocket launcher with the missed FTs, open shots & turnovers. Mike Brown pulled the trigger with his rotations & timeouts. The only shot they connected on late was the one aimed at their foot. On the disaster inside MSG: www.nytimes.com/athletic/art...

The Detroit Pistons joined Twitter in October 2008 And they haven’t won a home playoff game ever since

The Celtics dominate the 76ers 123-91 in Game 1 🍀 It was Boston's largest margin of victory in a playoff opener ever. How many games will this series go?

A mandate to reach the Finals. No margin for error. A Game 1 win to start. Under immense win-or-else pressure, Mike Brown delivered in his first playoff game with the New York Knicks. More on their win over Atlanta ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/720...

Game analysis: www.nytimes.com/athletic/720...

Reminder: I'll be in here discussing Knicks-Hawks throughout second half www.nytimes.com/athletic/nba...

Game 1 showed the limits of the Raptors' identity. Gift link.