Michael Pina
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Senior staff writer, The Ringer Be better tomorrow
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After watching the second episode of Celtics City, I bought and read a copy of Bill Russell’s first memoir and wrote this piece on how the absence of anything resembling his voice is felt in today’s NBA, and throughout the country:
www.theringer.com/2025/03/11/n...
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The NBA Is Desperately Missing a Voice Like Bill Russell’s
While history repeats itself in this country, modern NBA stars have stayed silent. Maybe it’s unfair to ask so much of athletes, but it wasn’t too much for the greatest champion in NBA history, who do...
https://www.theringer.com/2025/03/11/nba/bill-russell-boston-celtics-city-go-up-for-glory-book
about 1 year ago
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anyway, i wrote this about wemby today. he is decent:
www.theringer.com/2026/05/18/n...
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Victor Wembanyama Already Owns the Thunder
Plus, Knicks-Cavs chess matches, Detroit’s self-inflicted disaster, and the Wolves’ looming superstar chase
https://www.theringer.com/2026/05/18/nba/thunder-spurs-preview-victor-wembanyama-western-conference-finals
about 10 hours ago
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i'm patiently waiting for the "dylan harper should've been the number one pick" take. there's still time!
about 10 hours ago
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sga scored 19 unassisted points dylan harper scored 17 unassisted points
about 10 hours ago
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okc's offensive rating with sga and wemby on the floor was 107.0 tonight. this would rank 31st during the regular season
about 10 hours ago
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spurs won this game on the road without de'aaron fox, castle forgetting how to dribble, caruso making 8 threes...wild. this series is going to be incredible.
about 10 hours ago
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i don't want to hear anyone say anything bad about the nba for 48 hours
about 10 hours ago
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"that's a screensaver right there"
about 10 hours ago
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wemby is the best player in this series. not ideal for the thunder.
about 10 hours ago
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lmao why even bother trying to block that
about 10 hours ago
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sga's defense...bad
about 10 hours ago
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wemby is such a bad ass
about 10 hours ago
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okc needs to build caruso a statue. anything less would be a disgrace.
about 10 hours ago
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either give these guys two days of rest or announce that the winner of this game is the champion
about 11 hours ago
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that was one of the coolest shots i've ever seen in my entire life
about 11 hours ago
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that was a double bang
about 11 hours ago
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i am deceased
about 11 hours ago
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ajay mitchell was feeling himself
about 11 hours ago
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taking sga out of the game on biggest defensive play of the season was something
about 11 hours ago
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why did wemby put it on the floor? man. this game rules.
about 11 hours ago
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i understand wemby not helping, but it's better if castle, like, knows that
about 11 hours ago
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san antonio didn't have great spacing on that play and okc still guarded wemby straight up
about 11 hours ago
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okc will probably win this game but sga...woof
about 11 hours ago
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i can't believe this is only game 1
about 11 hours ago
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so anyway the spurs are doing this without their all-star point guard
about 11 hours ago
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one of the best things about the nba right now is how much wemby hates chet
about 12 hours ago
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said this a couple weeks ago but am convinced harper would eventually be in "best player alive" conversations if wemby did not exist
about 12 hours ago
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thunder take the lead because this stopped happening
add a skeleton here at some point
about 12 hours ago
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victor wembanyama: +15 shai gilgeous-alexander: -15
about 12 hours ago
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san antonio is the best defensive rebounding team in the nba and just about snatched every defensive rebound in that first half. only 2 second-chance points for okc.
about 12 hours ago
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holy shit wemby
about 12 hours ago
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for the love of god please kill this camera angle
about 12 hours ago
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carter bryant at the "five" might be a thing in the second half/game 2
about 12 hours ago
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alex caruso's minutes in this series will be fascinating. given how he plays, it's probably not a button okc can smash as often as they may need to.
about 13 hours ago
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conference finals predictions: cavs in 7 spurs in 6
about 18 hours ago
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reposted by
Michael Pina
jd for Safe Streets 🚲🚸
about 22 hours ago
Most of the world has earned an injury-free series between the Spurs and Thunder.
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a smorgasbord of thoughts in today’s column! 1) previewing okc-sas through the lens of wemby as an unstoppable offensive force 2) trajan langdon’s slice of blame pie 3) evan mobley vs. karl-anthony towns 4) randle has to go 5) a random take about…the jazz!
www.theringer.com/2026/05/18/n...
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Victor Wembanyama Already Owns the Thunder
Plus, Knicks-Cavs chess matches, Detroit’s self-inflicted disaster, and the Wolves’ looming superstar chase
https://www.theringer.com/2026/05/18/nba/thunder-spurs-preview-victor-wembanyama-western-conference-finals
about 24 hours ago
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and james harden was 2-for-10, which is why i like the cavs lol
add a skeleton here at some point
1 day ago
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i feel for cade. he's such a bad ass. wish detroit gave him more help.
1 day ago
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this offer still stands
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1 day ago
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game 6 jalen duren
4 days ago
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reposted by
Michael Pina
Howard Beck
4 days ago
Spent a little time talking hoops with a certified Westchester 7 yesterday.
#IYKYK
(I shudder to think where I'd land on this scale.)
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Can the Cavs Close Out? Plus: What's Next for LeBron, Giannis Is Being Shopped, and Spurs-T-Wolves Game 6
Spotify video
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1mT95PRH9GztvOLpU04RIM?si=76d916b83dad4c17
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"make it make sense"
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4 days ago
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reposted by
Michael Pina
Phil Lewis
4 days ago
Dozens of empty Waymos invaded an Atlanta neighborhood and circled a cul-de-sac for hours with no passengers
www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...
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Michael Pina
Brian Phillips
5 days ago
I wrote about Kash Patel, please read before our legal department finds out
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Kash Patel’s Five-Step Guide to Running a Kickass FBI
How can you run the FBI while shirking all the responsibilities of the FBI director? Let Distinguished Discoverer Kash show you the way.
https://www.theringer.com/2026/05/14/politics/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-reports-childrens-books
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Michael Pina
Annie Waldman
5 days ago
I'm impressed by my
@propublica.org
colleagues every day, but omg the new Paper Trail podcast is so good. Amazing work from
@jlussenhop.bsky.social
+ team. Take a listen:
www.propublica.org/podcast/what...
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What the FDA Won’t Tell You About Your Medications
For years, the FDA said generics are just as safe as brand-name medications. ProPublica found that this isn’t always true.
https://www.propublica.org/podcast/what-fda-wont-tell-you-generic-drugs-safety
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cleveland's offensive rating was 172.2 (!) when james harden was on the court and donovan mitchell was on the bench
5 days ago
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also max strus was out of his mind tonight
5 days ago
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not sure if this was one of the 10 best playoff games of his career but the man had himself a night
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5 days ago
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kevin huerter, detroit's big trade deadline acquisition, played 3 minutes tonight
5 days ago
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this is a truly great mess of an overtime
5 days ago
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