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@clairempls

i sing songs @ tiny deaths and write about the nba @ the guardian los angeles, ca

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πŸ₯ΉπŸ©· you’re the best, mark!! my fave pbp always β€” no one is swaggier or brings the game to life in more vivid color. your broadcasts are 4D

02.03.2026 10:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The basketball gods and stars finally aligned and I finally had the chance to chop it up with @clairempls.bsky.social tonight at the Kings at Lakers game.

I’m naturally drawn to her writing talent because of her unique ability to detail the compelling human experience in players πŸ‘ŒπŸ½

02.03.2026 05:47 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

too overwhelmed to check my mentions cause it’s been like a yr since i logged on here but i’m back to say i got to meet the 🐐 @markjonesespn.bsky.social irl today & i can confirm he is as effortlessly cool & totally lovely in person.

am sure he’ll be in his bag like the fries at the bottom tonight

02.03.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

thanks for sharing!

10.09.2025 06:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This would be it. Claire talked to Cameron Brink about her journey in the last year and a half.

09.09.2025 21:18 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

can confirm this report! lol excited to share the story i'm working on

28.08.2025 21:56 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

you're right, better to run it back and be a second round exit again for the umpteenth time

01.07.2025 23:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

in order to credibly report on something, i have several vetted sources, because that's how journalism works

01.07.2025 22:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

are you supposing that i don't have any intel to say something like this? do you know what my job is?

01.07.2025 22:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

lebron has a no trade clause and probably only one other destination he'd be open to, i think you basically take back what you can get. they lose him next summer for nothing

01.07.2025 22:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

in this scenario, yes

01.07.2025 22:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*disclaimer: THIS IS NOT REPORTING*

but what if the big man and guard the the lakers are going to get this summer are jarrett allen and darius garland, and that's why they aren't being aggressive in free agency?

01.07.2025 22:20 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 1

i'm not a grasshopper, dude. i'm a professional analyst

30.06.2025 21:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

lakers front office not exactly covering themselves in glory so far this week

30.06.2025 19:03 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

seeing posts like this i am convinced a large portion of the sports viewing populus has brainworms because in what universe does this far fetched conspiracy theory have legs

30.06.2025 06:12 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

bill simmons: *constantly mocks espn for talking about lebron and the lakers*

also bill simmons, on his own pod today: i don't know why this lebron lakers situation isn't a bigger story, it should be

30.06.2025 06:11 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

ty!

30.06.2025 06:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i got her permission first! haha. it was not simmons' podcast, it was a diff one

18.06.2025 04:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The NBA Draft’s Most Polarizing Prospect Is a Walking Analytics Experiment Tyrese Haliburton doesn’t jump out of the gym nor do his stats jump off the page, but the Iowa State sophomore might be college basketball’s best-kept secret

There's always, always a Tjarks story. www.theringer.com/2019/11/27/n...

07.06.2025 19:46 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

❀️

06.06.2025 23:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The unsinkable Pacers don’t need the lead. They just need the last word | Claire de Lune Indiana didn’t lead for 47 minutes and 59.7 seconds of Thursday’s NBA finals opener. But belief, defiance and Tyrese Haliburton’s dramatic flair made the final 0.3 count

the pacers refuse to die and i wrote about it at
@theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...

06.06.2025 19:24 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

a little

06.06.2025 08:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i'm having fun writing about this one. i can't tell you the last time i had fun writing an article. it's usually kinda like going to the gym: you feel really good after it's done but while you're doing it you kinda wanna die.

what a game

06.06.2025 06:59 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

❀️

06.06.2025 04:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NBA teams were 0-121 when down by 7 or more points in the final 3 minutes of regulation in the NBA Finals over the last 28 postseasons.

They are now 1-121.

06.06.2025 03:57 πŸ‘ 539 πŸ” 81 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 12

god i love my job

06.06.2025 04:34 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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NBA finals 2025 predictions: will the Pacers shock the Thunder? Our writers share their picks Will it be Oklahoma City or Indiana? Our contributors pick the winner, key players and dark horses before the season’s grand finale tips off Thursday night

uh i know there's like, a lot going on rn but it's also day 1 of the nba finals and me and my colleagues made our predictions about the series here:

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...

05.06.2025 20:46 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Voting results: 2024-25 NBA regular-season awards - NBA.com: NBA Communications Here are the voting totals and voter ballots for annual awards for the 2024-25 NBA regular season, as selected by a global panel of 100 media members.

btw for those of you who've been asking why nba awards ballots aren't public: they are.

all of our ballots are listed publicly here: pr.nba.com/voting-resul...

30.05.2025 06:13 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anthony Edwards is 23, far from a failure – and not the next LeBron just yet The Thunder ended the Timberwolves’ playoff run in brutal fashion on Wednesday night. But Minnesota have come far, and can still push on

new words: i wrote about why the glass is actually half full for the wolves for @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/m...

29.05.2025 18:43 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

lived there for 7 years

29.05.2025 18:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0