The Seven Wonders of Sports Scribes Vol. 02

My favorite things I’ve read in sports

With the NBA playoffs in full force, I want to share some of my favorite basketball content I’ve read as of late. But first, some of my latest articles just in case you haven’t had the time to read them:

• Ant Man Has Arrived: We are witnessing the start of a new NBA torch-bearer

• Baseball Isn’t Going Anywhere: Why baseball still has a lot of life left

• The Game Within the Game: The history, scandal, and impact of sports betting

• Title IX, Soccer Bans, and the Growth of the Women’s Game: A look at the history of women’s soccer and how one youth academy is setting the pace

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Seven NBA-related articles to inspire and inform

The NBA playoffs really are different. The main reason is a simple one by

Ben Wylie

. “There are 82-game players, then there are 16-game players.” 

New York Forever by

grace

. Grace has some of the best emotive sports writing I’ve read. This looks into the grittiness of New York and how it rubs off on its basketball team.

Nothing prettier than a 101-99 game by

Ethan Strauss

. I love a good grind-it-out playoff game. This article walks readers through the “magic in every possession feeling hard.”

10 Anthony Edwards-Michael Jordan Eerie Similarities by

Tom Haberstroh

. I mentioned the similarities between Anthony Edwards and Michael Jordan in my last write-up. This piece talks through the two players’ similarities from moves and stats to mannerisms and in-game swag.

Big Salaries aren’t winning the NBA playoffs by

Henry Abbott

. A quick look into NBA team spending and how the household names have largely been eliminated. The youth movement is upon us.

Rebuild Retrospective: Oklahoma City Thunder by

Quinn Everts

. Quinn takes a look at key moments in the rebuild of the Oklahoma City Thunder and explores how they have become a team that could compete for championships for years to come.

Nikola Jokic and a forgotten basketball legend by Baxter Holmes. Take a look into the story of a EuroLeague legend from the same hometown as Jokic and how the two are connected. 

I hope you enjoyed these articles as much as I did. Buckle up and relish in the second half of the NBA playoffs.

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