Chris Ballard

RT @bkaplan4: D3 hoopers aren't just NBA HCs and GMs, they're also some of the best in the journalism biz. @Chris_Broussard, @SethPartnow,…

RT @DrNiravPandya: It's a double podcast week! Listen to our latest @UCSFOrthosurg podcast as @DrBrianFeeley and I talk with @Chris_Ballar…

RT @SIChrisMannix: Congrats to all winners, terrific stories. And thanks to @ProHoopsWriters for recognizing “The Challenge Guys” (https://…

RT @BenMullin: Scoop: Sports Illustrated has a new publisher! He told me he’s planning to hire back some of the laid-off employees and cont…

Good interview about process and patience. Love Eli's description of writing when you haven't done enough reporting as "like air guitar." https://t.co/1lLTmrPPg0

RT @bySLPrice: during my time at SI, two colleagues -- whose massive platforms could've made them stingy, guarded, egomaniacal -- stunned…

RT @jayrosen_nyu: Last week CNN asked me how I explain the downturn in the news industry: big layoffs, scant investment, no recovery in sig…

RT @JennyVrentas: I’m heartbroken. This was the outcome many of us feared — but fought like hell to prevent — when SI was sold in 2019. Sol…

This is so good. It's about REM, sure, but also about aging, creativity, friendship, and, unexpectedly, Taylor Swift.

Jon Mooallem @jmooallem

I wrote this profile of Michael Stipe. https://t.co/tGGi14AMBC https://t.co/AeYrMktT0U

RT @KVanValkenburg: This is a great column by @bruce_arthur. One reason why the SI stuff is so disheartening to journalists is we feel like…

RT @RobMahoney: Most players are brought in to fill a role or address a weakness. The Pacers brought in Tyrese Haliburton to change everyth…

The new podcast from @TimRohan looks excellent. It tells the story of Sergiy Stakhovsky, a Ukrainian tennis player who once beat Federer at Wimbledon and is now fighting in the war. https://t.co/4GfyDIcSQV

RT @JohnBranchNYT: If you missed @elisaslow's A1 story on Sunday, I hope you'll take a look now at this unblinking work (with @erinschaff).…

So they're getting rid of Van Gundy (who is excellent) but keeping Mark Jackson? Amazing

Deadline @DEADLINE

ESPN Cuts About 20 On-Air Personalities, Including NBA Analyst Jeff Van Gundy, Studio Co-Host Jalen Rose https://t.co/9Xeon3tLCL

Once you're done catching up on last night's NBA draft, consider reading a story about a past draft that defined both a man and two franchises. On the David Brooks approach to life, a bold plan, and a man "triply certain" about his tenure in Minnesota. https://t.co/QbnQuevRQo