Sam Smith

You're going to love this walk down NBA memory lane now available preorder. Guar-on-tee, as you sometimes hear. But he'd get this one right.

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Announcing Masters of the Game, the new book from the legendary sportswriter Sam Smith and the Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson. A love letter to basketball–its colorful history, its most successful teams, its biggest stars–both a joyous read and a master class on greatness. https://t.co/KvAe9bYMPF

The case for Derrick Rose for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The accumulation of his basketball accomplishments makes him a slam dunk--and we know he could do that with the best of them--candidate and worthy of first ballot admittance. https://t.co/xvNfdQ0hMa

Author, author. Basketball icon, Chicago treasure...and the other guy. Like Derrick wrote, I'll Show You. He always did. https://t.co/BqohYjUOHG

If you truly want to know Derrick, read his story in his own words. His memoir is honest and deeply personal. https://t.co/iLq1Dug41f

There have been many epic journeys: Homer's Odyssey, Don Quixote, and Derrick Rose, whose began in Chicago and appropriately continues Saturday in the United Center with a celebration of his life, his legend and basketball. https://t.co/wFv0figkxr

Thanks to The Tribune, where I loved being for 29 years, for allowing me a cameo to weigh in on two of my favorite teams I was in the building to see, the '24 Sox and the '62 Mets. https://t.co/mb6yvi7AbX

From Downstate Benton to Illinois State, Should Have Been Olympic hero, four-time NBA All-Star. more than 400 NBA coaching wins, broadcasting HOF, and now the journey of Paul Douglas Collins Sunday is to Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement. https://t.co/Zy4un0Tdw8

If you want to know Derrick, his memoir from Triumph Books is revealing, sincere and honest. And he talks for 235 pages. Wow https://t.co/RaL1rT0dya

Thanks, Derrick, for the memories. Derrick Rose retiring joins the Hall of Fame of greatest hometown Chicago players with Dick Butkus, Chris Chelios, KIrby Puckett, Anthony Davis, Dwyane Wade and Isiah Thomas. https://t.co/wFv0figkxr

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X marks the spot for my continuing yadda yadda with Chicago media mogul George Ofman. Oh, forgot to tell him about the movie I was in with Sylvester Stallone. I call him Sly. https://t.co/8lACIab9Np

Here's my conversation with Chicago media personality George Ofman on his tell me a story podcast; George made me use Twitter. https://t.co/uGCT3GG9CI

Did Javon earn himself Liberty from the G-league? Can Darling be a Bulls sweetheart? Do the Bulls have a yen for Dalen? A look back and ahead at the Bulls Summer League team which finished with a win Saturday. https://t.co/tjkdm5Bl3J

Is Zach LaVine the greatest Chicago athlete ever? His quest continues from NBA All-Star to Baseball Celebrity Game home run king to now the American Century Golf Tournament starting today. https://t.co/NqIbOOgSUZ

Sometimes the journey isn't smooth or straight, but Dalen Terry is confident he's on the right path. https://t.co/fxfbA4bryG

From DePaul to Windy City to the NBA? Faith, fierceness and fortitude continue to define Whitney Young's Javon Freeman-Liberty for the Summer League Bulls. https://t.co/x8zs0dduKS