Yaron Weitzman

UPDATE: PHOTO ATTAINED

Hell of a @squawkinsports.bsky.social night with @lukeepplin.bsky.social
@yaronweitzman.bsky.social
And as always,
@davidjroth.bsky.social

Set aside 4/9 for @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social and mystery guest TBD…

we're one step closer to figuring out who redick is talking about whenever he complains about the anonymous laker who can't remember the playbook

Supervillain: How Suns' Dillon Brooks powered up as a scorer Nine years into his career, Brooks has reinvented himself in Phoenix

Dillon Brooks, now a bucket-getter, says this season is going “exactly the way I wanted it.” I wrote about The Villain reinventing himself www.cbssports.com/nba/news/sup...

NYC book event tomorrow night! Come by @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social. I'll be there with @pjsauer.bsky.social , @davidjroth.bsky.social and @lukeepplin.bsky.social. Info below.

NBA has announced suspensions from Pistons-Hornets fight:

- Isaiah Stewart: 7 games

- Miles Bridges: 4 games

-Moussa Diabaté: 4 games

- Jalen Duren: 2 games

REALLY excited for this. I'm joining the awesome duo of @pjsauer.bsky.social & @davidjroth.bsky.social for @squawkinsports.bsky.social this Thursday night at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social to talk about LeBron and the Lakers.

Get your tix here:
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...

These books are fun and the event will be good. Also it won't be 13 degrees anymore. Come through if you're around.

REALLY excited for this. I'm joining the awesome duo of @pjsauer.bsky.social & @davidjroth.bsky.social for @squawkinsports.bsky.social this Thursday night at @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social to talk about LeBron and the Lakers.

Get your tix here:
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2026-0...

ICYMI, wrote about Deni Avdija, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:

'Do I really belong here?' Behind Deni Avdija's explosive rise from cast-off to NBA All-Star The Trail Blazers forward was named a reserve on the Western Conference All-Star team, capping a breakout few saw coming.

Deni Avdija's reaction to the Wizards trading him for two first round picks? “I was like, ‘Wow, that’s a lot. And seeing that, it was like, ‘They really believe in me, they really want me.’”

Wrote about Avdija's breakout, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:

sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...

And if you want to see how far Avdija has come, here's a video of him trying to dunk from when he was younger

'We've Never Had a Talent Like Him' Crammed behind the wheel of the gray 2009 Mercedes S-Class gifted to him by his father, Deni Avdija is trying to navigate the gauntlet that is evening rush hour in Tel Aviv. "People here drive crazy,"...

That picture is from a story I did on Avdija in 2019 for
@bleachereport.bsky.social where I spent a few days with Avdija in Israel.

You can read that full story here:

bleacherreport.com/articles/286...

Also, here's a picture of the All-Star Saturday Night hoop Avdija had hanging on his childhood bedroom in Israel

'Do I really belong here?' Behind Deni Avdija's explosive rise from cast-off to NBA All-Star The Trail Blazers forward was named a reserve on the Western Conference All-Star team, capping a breakout few saw coming.

Deni Avdija's reaction to the Wizards trading him for two first round picks? “I was like, ‘Wow, that’s a lot. And seeing that, it was like, ‘They really believe in me, they really want me.’”

Wrote about Avdija's breakout, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:

sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...

One of my favorite anecdotes from this story is Deni Avdija talking about how Russell Westbrook would haze him as a rookie:

“10 PM before a road trip, he texts me a snack list… Wavy Lay’s barbecue chips, candy I’d never heard of. No stores even carry it.”

'Do I really belong here?' Behind Deni Avdija's explosive rise from cast-off to NBA All-Star The Trail Blazers forward was named a reserve on the Western Conference All-Star team, capping a breakout few saw coming.

Deni Avdija is now an All-Star. But just 3 years ago he was unsure about his future in the league.

“Do I really belong here?” he’d ask himself.

I spoke to Avdija about that journey, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:

sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...

A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers Amazon.com: A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers: 9780385550222: Weitzman, Yaron: Books

You can buy the book here:

www.amazon.com/Hollywood-En...

On its one-year anniversary, here some of my favorite Luka trade related scoops from A HOLLYWOOD ENDING:

- Bronny shared the Shams tweet in the Lakers group chat

- AD wished the group good luck and then left the chat

- LeBron used an emoji to express his anger

- The trade was held up by Shabbat

Inside Grateful Dead Legend Bob Weir’s Bay Area Flag Football Dynasty The famed musician also possessed an immense football acumen, which he displayed on the gridiron not far from the stadium that will host Super Bowl LX.

LOVE this story from @conororr.bsky.social on Bob Weir's obsession with flag football

www.si.com/nfl/bob-weir...

A Sam Darnold-Patriots Super Bowl would be a real nice blow to the groin for Jets fans.

A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers Amazon.com: A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers: 9780385550222: Weitzman, Yaron: Books

Seems like a good time to share that if you want to read more about the Jeanie Buss era of the Lakers and the franchise's relationship with LeBron, well, there's a whole book:

www.amazon.com/Hollywood-En...

Anecdotes include:

- Linda Rambis made $24 million off the sale. Kurt made $8

- Jeanie once told Jesse Buss, her younger half-brother, "You should've never been born."

- The Buss siblings drew annual ownership distributions, which, after taxes, netted them anywhere from $3-5 million

How Buss family infighting drove the $10B sale of the Lakers The post-Jerry Buss era was defined by resentment, dysfunction and conflict -- and ended with the loss of the most valuable family-owned franchise in the world.

Just incredible reporting and an incredible story here from @baxterholmes.bsky.social , who dove into the question seemingly no one was asking: Why exactly is it that Jeanie Buss decided to sell the Lakers?

www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

BIG thanks to Elix Michaelson for having me on @cnn.com last night to talk about A HOLLYWOOD ENDING.

A Hollywood ending? Inside the final days of LeBron James in Los Angeles A new book explores how an all-time great and a world famous franchise handle the waning of a monumental career

Thank you to @theguardian.com for the very nice write-up on A Hollywood Ending:

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...

How the NBA's 6-footers can survive -- and thrive -- in increasingly tall league Davion Mitchell, Jamal Shead and Collin Gillespie -- all 6-foot-1 and under -- are providing the blueprint for today's short kings

This @jamesherbert.bsky.social story on the small guards succeeding in the modern NBA was fantastic. So much great stuff in here:

www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba...

Is there a sporting event besides the NBA Cup where the announcers push the sponsor name this much? I’ve never seen company men like the entire Amazon group, feels like they all get "Emirates" in there every time.

And for the holiday season I'll get this going again:

Send me a proof of order for (email: lebronlakersbook at gmail) and I’ll send you this bookmark. It will be like you’re reading alongside LeBron! You’ll also get a bookplate made out to you or anyone (and lmk if there’s a special message)

And for the holiday season I'll get this going again:

Send me a proof of order for (email: lebronlakersbook at gmail) and I’ll send you this bookmark. It will be like you’re reading alongside LeBron! You’ll also get a bookplate made out to you or anyone (and lmk if there’s a special message)

A Hollywood Ending by Yaron Weitzman: 9780385550222 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books NBA journalist Yaron Weitzman lays out the high stakes drama happening inside the Lakers' organization as they try to juggle the warring priorities between LeBron James and the Buss family. When LeBr...

Holiday season means I’m legally required to plug my book. That being the case, if you’re looking to gift a sports book to a loved one, how about one on the LeBron-era Lakers that was named one of @newyorker.com Best Books of 2025?

Link👇👇👇

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736427...