Dan Roberts

LeBron, Maverick Carter, Jokić Agent Discussed New League on Boat The mysterious meeting between LeBron James, Maverick Carter, and Miško Ražnatović was about plans for a new global basketball league.

“The mysterious aquatic meeting” sounds like they were onboard Steve Zizzou’s submarine.

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$3.8B Commanders Stadium On Track for D.C. Approval The Commanders’ proposed $3.8 billion stadium is on track for passage, due in no small part to the political evolution of the council’s chairman.

DC committee met late into the night Tuesday on Commanders stadium proposal.

The supporters vs opponents discussion was described by one local as “the classic jocks versus nerds debate” @aericfisher.bsky.social reports from the scene:

frontofficesports.com/3-8b-command...

Experts expected a surge in M&A activity this year—but through Q1 of 2025, dealmaking was down.

Sports investors, however, are not showing the same hesitancy.

"As an investor, we believe there’s a bit of a safe harbor," Ares Management's Mark Affolter, tells FOS.

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Fox Sports Lawsuit Complicates Network’s Super Bowl Plans With the Super Bowl less than a month away, Fox has been mum on its response to the toxic workplace lawsuit.

NEW: In less than a month, Fox will broadcast its 11th Super Bowl. That leaves little time to address allegations leveled against Fox in court.

“The last thing they want is for this to become a distraction in New Orleans." frontofficesports.com/fox-sports-l...

What a Christmas present

BBC complains to Apple over misleading shooting headline Apple's new artificial intelligence features falsely made it seem the BBC reported Luigi Mangione had shot himself.

The AI madness is so far out of control that "Our product wrote a completely false news alert and credited a real news source" doesn't even rate a corporate comment, let alone an ashamed apology and pulling the product www.bbc.com/news/article...

Bluesky Isn’t a Real Rival to Sports Twitter Yet Rumors of the death of Twitter have been greatly exaggerated—at least when it comes to the digital town square of Sports Twitter.

Even as links get throttled, fake news spreads and toxicity ramps up, Elon Musk hasn’t killed off Sports Twitter. Yet.

My latest feature takes a look at Bluesky and what it’ll take for it to rival X. frontofficesports.com/bluesky-isnt...

Oracle Billionaire Larry Ellison Funded Michigan’s NIL Stunner Larry Ellison, the billionaire founder of Oracle, played a key role in Michigan flipping Bryce Underwood from LSU, FOS has confirmed.

Larry Ellison-- yes *that* Larry Ellison-- funded the multi-million-dollar wooing of QB Bryce Underwood to Michigan. Ellison has no known Michigan ties, but the collective says his "wife Jolin is a proud Michigan alum."

@frontofficesports.bsky.social exclusive: frontofficesports.com/larry-elliso...

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For the latest in the business of sports, follow the Front Office Sports team on BlueSky ⬇️

go.bsky.app/UQdRyeM

Title IX and Women’s Sports Could Change in the Next Trump Era Trump wants to eliminate the Department of Education and use Title IX to prevent transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports.

Starting off my account On Here with a bang lol.

NEW: President-elect Trump wants to dismantle the Dept of Education and ban trans athletes from playing on women's teams. I spoke w experts about how the next Trump admin could alter the future of women's sports.
frontofficesports.com/trump-future...

[taps mic] Is this thing still on?

Bluesky: exclusive, very 2011 Twitter, nice people, no video capability
Threads: everyone there, very 2015 Twitter, video capability, no desktop
Twitter: unlimited Nazis

High Jeet Thayil's novel "Low" about a grieving husband on a drugged-out weekend in Bombay is lyrical and frequently hilarious.

wrote about Jeet Thayil in my latest books newsletter. pls enjoy! https://www.writingaboutreading.com/p/high

Variant Newsletter, Issue 1: Thinking about web3 social Taking a critical look at web3 social media.

Today we launched the Variant newsletter. first issue is all about we 3 social media (ahem) and how it can succeed. read and subscribe the cryptonative way on Mirror: https://variant.mirror.xyz/Iytcr8HyEEyV9vo44w-KbL-LyTJCbGSM8sdEqwzphlw

She's right. The invite tree is the way social media can scale responsibly.

Not only can you identify bad actors, but you can trace lineage of harassment campaigns to where hate groups organize off-site.

I don't think this place did this on purpose, but it is miraculous found money.

how do I use bsky in a different way than twitter? tips please 🙏

Congratulations to @droberts.bsky.social for his new position as Editor in Chief at VC Variant. Sorry to see you leaving @decryptmedia.bsky.social, but looking forward to seeing the next steps of your Web3 journey!

A sunny Bluesky congratulations to @droberts.bsky.social for his new role as Editor in Chief at Variant, an early-stage fund investing in Web3. Dan has built an amazing legacy and team at @decrypt.bsky.social, which charges ahead with some big news coming, but it won't be the same without him!

We've seen digital artists arrive on Bluesky in droves over the past few days. Here's @droberts.bsky.social reporting from NFT NYC on why the Web3 art scene is as vibrant as ever: https://decrypt.co/136810/nft-nyc-2023-gmoney-ordinals-bitcoin-wrangler

NFT NYC Again Showcased the Resilience of Web3 Culture - Decrypt From an NFT scavenger hunt to NFT-enabled physical fashion, there was a lot to like at NFT NYC this year, even amid an extended bear market.

NFT NYC Again Showcased the Resilience of Web3 Culture https://decrypt.co/136810/nft-nyc-2023-gmoney-ordinals-bitcoin-wrangler (by @droberts.bsky.social for @decrypt.bsky.social) #crypto #web3 #nft #nftnyc

Enjoy the silence 🤗

literal blue sky

The @decryptmedia.bsky.social team is arriving en masse – follow my colleagues @abigailcarlson.bsky.social, @ilanhz.bsky.social, @hawaii.bsky.social and @droberts.bsky.social!

just setting up my bluesky 😉🌤️