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Michael Pina

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Senior staff writer, The Ringer Be better tomorrow

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normal stuff

10.03.2026 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

okc's shot making is next level tonight. 64% in the mid-range

10.03.2026 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

lu dort getting officiated like every other defender in the nba and doesn't like it

10.03.2026 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

that tim hardaway jr/ajay mitchell duel was the good stuff

10.03.2026 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

what if everyone on the oklahoma city thunder fouls out trying to guard aaron gordon

09.03.2026 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

it's almost like the nuggets are a much better team when one of their most important players is on the floor

09.03.2026 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

aaron gordon is eating

09.03.2026 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

no chet, hartenstein, or caruso against jokic tonight. should be interesting.

09.03.2026 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jayson Tatum’s Return Was a Celtics Dreamβ€”and a Nightmare for Everyone Else Boston was very good without Tatum. With him, it can absolutely win the title.

i wrote about jayson tatum, who's looked better than anyone could have expected: www.theringer.com/2026/03/09/n...

09.03.2026 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

Pina with another banger, no notes

09.03.2026 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Legit laughed at this footnote.

09.03.2026 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 123    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jayson Tatum’s Return Was a Celtics Dreamβ€”and a Nightmare for Everyone Else Boston was very good without Tatum. With him, it can absolutely win the title.

i wrote about jayson tatum, who's looked better than anyone could have expected: www.theringer.com/2026/03/09/n...

09.03.2026 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

when wemby volleyball spikes a shot into the crowd it's twice as bad because everyone knows he could've redirected it to a teammate but simply decided to humiliate you instead

09.03.2026 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

lol yes

08.03.2026 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

to be clear, jayson tatum just hit a wide open spot-up 3 after the cavaliers blitzed payton pritchard

08.03.2026 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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NFL Free Agency Predictions, an NBA Power Poll, and Tatum’s Return With Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Michael Pina, and Joe House Spotify video

I went on The Bill Simmons Podcast to power rank all 30 teams in the NBA: open.spotify.com/episode/23Cg...

06.03.2026 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NFL Free Agency Predictions, an NBA Power Poll, and Tatum’s Return With Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Michael Pina, and Joe House Spotify video

I went on The Bill Simmons Podcast to power rank all 30 teams in the NBA: open.spotify.com/episode/23Cg...

06.03.2026 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i don't think i can watch another rockets game until the playoffs start

06.03.2026 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

how is jalen suggs so strong

06.03.2026 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

[grabs notepad, takes notes]

06.03.2026 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

how is cooper flagg so strong

06.03.2026 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

honestly didn’t even consider that. mostly thought about braun’s injury

05.03.2026 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Worried Should We Be About Nikola Jokic? Jokic doesn’t look like Jokic. With the playoffs looming, is this a slump, an injury, or something else?

i'm not that worried about the nuggets and think most of their problems are health related.

BUT...it's also worth pointing out the dip jokic has had since returning from his injury, along with some of the season-long statistical shifts seen with denver's offense: www.theringer.com/2026/03/05/n...

05.03.2026 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Worried Should We Be About Nikola Jokic? Jokic doesn’t look like Jokic. With the playoffs looming, is this a slump, an injury, or something else?

i wrote about nikola jokic, the denver nuggets, and how much of their recent struggle is an actual concern: www.theringer.com/2026/03/05/n...

05.03.2026 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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How Worried Should We Be About Nikola Jokic? Jokic doesn’t look like Jokic. With the playoffs looming, is this a slump, an injury, or something else?

i'm not that worried about the nuggets and think most of their problems are health related.

BUT...it's also worth pointing out the dip jokic has had since returning from his injury, along with some of the season-long statistical shifts seen with denver's offense: www.theringer.com/2026/03/05/n...

05.03.2026 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Worried Should We Be About Nikola Jokic? Jokic doesn’t look like Jokic. With the playoffs looming, is this a slump, an injury, or something else?

i wrote about nikola jokic, the denver nuggets, and how much of their recent struggle is an actual concern: www.theringer.com/2026/03/05/n...

05.03.2026 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

And: "we had a very stupid and incompetent leader in this White House for four years who gave away many of our best weapons for nothing, for free, to another country very far away by the name of Ukraine."

Her name will live in infamy as one of the worst human beings to ever serve in the White House

04.03.2026 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1385    πŸ” 222    πŸ’¬ 110    πŸ“Œ 7

if the hornets play the bucks they will win by approximately 35 points

05.03.2026 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

celtics-hornets is extremely high level. whichever team has to play charlotte in the first round is not going to have a fun time

05.03.2026 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Beard, Reimagined: Why the Cavs Will Win the East James Harden isn’t a system anymore, but he’s perfected Cleveland’s

the cleveland cavaliers are a problem: www.theringer.com/2026/03/02/n...

02.03.2026 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3