james herbert

humbly, if you put off subscribing for the last eight years, now would be a fun and entertaining time to hop on:

i was curious enough to look it up but damn

How a legendary historian is quietly fueling OKC's championship rise As OKC GM Sam Presti formed a Thunder team built for a dynasty, he was inspired by a man who has been working on the same project for more than 50 years.

NEW: Thunder GM Sam Presti is a huge fan of the legendary historian Robert Caro and frequently cites Caro’s “turn every page” mantra as a guiding light for the powerhouse Thunder. “I am truly touched, if you want to know the truth,” Caro tells ESPN. www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

“The Little Movie That Couldn’t”: ‘Mallrats’ Turns 30 In the fall of 1995, Kevin Smith’s second film was a box office humiliation. Now, it’s become an embarrassment of riches. We chat with Smith about the movie and how it forever altered his career.

wrote about the kind of cinema that can only be appreciated in a friend's basement. that's right, I wrote about MALLRATS!

www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/m...

Yaron's book is a gossipy romp, and I mean that in a great way. It is a very fun read, especially if you enjoy the rich and powerful being passive-aggressive.

The Pelicans' New Basketball Operations Consultant As Troy Weaver runs day-to-day operations, the unexplained involvement of Joe Dumars' son adds a new layer of ambiguity to the team's chain of command

NEW: For weeks, a mysterious figure was embedded in the Pelicans' inner circle. The team now confirms Jordan Dumars, son of EVP Joe Dumars, is a "Basketball Operations Consultant."

My story on the opaque power structure in NOLA:
intheno.substack.com/p/pelicans-c...

Sixers rookie VJ Edgecombe has been 'better than we could have hoped' The 20-year-old guard, picked No. 3 in the draft, is already doing it all in Philly

I wrote about the most exciting rookie in the NBA. Daryl Morey says VJ Edgecombe has “already shown he’s materially better than what we could have hoped.” www.cbssports.com/nba/news/vj-...

Sixers rookie VJ Edgecombe has been 'better than we could have hoped' The 20-year-old guard, picked No. 3 in the draft, is already doing it all in Philly

I wrote about the most exciting rookie in the NBA. Daryl Morey says VJ Edgecombe has “already shown he’s materially better than what we could have hoped.” www.cbssports.com/nba/news/vj-...

at long last, egor demin has attempted — and made — a 2-point shot

5 games, 5 different starting lineups for the Pelicans

one (jamison) battle (3) after another

How a pair of reunited Lakers teammates are pushing Cavs to take next step The Cavs are counting on a pair of former teammates to supercharge their second unit

Reunited and it feels Zo good: Ex-Lakers Lonzo Ball and Larry Nance Jr. want to take the Cavs to the next level www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lon...

How a pair of reunited Lakers teammates are pushing Cavs to take next step The Cavs are counting on a pair of former teammates to supercharge their second unit

Reunited and it feels Zo good: Ex-Lakers Lonzo Ball and Larry Nance Jr. want to take the Cavs to the next level www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lon...

A pindown for Victor Wembanyama into THIS. ok.

Look at VJ Edgecombe

vj edgecombe is a madman

love the lakers? get this book. hate the lakers? get this book.

Just think: Toronto gets to experience this *and* Jakob Poeltl-Brandon Ingram pick-and-rolls. What a week!

How Will Smith Split LeBron and Russell Westbrook for Good How one bad trade, one fake smile, and one celebrity cameo turned the 2022 Lakers’ season upside down

"I hate that fake sh*t," Russell Westbrook said to a teammate about LeBron.

From A HOLLYWOOD ENDING and excerpted at @theringer.com.web.brid.gy / @ringernba.bsky.social how a visit from Will Smith broke the LeBron-Westbrook relationship for good.

www.theringer.com/2025/10/20/n...

i know the kings’ roster doesn’t make sense but this is all a bit much

the raptors held off a furious nets comeback! you win some, you lose some

i’m watching! this is eerily similar to the baseball game

none of my toronto friends seem excited about the raptors being up on the nets heading into the fourth quarter of a preseason game, weird

watching joel embiid play basketball is so much better than listening to people talk about him

Inside the Lakers’ Anthony Davis pursuit in 2019 — and the confusion over pick swaps An excerpt from the upcoming book "A Hollywood Ending" by Yaron Weitzman details potential confusion during the Lakers' superstar trade.

New A HOLLYWOOD ENDING excerpt up at @theathletic.com on the 2019 AD trade.

Highlights:
• Pelinka telling David Griffin that Jeanie doesn’t know what pick swaps are.
• Linda Rambis' role in negotiations.
• Klutch leveraging a Pelinka cap error into a KCP deal.

🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...

Ranking the 117 Best NBA Names of the Quarter Century What’s in a name? Everything. Featuring Dwayne Bacon, Stromile Swift, and so many more, these are the NBA player handles that stand the test of time.

NAME RANK

Damn, Yaron is in Vanity Fair. Shit, you know this book is gonna be big.

sucks when the pun store has only one item in stock

no basketball team has ever regretted a tree-planting partnership