Ramona Shelburne

'Beyond repair': Napheesa Collier, Cathy Engelbert and a WNBA teetering on the brink Amid the WNBA Finals, two of the most powerful people in the game are locked in a contentious battle -- for public opinion, power and money.

A good explainer by @ramonaespn.bsky.social & Kendra Andrews. I was wondering about Collier's clear conflict of interest re: Unrivaled, and if she ran any of that by the union head or any other union stakeholders.
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MLB uses pitchcom now so signs can’t be stolen. Pages is signaling pitch location here because Realmuto is being sloppy and setting up inside early.

But that didn’t matter because Strahm missed his location by three feet and threwq a flat 91-mile-per hour fastball into the nitro zone.

What did you mean to say? 😊

Kawhi Leonard to @ramonaespn.bsky.social: “I understand the full contract and the services that I had to do. I deal with the conspiracies or the clickbait analysts or journalism that’s going on.”

Tyrese Haliburton, Caitlin Clark and the most powerful friendship in basketball From group chats to high-level X's and O's breakdowns, the two superstars have pushed themselves -- and each other -- to the top of the basketball universe.

This was a really fun story from @ramonaespn.bsky.social. www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Look at the job she’s done with the Pacer’s defense!!!
Great story by @ramonaespn.bsky.social

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This ran on January 14. Think it held up OK.

Tyrese Haliburton, Caitlin Clark and the most powerful friendship in basketball From group chats to high-level X's and O's breakdowns, the two superstars have pushed themselves -- and each other -- to the top of the basketball universe.

NBA Finals 2025: Tyrese Haliburton, Caitlin Clark and the most powerful friendship in basketball, via @ramonaespn.bsky.social

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Tyrese Haliburton, Caitlin Clark and the most powerful friendship in basketball From group chats to high-level X's and O's breakdowns, the two superstars have pushed themselves -- and each other -- to the top of the basketball universe.

.@ramonaespn.bsky.social has been absolutely cooking lately. And she dropped another gem today!

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Thanks, Dan

Parenting and game plans: Inside Jenny Boucek's extraordinary basketball journey to the Pacers For decades, Boucek had professional dreams and personal ones -- and believed they were mutually exclusive. Now, as a mom and the first front-of-the-bench female assistant in the NBA, she's finally li...

Really, really loved this one from @ramonaespn.bsky.social. www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

YouTube video by ESPN Tyrese Haliburton hits WILD 4-POINT PLAY GAME WINNER to put the Bucks away | NBA on ESPN

Here’s the play! www.youtube.com/watch?v=03HE...

It’s such a good play that she came up with after playing flag football and refined it with Sue Bird, who told me it works because “basketball defenses can’t guard you and hit you the way safeties in football can, so at some point they’ll be on their heels. “

Parenting and game plans: Inside Jenny Boucek's extraordinary basketball journey to the Pacers For decades, Boucek had professional dreams and personal ones -- and believed they were mutually exclusive. Now, as a mom and the first front-of-the-bench female assistant in the NBA, she's finally li...

Just read @ramonaespn.bsky.social‬ article on Parenting and game plans: Inside Jenny Boucek's extraordinary basketball journey to the Pacers www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

2025 NBA Finals: NBA experts debate Thunder-Pacers Game 3 storylines, what's next The Thunder evened the series on Sunday with a win over the Pacers. Here's what to watch heading into Game 3.

Teamed up with @zachkram.bsky.social, @bmarksespn.bsky.social, @ramonaespn.bsky.social and @mikecwright.bsky.social for a roundtable on the first two games of the NBA Finals, arguing the first two games showed a different but real version of "Make or Miss League": www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

In his book, "Stop [Bulls---ting] Yourself," Hanlen wrote: "The biggest thing holding [Haliburton] back was his lack of scoring aggressiveness. So I presented a challenge to him. I told him that if he wanted to work with me, he had to have 14 field goal attempts the next night against the Sixers." Haliburton remembers that dinner well. "He told me I have to believe in myself before he believes in me," Haliburton told ESPN after Game 1 on Thursday night. Unbeknownst to him, Hanlen had been studying his tape for several weeks, because he also worked closely with Philadelphia's Joel Embiid, and the Sixers had engaged in trade discussions with the Kings on a trade that would've involved Haliburton and Ben Simmons. Hanlen loved Haliburton's passing ability but worried his lack of aggression in scoring would limit the impact of his brilliant passing. Embiid encouraged Hanlen to keep studying the film, because Haliburton had certain aspects of his game the big man had never seen before.

Thank you, @ramonaespn.bsky.social, for driving me to start drinking at 2 p.m. on a Friday.

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Hahahaha… I’ve gotten so many texts like this from Philly fans today

'He got outcoached': Why the Knicks fired their most successful coach in decades Despite back-to-back 50-win seasons, whispers about Tom Thibodeau's future in New York had percolated for months.

A deep dive into what led to Thibs’s firing, from my teammate @ramonaespn.bsky.social www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Yep, those are the guys the Lakers want shooting 3s. Tonight they made em!

Heat and Cavaliers have been in the NBA together since 1988-89 season

This will be the first time they meet in the playoffs.

What's behind this stifling, confusing LeBron-led Lakers defense For months, the Lakers have confused and angered some the NBA's biggest offensive stars with a defensive scheme no one can quite figure out. It'll be tested again Saturday, when they face off against ...

The Lakers traded two of their best defensive players, but have maintained a unique and elite defense. Here’s how: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

'Everybody has to run their own race': Will Thibs' strategy doom the minutes-heavy Knicks? It's been nearly 40 years since a team this reliant on its starters reached the NBA Finals.

My latest for @espn.com: Went long on a subject that comes up every season around this time: Tom Thibodeau and the minutes-heavy Knicks are at it again www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Like @ramonaespn.bsky.social ‘s Severance comment on my man Hurley, but that man is 100% reintegrated and is in full control of the whole spectrum of those personalities…and that’s why we love him lol

'It's Pop's decision. He's earned that': Inside Gregg Popovich's fight to return to the sideline For the first time in 30 years, the legendary coach has been on a different sideline, battling to return to what he once was. This is the story of his season -- and what might come next for the proud ...

Great reporting here from @ramonaespn.bsky.social and Michael C. Wright: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Inside the messy Jimmy Butler saga -- and how it all came down to Kevin Durant One team was desperate to end an embarrassing saga. Another was desperate to appease its stars. Another was desperate to extend its flailing dynasty. Here's how it all went down.

The NBA trade deadline came down to a final table: Warriors, Suns and Heat. GS and Miami chopped the final pot, ending the Jimmy Butler drama, while the Suns begin an entirely new, uncomfortable one with Kevin Durant. Story with Brian Windhorst and Shams Charania.
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Trade call is done, teams are announcing

It will ;)

The trade call to finalize the Jimmy Butler trade to the Warriors will begin shortly. If all goes well, teams will announce afterwards.

'Unfathomable': How this stunning Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade came together The most shocking trade in NBA history began with a secret meeting in a coffee shop in Dallas -- and was fueled by a 20-year history with Kobe Bryant.

From @bannedmacmahon.bsky.social and @ramonaespn.bsky.social, the inside story of how this Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade came together: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

'Unfathomable': How this stunning Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade came together The most shocking trade in NBA history began with a secret meeting in a coffee shop in Dallas -- and was fueled by a 20-year history with Kobe Bryant.

Nico Harrison: “The easiest thing for me to do is nothing, and everyone would praise me for doing nothing. But we really believe in it. Time will tell if I'm right.”

ESPN story with @ramonaespn.bsky.social on how the “unfathomable” Luka Doncic trade happened: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...