Sabreena Merchant

genuine glee when Jazzy blocked Avery, too. Gottlieb is heated, fans are amped. great atmosphere for a conference opener.

so USC appears to be one of those crowds that stands until the first points. but we hit the first media timeout, everyone sat down, and no one is back up with USC still scoreless 6 min plus into the game

some distinct boos after Avery Howell's first 3-pointer against her former team USC at the Galen Center

How Atlanta Hawks VP Tori Miller balances a growing family and a grueling NBA schedule Nine years ago, Tori Miller was sending unsolicited scouting reports to NBA GMs. Now, she is the Atlanta Hawks' top scout.

Tori Miller is one of the highest-ranking women in a team front office. She's also raising a daughter amid the travels and grind as the Hawks' VP of personnel. Her husband is the Nets' G League HC.

A story @theathletic.com on parenting and relationships in the NBA: www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...

And to you.

I had a very weird college experience but I would not trade it for the world.

Also a plug: The Duke Chronicle Experience Fund helps student-reporter-nerds like I was travel across the country to cover games year-round, and it’s my favorite place to donate.

Comic by: Speed Bump- Gingerbread man (sad with aching knee) sitting on examining table at Dr's office. Doctor: "Sore knee, huh? Have you tried icing it?" re: NBA injury report 12/7/2025

NBA Injury Report

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www.hoopsrumors.com/2025/12/inju...

(Coming down from my sicko euphoria to say that if Duke had lost I would have been mad about that final drive of regulation for the rest of my life)

FOOTBALL SCHOOL

We’re barely a basketball league this year

Give Ohio State’s playoff bid to Duke. Make conference titles matter.

Exactly what I wanna see from Duke, give me all your fake punts, lean into the chaos, let’s commit to the bit here

So much of what the administration does is signaling that peaceful coexistence with them is impossible because they are just true assholes

Couldn’t Sam Altman just ask ChatGPT how to make itself profitable

It’s what the entire last month of Duke football fandom has been 😂😂

Good listens for WBB fans on the Sports Media Podcast this week.

Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social joins us for episode 70 of Pull Up with Myles and Owen to share the latest on CBA negotiations between the league and the players’ union. We also discuss her recent 2026 mock draft up at @theathletic.com (linked below).

New No Offseason Ep!

@zenakeita.bsky.social, @sabreenajm.bsky.social and I share more about our latest reporting on the WNBA CBA negotiations,

Then, we dive fully into our Expansion Draft exercise. On player protections, draft set-up, specific picks and more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAcW...

For maybe the last time, it’s time to post this

The coolest way for the streak to end.

LeBron passed when he had 8 points. Wow.

The foreign-born fraction of the US population was 15% in 1890, and in 1910. America thrived.

That fraction is 16% now.

The difference is that in 1890/1910, >96% of immigrants were from Europe or Canada. Today that's less than 10%.

It's best to be honest about one one is actually afraid of.

in the NBA, all revenue (jersey sales, media rights, tickets, etc.) goes into BRI

This is the entirety of his bio on the official Vandy roster

Hot damn Luke Kornet

Goga has a 7-foot Rubio vibe going

Really appreciate the clarity of the president saying black people are ruining the country and this entire room of groveling empty suits saying nothing bsky.app/profile/just...

I think so? It's my go-to along with her hoop stats and CBB Analytics

@basketball-reference.com does bball-ref do a yearly wrapped?

It makes me very sad — lots of accomplishments are worth celebrating

“We haven’t talked about it yet,” Caruso told The Athletic about reaching 74 wins after they downed the Warriors. “I don’t know if we will, honestly. Our main goal is to win the championship, and I think that’s understood. “(But) it would be sick. I’m not gonna lie. It’d be cool to have that record. But at the same time, if we’re close (to the record), we’re not going to chase that. If we have a chance to get rest and get healthy at the end of the season, or at some point during the year, we’re going to take that over chasing the carrot at the end of the stick that is 73 (wins).”

This mentality really bums me out. There is a champion every season, but there would be only one 74!

A real shame GS didn’t win in ‘15-‘16. www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...