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Tom Westerholm

@tomwesterholm.bsky.social

Sports writer | Guitarist | Put the work in, plant a garden, try to stay afloat.

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If someone could confirm Savinho to Spurs, I’d be grateful and also more productive ty in advance

11.08.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The fact that these dimwits continue to pull from the same unfunny joke well (β€œlol women”) as the WNBA explodes in popularity, superstars and highly compelling storylines really throws into sharp relief how stupid and crass their whole thing is.

10.08.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why A Bunch Of Real Dicks Keep Throwing Fake Ones | Defector Every misogynist joke poses a question to its female audience: Can you laugh along? Will you be chill or are you going to make a big deal out of this? Are you going to be a bitch about it? Arriving in...

I find the dildo thing pretty appalling so I wrote a bit about why

10.08.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3043    πŸ” 668    πŸ’¬ 79    πŸ“Œ 90

My son and I went to the first CWC game of the tournament and the Bayern players looked genuinely kind of shocked lol

10.08.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am genuinely fascinated to see how players react to American heat next year. It gets so hot here.

10.08.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Listen to the latest Locked on Celtics, in which @johnkaralis.com and I are afraid we just blue ourselves

30.07.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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OK But What If The Billionaire Is A Cool Guy? | Defector Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind?Β Email the Funbag. AndΒ buy Drew’s book,Β The Night The Lights Went Out,Β while you’re at it. Today, we’re talking about le...

i guest-hosted the Funbag this week. prepare for a scolding!!!!!!
defector.com/ok-but-what-...

29.07.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5

Not ashamed to admit I cried a little reading the last one

29.07.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brother start stretching, become who you were born (as a middle-aged man) to be

29.07.2025 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah I’m pretty sure my knee issues were at least partly due to tight hips. Turns out my body isn’t ruined like I thought lol

29.07.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I should take classes. I do YouTube videos sometimes and they feel amazing when I do

29.07.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

For me, my knee issues were tied to my generally tight muscles/my gait. Before I do anything active now, I stretch all the way up - calves, tibia, quads, hamstrings from multiple angles, flexors/hips, and then activating them by swinging in both directions. Absolute game changer.

29.07.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s kind of embarrassing how much of a revelation stretching has been at my advanced age (mid-30s). Like my knee problems are solved by really rudimentary stuff done consistently. It turns out taking care of your body works wonders. Who could have possibly known?

28.07.2025 23:54 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Idk about other outfits, but the Gen Zers are on to something with sweatpants tucked into socks and slides

26.07.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I also always felt like a band called β€œMake Them Suffer” should sound more like Paleface and less like modern Memphis May Fire

24.07.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Celtics’ Jayson Tatum β€˜on a mission’ during surprise workout in Chattanooga β€œThat was one of the best things ever,” says Mocs guard Liam Vitters, of Tatum's visit.

β€œIf he can be doing that hard of work while still being injured, think about all we could be doing perfectly healthy.”

Jayson Tatum, nearby for Kemba Walker’s wedding, dropped in at Chattanooga for a workout. His focus in the gym inspired the NIT champs.

My story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...

22.07.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Always worth remembering that β€œthe NBA is a business” works both ways

20.07.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Kind of rooting for this because I've been trying to decide on a BrasileirΓ£o team to follow and I love Richarlison

15.07.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My experience with this site has been a lot more like just kinda chatting with some person you met on the street than anything as dramatic as an echo chamber lol

14.07.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They have a very stealthy tank available to them if they want it

14.07.2025 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Also nobody here asks me who will be starting the Celtics game for gambling purposes, and I appreciate that about you all

14.07.2025 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I will say I sort of tripped and fell into this site. When I stepped away from beat writing, I didn't see much point in being on X without Weird Celtics Twitter, so I just started posting whatever leftover thoughts I previously would have put on X here where there aren't as many Nazis yelling at me.

14.07.2025 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I do think reporters are missing an opportunity to build an impactful platform here.

14.07.2025 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hoping Bluesky shines, and the cesspool, X, sinks to the bottom - The Boston Globe Bluesky, a relatively new social media platform in the mold of what's now Elon Musk's site, is prioritizing sports content to grow.

Sunday media. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/12/s...

13.07.2025 04:26 β€” πŸ‘ 222    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 12

Ahhh that’s good intel, thank you!

13.07.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I did not, I was shocked how smooth it went! It helped that I had an incredibly cooperative fish

13.07.2025 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My son decided he wanted to get into fishing this summer, and I am happy to report that despite having no previous fishing experience, I passed the β€œget a fish safely off the hook and back into the water” test with flying colors on my first try.

13.07.2025 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

The most global case of β€œthere goes the neighborhood.”

11.07.2025 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve been sympathetic to how hard it is to build a big following back but also it’s very clearly time to leave that cesspool to rot

11.07.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Accidentally logged into the bad site just now and you guys were not kidding about that place lol wtf

11.07.2025 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

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