Keith O'Brien

NYT bestselling author of HEARTLAND, a new book on the rise of Larry Bird in the 1970s. Available today! Bylines @NPR @TheAtlantic @nytimes & beyond.

[Keith O'Brien @KeithOB]

Thank you to readers everywhere; my family & friends; everyone at Atria Books who believed in me; all the indie booksellers who hosted events; and the people who lived this story & trusted me to tell it. This little underdog book has done it. We are a New York Times bestseller.

[Keith O'Brien @KeithOB]

I agree with Christine: Banning a reporter—who is just doing his job—is never the right move.

[Christine Brennan @cbrennansports]

The Indiana Fever have revoked the credential of the longest-serving reporter covering the team. Scott Agness announced that he has been banned because of his reporting on Caitlin Clark’s surprising absence from a game in May. Banning a reporter is never the right thing to do.

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@CoachJohnWild @chuckbrown82 I love everything about this scene. Thanks for reading, coach!

[Keith O'Brien @KeithOB]

New signing pen alert! And it’s perfect for my new book. If you want signed copies of HEARTLAND in time for Father’s Day, you can always order them through my local store, Water Street Books, in Exeter NH. Check out the link here: https://t.co/06gZJwY3wv

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I don’t believe what I just saw—and neither do these people.

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The greatest two words in sports:

Game 7.

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@judashman @GburgBookFest The pleasure was all mine, mayor! Thanks for all you do for books, readers, and authors!

[Keith O'Brien @KeithOB]

Thank you, @GburgBookFest & @judashman, for an amazing weekend in Maryland with so many great readers and authors. It was a blast! 📚❤️💯

[The Grueling Truth Sports Network @Gruelingtruth]

Best basketball book I have ever read! And I am old!😂

[Keith O'Brien @KeithOB]

@Gruelingtruth Incredible! Thanks for reading! I love this. 🏀📚💯

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Hope to see everyone this weekend at the Gaithersburg Book Festival where I will be talking about basketball, miracles, and Larry Bird. 🏀📚💯

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@PaulPabst Forty-three feels YOUNG. I'm going with 48. By then, you are knocking on the door of 50 and saying things that your parents once said, like: "I will turn this car around..."

[Keith O'Brien @KeithOB]

If Fran Fraschilla liked HEARTLAND, I bet you would, too! Thanks for reading, coach. 🏀📚💯

[Fran Fraschilla @franfraschilla]

I just finished this great book on Larry Bird & the incredible Indiana State phenomenon by ⁦@KeithOB⁩. There’s so much great college basketball history & research here with cameos by Bob Knight, Magic Johnson, Al McGuire, Dick Enberg and Billy Packer.

[Keith O'Brien @KeithOB]

@franfraschilla Thanks, coach! What incredible praise! Thanks for reading the book. I'm so glad you found it.

[Keith O'Brien @KeithOB]

Victor Wembanyama was ejected from an NBA playoff game for throwing an elbow—clearly illegal. But of course, this was how basketball used to be: rough, tough, unpredictable, and violent.
#wembanyama #spurs #grizzlies #nba #nbaplayoffs #heartland https://t.co/jKUkVdgICS

[Keith O'Brien @KeithOB]

We just expanded the NCAA basketball tournament to 76 teams. Seventy-six! And yes, I have thoughts. #heartland #basketball #nba #marchmadness https://t.co/wh5bGbkdIh

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@RickCanale What kind of tree is it, Rick?

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In 1978, when Pete Rose was a free agent for the first time, Ted Turner tried to get Rose to sign with the Atlanta Braves. It almost worked. Pete loved money—and Ted. But in the end, he chose Philadelphia, a better team. RIP Ted Turner, a man who almost changed baseball history.

[Keith O'Brien @KeithOB]

The Celtics might have been eliminated, but the HEARTLAND book tour rolls on! I’ll be in Nashua, N.H., this Saturday, May 9, at Balin Books. If you’re in the neighborhood, come out for a fun afternoon discussing basketball, miracles, and Larry Bird. 🏀📚☘️

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@cbrennansports @BillieJeanKing @ilanakloss Amazing! Love this.

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The great @Dan_Shaughnessy isn’t playing around this morning:

“Make no mistake: Stubborn Joe Mazzulla and the three-chucking Celtics deserved to lose. Never adjusting, they died by the ridiculous shot.”
https://t.co/1ph6EBd1CD