Tom Friend

NBA/Feature writer at Sports Business Journal; DC native; Mizzou, ESPN, WaPo, NY Times, LA Times alum; 3-Time Emmy-Nominated Writer, Author, Director, Producer

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Behind almost every Big Leaguer is a story...about Little League. I have one about the @Yankees Spencer Jones, who I've known since he was 10 and already towering over me. Get a load of this @SBJ:

https://t.co/525JXSrPhG

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@AlbertBreer League gets 20% of net gate receipts. So what do you think they prefer—an NBA arena or a high school gym?

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@Buster_ESPN Bro, without a bizarre roof ball and Mason Miller tipping pitches the next day, the Padres sweep them. You can say all you want; they were perilously close to going down in the first round.

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@kenzofuku No chance

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@KenyunBrown @ReggieChatman That brings in TV networks

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Sources: best option for WNBA Game 6 is for Hawks to move Thursday’s Cavs matchup at State Farm Arena to Friday. It means W gets the arena Thursday night and Hawks play a back to back Saturday game in New Orleans and Cavs a back to back Saturday game in Milwaukee. Decision soon.

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Another factor involves an MLB team: the Brewers! If Cavs are forced to play back to back Friday in Atlanta and Saturday in Milwaukee, the Bucks may want to move up start time if there’s a World Series Game 7 to avoid conflict with Brewers. Unfair to Cavs if played night before.

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Affects two NBA teams: Hawks and Cavs.

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@Washington_Wire Except he’s not a dirty player like Warner.

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@PadresDataDaily Could have easily swept them

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@BaseballWRLD_ Padres had ‘em

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@Faazzla This aged well

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@Carl_Regolino There was no ABS or replay for 120 years. Life evolves, bro

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@TimBrando @espn @finebaum Was a privilege to interview Coach for this documentary…

https://t.co/uSMEIMMJiP

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@beauhightowerdn lol

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@kenzianidiot @Threads @MLB Really cool

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@ChrisBHaynes https://t.co/G3aOjV7ArO

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@WayneDPOY That should have been a flag. Excessive, drove him into the ground

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@RyanCohen24 Nice

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Kobe Bryant grabbing his agent by the collar? Vintage Mamba. The story behind Arm Tellem and the trade that made him a Laker.

https://t.co/199jsj0VhS

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Full article here: https://t.co/EJ41aDWuU7

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Profiled Arn Tellem, the super agent now running the Pistons. This anecdote about his one-time client Joel Embiid staying at his house while rehabbing a foot injury rookie year, OMG. Tellem and his wife come home after dinner only to find Embiid in their master bedroom. (1/3)

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“...to the music. I go, ‘Joel. It’s like 11 o’clock. [My wife] has to pack for a trip early tomorrow. Can you get out and get back to your bedroom?”He’s nodding his head, although it took him a half-hour. My wife’s ready to kill me. But Joel’s like a son.”