Anmol Nadkarni

[Anmol Nadkarni @anmolnadkarni]

My letter to my future daughter: https://t.co/fM3kMXk39P

[Anmol Nadkarni @anmolnadkarni]

@stoolpresidente @Yankees Protesting games is over…

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Chargers officially placed C Tyler Biadasz on season-ending injured reserve.

[Robert Griffin III @RGIII]

The WNBA has never seen anything like Caitlin Clark.

Olivia Miles is the WNBA Rookie of the Year.

Kelsey Mitchell is the best scorer in the WNBA.

A’ja Wilson is the best player in the WNBA.

Caitlin Clark is the Most Valuable Player in the WNBA.

Caitlin Clark has more 30+ point and 10+ assists games in her career than the rest of the WNBA has in league history.

She’s only been in the WNBA for 3 years and missed almost all of last season.

Caitlin Clark haters gotta just accept that she really like that.

[Indiana Fever @IndianaFever]

Caitlin Clark now has more 30+ PTS & 10+ AST games in her career (5) than the rest of the WNBA has combined in league history (4).

[JennaLaineESPN @JennaLaineESPN]

As a journalist, certain stories arise that ask MORE of you. That doesn’t mean being less of a journalist. But it does mean exercising more care, more discernment, more grace, having more conversations with those who have handled these situations before, leaning on local law enforcement, and also leaning on team communications staff members who understand you have a job to do but will also be straight with you and even push back at times.

The threshold for reporting on a death is quite high for most news outlets in that confirmation must come in the form of a statement from police, a coroner, the family, the team. In covering Shaq Barrett’s family tragedy in 2023 — in which his 2-year-old daughter Arrayah drowned in the family’s pool — we spoke to police and the team, who both issued statements that day.

The sheriff’s office did not name Ed Oliver or the family at the time this tragedy took place. Ed chose not to post about it on social media. The team chose not to put anything out either. A lot of people have questions about this. But do the whys behind that matter today? I don’t believe so. A family is grieving an unimaginable loss.

It took a while between the news breaking and when Shaq was ready to talk in a formal news conference: three months actually. We left him alone as he quietly grieved, even as he returned to the practice field. We wished him well and prayed for him from afar. During that time, his teammates and coaches stepped up beautifully to speak on his behalf. Even amid their own grief, they spoke on how he was doing — people like Anthony Nelson and Larry Foote. They helped us learn about who Arrayah was and how she LIVED and that she wasn’t simply what happened to her.

When Shaq decided he was ready to talk, I had conversations with Bucs communications staff members ahead of time, asking what he was comfortable talking about. I believe other reporters did too. They said he was ready and trusted us and didn’t try to place any restrictions on what we could ask. In a situation like this, when a family suffers the loss of a child, you never want your actions to cause further trauma.

I know it wasn’t easy for Shaq talking about Arrayah that first time in front of all of us, but I am grateful for the way it was handled and the compassion the team, my fellow reporters and the public showed him. He got to do it on his terms and I think it may have even been a meaningful step in his healing. I hope Ed Oliver can have that same opportunity if and when he is ready.

As time went on throughout the season, and I’d go up to Shaq and ask him, “How are you doing?” he started talking about her, sharing memories of her and even dreams he had of her. At first I didn’t record because it wasn’t about that. I just wanted to know how he was. But he and I realized that this was his way of keeping her memory alive, and it was becoming cathartic for him to open up and to share his faith.

With his blessing, I began writing about it and wrote about it a few times. In some small way, I hope it helped his healing. I even received messages from people who were navigating grief in their own lives — about how much his story meant to them — and I relayed those to him. I know their support meant the world to him.

As a journalist, nothing prepares you for covering a tragedy like this and none of us are perfect in the way we handle it.
But there is a way to do this that affords respect and dignity to all involved.

[Mid Thirties Manhattan Guy @Mid30sManhattan]

“Hey let’s take a family vacation to New York and walk 5 wide on the sidewalk”

[PFF @PFF]

Crazy, but true

Keenan Allen is fewer than 50 receptions away from having the third most in NFL history among WR

Jerry Rice 1549
Larry Fitzgerald 1432
Marvin Harrison 1102
Cris Carter 1101
Tim Brown 1094
Terrell Owens 1078
Anquan Boldin 1076
Reggie Wayne 1070
Andre Johnson 1062
Keenan Allen 1055

[John Perrotto @JPerrotto]

Call me old school, but this might be the greatest thing ever. https://t.co/Hh6QJM0Mmd

[Jose Alvarado @AlvaradoJose15]

I changed their lives!!

[Minor League Baseball @MiLB]

PLAY OF THE YEAR?!

Yankees prospect Roderick Arias threw him out from the 3B COACH'S BOX 🤯

[Ryan Garcia @RyanGarciaESM]

DRS Leaders at shortstop, via The Fielding Bible...

I wonder if it's just some glitch, but if it's not...

[Minor League Baseball @MiLB]

having the running-start slap hit in your bag >>>>>

Yankees prospect Luis Durango is electric ⚡

[13am Adebayo @Bam1of1]

@NBA2K Out of respect I should’ve been 83

[Sleeper @SleeperHQ]

Left the 1.05 spot empty out of respect for Jayden Daniels 🙏

[StubHub @StubHub]

Effective immediately, we will no longer offer tickets in groups of 5. Out of respect for Jayden Daniels, we're only doing 4 or 6+. Thank you for your understanding.

[Ben Houselog @benlikessport]

Bout to use a $5 bill to pay for a sandwich

Should I ask Jayden Daniels if that’s ok?

[Anmol Nadkarni @anmolnadkarni]

@C1231Will https://t.co/q2bCCQ3B99

[Ty Lawson @TyLawson3]

These ex nba players declaring that they’re women and trying to get in the 2027 draft is F’n weird!!!!

[𝕊𝕒𝕞𝕞𝕪 @FromN5_]

Whoever came up with “lefty loosey, righty tighty” absolutely knocked it out of the park

[The r/BillSimmons Podcast @rBillSimmonsPod]

Bill Simmons after recording a 3-hour podcast talking about his NFL bets with a college buddy, his favorite sports teams with his dad, and re-drafting an NBA Draft from 27 months ago that he already redrafted twice before with different Ringer podcasters