Mason Bissada

Basketball and pop culture words. Bylines at @TheWrap, @forbes, @sinow, @clutchpointsapp, @martineztribune, @ladailynews.

[Mason Bissada @masonbissada]

Season starts tonight

[Adam Chitwood @adamchitwood]

In November, I visited the set of 'Barry' during the final week of production on the final season. My most glaring takeaway? Bill Hader was born to be a director. https://t.co/EiVRFMULfO

[Matt Erspamer @erspamer_matt]

succession

[Mason Bissada @masonbissada]

Friends! Going to be doing some entertainment news writing for @TheWrap. Here's a story on Taika Waititi's slow approach to his Star Wars film, according to Kathy Kennedy. Shoutout to @lawryee, who did all of the boots-on-the-ground reporting: https://t.co/vvcGJAbe2t

[Shane Young @YoungNBA]

𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻:
49.8% true shooting
27.1% usage
17.1% turnover rate
59.8% at the rim

𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻:
49.6% true shooting
28.8% usage
18.1% turnover rate
57.7% at the rim

But hey, go make the same mistake again.

[Mason Bissada @masonbissada]

Very possible that LeBron was conceived the night Kareem broke the scoring record

[Mason Bissada @masonbissada]

@sabreenajm @TheAthletic @TheAthleticWBB Congrats Sabreena!

[Mason Bissada @masonbissada]

Kelly with the game winner in OT against the Pels tonight lol

[Mason Bissada @masonbissada]

Jordan Clarkson and Kelly Olynyk not letting the Jazz tank is hilarious

[Mason Bissada @masonbissada]

Jordan Clarkson and Kelly Olynyk not letting the Jazz tank is hilarious

[Mason Bissada @masonbissada]

Mark my words—Matt Ryan is the next Dean Wade.

[Justin Russo @FlyByKnite]

2022 Dodgers are the best team to not win a World Series in the modern era. Since 2019, Dodgers are 366-180 (.670) with a +1012 run differential. Their lone World Series came in a shortened season at a neutral site. Unparalleled overall success with a ton of heartbreak.

[Anthony F. Irwin @AnthonyIrwinLA]

Sports are getting frustrated because the Lakers run their multi-billion-dollar enterprise like a lemonade stand and giving the benefit of the doubt to the Dodgers because they do everything right and over the last decade they have the same number of championships to show for it.

[Rob Perez @WorldWideWob]

man been living out of a suitcase since Playstation 3

[Mason Bissada @masonbissada]

Best bit of facial acting from either series??

[Mason Bissada @masonbissada]

@SheaSerrano John Wick 5?

[Mason Bissada @masonbissada]

Categorizing George into the weakest position in the league at a time when the distinction between SG and SF is arbitrary makes this different from the above cases. George isn’t top 5 ofc, but it’s still interesting to consider when projecting the upcoming season.

[Mason Bissada @masonbissada]

Clippers are the only team in the league to have two players that are the best at their respective positions (assuming Kawhi gets back to 2021 levels).

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

Ranking the most dominant NBA stars at every position

How would you rank these players? 👀

(By B/R's @ZachBuckleyNBA)

[Mason Bissada @masonbissada]

History would tell you having the best player at two different positions wins you a title (Magic/Kareem, Jordan/Pippen, Shaq/Kobe, LeBron/AD), but that also usually means having two top 5 players.

[Blake Harris @BlakeHHarris]

💙💙💙

[Mason Bissada @masonbissada]

Nets been gifting other teams full franchise rebuilds since 2013.

[Salman Ali @SalmanAliNBA]

As a reminder, the Houston Rockets own Brooklyn’s:

2023 first round pick (swap rights)
2024 first round pick
2025 first round pick (swap rights)
2026 first round pick
2027 first round pick (swap rights)

The Nets were also kind enough to leave all of them unprotected.