Sam Baker

senior legal editor at Politico, big fan of walkable cities. there is nothing to be gained from tweeting, so this is mostly basketball

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

bing, bong, things of that nature

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

“As long as he keeps moving forward in the right direction and racking up wins, everything will take care of itself"

@eorden, weeks ahead of the curve

https://t.co/RAUC6ycDuQ

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

https://t.co/2GYvsBp9XZ

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

I'm pleased to invite @Wemby to our second Commission on Government Efficiency hearing on Wednesday June 10th 5-8pm, where we'll be asking the public for their thoughts on how government can run better. Would love to have you there for the whole time!

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

Not the blue and orange jerseys I had hoped to see in the Finals but Wemby is a villain and the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Go Knicks.

[TickPick @TickPick]

Subway entrances near MSG are getting a fresh look ahead of NBA Finals 🔥🔥

[Steph Noh @StephNoh]

Please, please, please, PLEASE more analysis like this on broadcasts. Explaining the why of this Spurs play.

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

Mr. “Ethical Basketball”

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

The Thunder as villains is the single dumbest, least justified, most backwards narrative I’ve seen in my entire basketball-watching life and I have joy in my heart as a ground-floor member of the SGA superfan club. LFG. #ThunderUp

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

Wherever he ends up, I hope LeBron signs a two-year deal. Make it a round 25 seasons. Give fans in other cities two bites at the apple to see him in person, knowing he’ll miss games. Extend the farewell tour and make a few extra million.

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

Thankfully for all Washington sports fans, the new front office is nowhere near dumb enough to trade anything like this.

[Jake Weinbach @JWeinbachNBA]

Washington’s potential trade package for Giannis Antetokounmpo:

Anthony Davis
Tre Johnson
Bub Carrington
2027 first-round pick (via WAS)
2029 first-round pick (second most favorable of POR/BOS/MIL)

The Wizards have been floated as a potential suitor for the Bucks superstar.

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

Chet Holmgren always looks like he accidentally slept on the couch last night.

[pourmecoffee @pourmecoffee]

Terrific story, a bit of cynicism inoculation

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

Nothing gets past ol’ eagle eyes over here.

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

That’s more like it.

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

Wemby holds Chet the way I hold my children when there’s something in front of them that they’re not allowed to eat. Insane no-call.

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

Wemby isn’t human

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

Gonna go out on a limb and predict the Spurs and Thunder will be playing on Christmas Day next season.

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

This started when the Trump administration developed an unprecedented legal theory of who should be detained.

People swept up by ICE started filing lawsuits. And @kyledcheney started tracking them.

Now we’re publishing a full database of these rulings:
https://t.co/C4SNEHNlIz

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

Judges have now ruled against Trump TEN THOUSAND TIMES in cases about ICE detention, just in the past 10 months. https://t.co/U1IqeGmIvj