J. Michael

Executive editor @ Past: Sports Editor, Orlando Sentinel; NBA reporter @IndyStar, NBC Sports, USA Today #Free @ScottAgness

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

The guard rebounding in this series is magnificent #NBAFinals

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

Regardless of how this turns out, I want every game to be played and called like this. Actual basketball. Not silly touch fouls. Not performance art #NBAFinals

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

To this day, my favorite hip hop sample (Funky Enough— D.O.C.)

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

I see folks upset w/this discourse. "It's only one game." Disappeared for almost every game. If you're a 2nd rd pick, G-League call up, 15 min a game bench player, this would be overly critical. BUT he's a lottery pick w/a $240M extension. Expectations + scrutiny come w/it

[The Ringer @ringer]

"That was a disaster."

@BillSimmons and @ZachLowe_NBA react to Chet Holmgren's underwhelming performance in the WCF against Wemby and the Spurs.

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

The hall of souls is full again. Yes still salty b/c I picked Pacers to win Game 7. Was gonna happen until Haliburton's injury. OKC/SGA=very good. But stop putting players/teams in GOAT convos w/actual GOATs based on statistical anomalies. Doing it w/Harden didn't age well 🤷🏿

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

Grew up on Charlie Neal. Went to an HBCU, in part, because of him. Great man.

[HBCU Gameday @HBCUGameday]

🎙️ Sad News: Charlie Neal, the longtime voice of HBCU football and sports broadcasting, has passed away.

A brief tribute to this trailblazer: https://t.co/VSIqVBPUcM

[UFC @ufc]

Forever immortalized.

We honor Thomas Gerbasi's life, accomplishments, and unmeasurable impact as the author who shaped UFC history.

As UFC's Editorial Director for over 20 years, Gerbasi will enter the UFC Hall of Fame in the Contributor Wing.

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

Has Austin Reaves ever missed a shot because… he just missed? If I were a ref and he gets the Kurt Rambis treatment on the way to the rim I’d swallow my whistle. OKC is easy to dislike, yes. But this dude is an All-NBA complainer.

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

I don’t wanna gang up on Harden, but when he was in MVP talks every year the hyperbole was outta control. Greatest offensive player ever. Remember that? Laughed then. Laughing harder now. When almost half of your output depends on whistles and rules manipulation … 🤷��‍♂️

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

@TermineRadio Yet you had clowns debating this season if SGA was more skilled than MJ🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 … with these rules MJ avgs 50 a game

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

Y’all forget, when OKC had KD, Russ and Harden they were frequently 1,2,3 in FTs attempted every year. Huge part of why they won so much — manufacturing pts. Now, they didnt flop like this but manipulating whistles was in the franchise DNA then too. Maybe its a coincidence 🙄

[BrickCenter @BrickCenter_]

OKC got 7-FOOTERS flopping 😭

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

Drexler, Dr J, MJ, Kemp, Dominique… where are 5 better athletes playing right now? A 5-7 dude like Webb who could poster your corpse? A vert > 48i like MJ? All this bigger/stronger/faster talk with all these specialists, trainers, load management yet …

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

watched some YouTube teen’s reaction to 80s basketball. He didn’t realize the game was so fast-paced and guys were elite athletes. These kids think they played with a peach basket 🤣 Those Nuggets teams with David Thompson were 🔥 ... Pace isnt new either 🤷🏽‍♂️

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

Yep. Folks who never a single four-quarter basketball game in 80s think today's players are better at it. NOPE. Bigs are more versatile b/c of 5 out. Never came close to watching a team miss 24 shots in a row. Or miss 27 3s in a row. And these guys are allowed 12 steps

[Eddie A Johnson @Jumpshot8]

But they argue todays players shoot better than 80's and 90's players.

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

When did James Harden join the Magic? 19 missed shots in a row???

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

If Hawks ownership has any decency, they'll offer those fans a full refund for every ticket.

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

The Knicks went on a 67-13 run to take a 50-point lead in a Game 6.

This is a thing that happened.

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

Dundon should talk to the ex-Bobcats owner, who explored having his team stay at Homewood Suites instead of 5-star Marriotts and wanting to pay them in stock options. You'll have a G League-level franchise playing in the NBA. No one of any note will want to play or coach for you

[The New York Times @nytimes]

From @TheAthletic: The Blazers' new owner, Tom Dundon, doesn't care whether others think he's cheap, a league source said. Dundon, a billionaire who made his money in the subprime auto loan business, has been cutting costs outside the locker room. https://t.co/DtA6L1gjUA

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

@huspsa @TrueHoop @MMcCarthyREV The things reporters get away with today would’ve gotten you fired in 2000. But large media companies decided that readers don’t care if we violated ethics to get it. You just want scoops. Reporters now have agents who represent the players they cover. Not about working harder

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

GREAT read indeed

[Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill]

If you haven’t read @JerryBrewer’s column on Dawn/Geno… do it now. Clearly Dawn read it

[J. Michael @ThisIsJMichael]

@MikeCoppinger I heard him make a Hagler-Hearns comparison🤣📷📷 ... He clearly never saw Hagler-Hearns. Not a single textbook punch was thrown in 12 rounds