Chris Mannix
@sichrismannix.bsky.social
Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated. Analyst, DAZN Boxing. Analyst, NBC Sports. Podcaster: Open Floor, Boxing with Mannix and Mora
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Woj’s Next Chapter: Why the Preeminent NBA News Breaker Walked Away
The biggest media story in 2024 was Adrian Wojnarowski leaving his lucrative job at ESPN to go back to St. Bonaventure as the men’s basketball general manager.
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NEW: Why did Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) walk away from ESPN? A grueling schedule, a health scare and a deep love for his alma mater. Inside the most stunning media story of the year www.si.com/college-bask...
Vergil Ortiz Jr has filed an opposition to the temporary restraining order Golden Boy received to block Ortiz from signing to fight Jaron Ennis, according to a copy of the public record reviewed by SI. Ortiz is seeking to dissolve the TRO and deny GBP further relief.
February 17, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Vergil Ortiz Jr has filed an opposition to the temporary restraining order Golden Boy received to block Ortiz from signing to fight Jaron Ennis, according to a copy of the public record reviewed by SI. Ortiz is seeking to dissolve the TRO and deny GBP further relief.
NEW: “I just want to win here so bad,” says Cade Cunningham. Inside the stunning rise of the New Bad Boys, who play like the old Pistons—and believe they can win like them www.si.com/nba/pistons-...
From 14 Wins to NBA Title Contender: How the Pistons Found Their Identity
Cade Cunningham’s rise and a defense-first culture fueled one of the fastest turnarounds in recent NBA history.
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February 17, 2026 at 1:59 PM
NEW: “I just want to win here so bad,” says Cade Cunningham. Inside the stunning rise of the New Bad Boys, who play like the old Pistons—and believe they can win like them www.si.com/nba/pistons-...
NEW: How high did Shakur Stevenson rise in @sportsillustrated.bsky.social's pound-for-pound rankings? Plus Devin Haney inches forward and a familiar name rounds out the top-ten www.si.com/boxing/pound...
Pound-for-Pound Rankings: Shakur Stevenson Is Among Boxing’s Best
After earning a title in a fourth weight class, the 28-year-old is climbing the ranks. Plus, who emerges with Terence Crawford’s retirement?
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February 16, 2026 at 11:41 PM
NEW: How high did Shakur Stevenson rise in @sportsillustrated.bsky.social's pound-for-pound rankings? Plus Devin Haney inches forward and a familiar name rounds out the top-ten www.si.com/boxing/pound...
NEW: Last May, all the damage Ryan Garcia had done to his body caught up with him. The drinking. The drugs. "My brain needed to heal," says Garcia. Inside Garcia's tumultuous two-year stretch -- and why he believes he is on the other side of it www.si.com/boxing/ryan-...
Ryan Garcia Is Ready to Put His Tumultuous Past Behind Him With Mario Barrios Fight
After a suspension in 2024 that led to his unraveling, Garcia insists things are different now and knows this match is do-or-die for his reputation.
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February 16, 2026 at 7:37 PM
NEW: Last May, all the damage Ryan Garcia had done to his body caught up with him. The drinking. The drugs. "My brain needed to heal," says Garcia. Inside Garcia's tumultuous two-year stretch -- and why he believes he is on the other side of it www.si.com/boxing/ryan-...
NEW pod w/Sergio Mora:
▪️Could Charlo muscle in between Boots and Vergil?
▪️What kind of trainer does Brian Norman need?
▪️Is Wardley a must-win for Daniel Dubois? ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
▪️Could Charlo muscle in between Boots and Vergil?
▪️What kind of trainer does Brian Norman need?
▪️Is Wardley a must-win for Daniel Dubois? ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Boots, Vergil and ... Charlo?
Podcast Episode · Boxing with Mannix and Mora · 02/16/2026 · 44m
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February 16, 2026 at 7:19 PM
NEW pod w/Sergio Mora:
▪️Could Charlo muscle in between Boots and Vergil?
▪️What kind of trainer does Brian Norman need?
▪️Is Wardley a must-win for Daniel Dubois? ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
▪️Could Charlo muscle in between Boots and Vergil?
▪️What kind of trainer does Brian Norman need?
▪️Is Wardley a must-win for Daniel Dubois? ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
The Last Round, @sportsillustrated.bsky.social’s boxing newsletter, launches today! In the first issue I went into camp with Ryan Garcia, who opened up about his battles w/drugs and alcohol, why he nearly backed out of Rolly fight and much more. Subscribe! 🔽 www.si.com/boxing/newsl...
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The SI Boxing Newsletter A weekly spotlight on the biggest fights, stories and in-depth reporting on boxing, from features to sharp commentary on combat sports.
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February 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
The Last Round, @sportsillustrated.bsky.social’s boxing newsletter, launches today! In the first issue I went into camp with Ryan Garcia, who opened up about his battles w/drugs and alcohol, why he nearly backed out of Rolly fight and much more. Subscribe! 🔽 www.si.com/boxing/newsl...
Column: Finally, the NBA gets the All-Star game right www.si.com/nba/all-star...
NBA All-Star Game’s USA vs. World Format Brings Back Real Intensity
Victor Wembanyama set the tone for a competitive contest, and the tweaks helped turn a maligned event into a meaningful showcase.
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February 16, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Column: Finally, the NBA gets the All-Star game right www.si.com/nba/all-star...
Reposted by Chris Mannix
The Last Round, @sportsillustrated.bsky.social’s Boxing Newsletter, launches on Monday. Subscribe — it’s free! www.si.com/boxing/newsl...
Sign Up For SI’s Free Boxing Newsletter
The SI Boxing Newsletter A weekly spotlight on the biggest fights, stories and in-depth reporting on boxing, from features to sharp commentary on combat sports.
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February 14, 2026 at 12:19 AM
The Last Round, @sportsillustrated.bsky.social’s Boxing Newsletter, launches on Monday. Subscribe — it’s free! www.si.com/boxing/newsl...
Reposted by Chris Mannix
Column: Tanking? A big issue, said Adam Silver.
Clippers investigation? Nothing to report.
Expansion? Getting closer.
On Saturday, the commissioner was pressed on the league's big issues. But he is still searching for answers www.si.com/nba/adam-sil...
Clippers investigation? Nothing to report.
Expansion? Getting closer.
On Saturday, the commissioner was pressed on the league's big issues. But he is still searching for answers www.si.com/nba/adam-sil...
Adam Silver Searching for Answers on NBA’s Biggest Issues Like Tanking, Cap Circumvention
The commissioner acknowledged tanking is “worse this year” and everything is on the table to fix it, while punting on questions about Clippers’ investigation.
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February 15, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Column: Tanking? A big issue, said Adam Silver.
Clippers investigation? Nothing to report.
Expansion? Getting closer.
On Saturday, the commissioner was pressed on the league's big issues. But he is still searching for answers www.si.com/nba/adam-sil...
Clippers investigation? Nothing to report.
Expansion? Getting closer.
On Saturday, the commissioner was pressed on the league's big issues. But he is still searching for answers www.si.com/nba/adam-sil...
Column: Tanking? A big issue, said Adam Silver.
Clippers investigation? Nothing to report.
Expansion? Getting closer.
On Saturday, the commissioner was pressed on the league's big issues. But he is still searching for answers www.si.com/nba/adam-sil...
Clippers investigation? Nothing to report.
Expansion? Getting closer.
On Saturday, the commissioner was pressed on the league's big issues. But he is still searching for answers www.si.com/nba/adam-sil...
Adam Silver Searching for Answers on NBA’s Biggest Issues Like Tanking, Cap Circumvention
The commissioner acknowledged tanking is “worse this year” and everything is on the table to fix it, while punting on questions about Clippers’ investigation.
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February 15, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Column: Tanking? A big issue, said Adam Silver.
Clippers investigation? Nothing to report.
Expansion? Getting closer.
On Saturday, the commissioner was pressed on the league's big issues. But he is still searching for answers www.si.com/nba/adam-sil...
Clippers investigation? Nothing to report.
Expansion? Getting closer.
On Saturday, the commissioner was pressed on the league's big issues. But he is still searching for answers www.si.com/nba/adam-sil...
The Last Round, @sportsillustrated.bsky.social’s Boxing Newsletter, launches on Monday. Subscribe — it’s free! www.si.com/boxing/newsl...
Sign Up For SI’s Free Boxing Newsletter
The SI Boxing Newsletter A weekly spotlight on the biggest fights, stories and in-depth reporting on boxing, from features to sharp commentary on combat sports.
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February 14, 2026 at 12:19 AM
The Last Round, @sportsillustrated.bsky.social’s Boxing Newsletter, launches on Monday. Subscribe — it’s free! www.si.com/boxing/newsl...
Reposted by Chris Mannix
The return of @sichrismannix.bsky.social on today’s DP Show! One of my favorite guests and guest-host. And of course the, “You got it, Dan.”
February 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The return of @sichrismannix.bsky.social on today’s DP Show! One of my favorite guests and guest-host. And of course the, “You got it, Dan.”
NEW #OpenFloor pod @sportsillustrated.bsky.social:
▪️ @pablo.show on the NBA's Clippers/Aspiration investigation, why he thinks there is already a "smoking gun," where it goes from here and what he would ask Adam Silver
▪️ George Karl on his new ABA doc "Soul Power." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
▪️ @pablo.show on the NBA's Clippers/Aspiration investigation, why he thinks there is already a "smoking gun," where it goes from here and what he would ask Adam Silver
▪️ George Karl on his new ABA doc "Soul Power." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Kawhi Leonard Aspiration Scandal Continues (w/ Pablo Torre)
Podcast Episode · Open Floor: SI's NBA Show · 02/13/2026 · 52m
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February 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
NEW #OpenFloor pod @sportsillustrated.bsky.social:
▪️ @pablo.show on the NBA's Clippers/Aspiration investigation, why he thinks there is already a "smoking gun," where it goes from here and what he would ask Adam Silver
▪️ George Karl on his new ABA doc "Soul Power." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
▪️ @pablo.show on the NBA's Clippers/Aspiration investigation, why he thinks there is already a "smoking gun," where it goes from here and what he would ask Adam Silver
▪️ George Karl on his new ABA doc "Soul Power." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Alex Sarr update, per Wizards
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Alex Sarr update, per Wizards
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NBA needs 'new system' to disincentivize tanking - Chris Mannix | NBA on NBC
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February 10, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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Column: Nearly a third of the NBA is in a race to the bottom.
Before the All-Star break.
That's not a tanking problem. That's an epidemic. www.si.com/nba/tanking-...
Before the All-Star break.
That's not a tanking problem. That's an epidemic. www.si.com/nba/tanking-...
The NBA’s Tanking Crisis Is Worse Than Ever. Here’s How to Fix It.
The lottery system needs a complete overhaul as more teams brazenly try to lose earlier in the season with no other deterrents working.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Column: Nearly a third of the NBA is in a race to the bottom.
Before the All-Star break.
That's not a tanking problem. That's an epidemic. www.si.com/nba/tanking-...
Before the All-Star break.
That's not a tanking problem. That's an epidemic. www.si.com/nba/tanking-...
NEW pod w/Mauricio Sulaimán:
◾️Why did the WBC strip Shakur Stevenson?
◾️Are there too many interim champions in boxing?
◾️Are the WBC ratings a meritocracy?
◾️The threat of Zuffa Boxing to the sanctioning body system ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
◾️Why did the WBC strip Shakur Stevenson?
◾️Are there too many interim champions in boxing?
◾️Are the WBC ratings a meritocracy?
◾️The threat of Zuffa Boxing to the sanctioning body system ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Mannix vs. Mauricio
Podcast Episode · Boxing with Mannix and Mora · 02/10/2026 · 46m
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February 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
NEW pod w/Mauricio Sulaimán:
◾️Why did the WBC strip Shakur Stevenson?
◾️Are there too many interim champions in boxing?
◾️Are the WBC ratings a meritocracy?
◾️The threat of Zuffa Boxing to the sanctioning body system ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
◾️Why did the WBC strip Shakur Stevenson?
◾️Are there too many interim champions in boxing?
◾️Are the WBC ratings a meritocracy?
◾️The threat of Zuffa Boxing to the sanctioning body system ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
SI’s boxing newsletter launches next week!
Subscribe at @sportsillustrated.bsky.social. Free and straight to your inbox! www.si.com/boxing/newsl...
Subscribe at @sportsillustrated.bsky.social. Free and straight to your inbox! www.si.com/boxing/newsl...
February 9, 2026 at 4:39 PM
SI’s boxing newsletter launches next week!
Subscribe at @sportsillustrated.bsky.social. Free and straight to your inbox! www.si.com/boxing/newsl...
Subscribe at @sportsillustrated.bsky.social. Free and straight to your inbox! www.si.com/boxing/newsl...
NEW pod with @rachel-nichols.bsky.social:
▪️Why it was an “A+” deadline in Washington
▪️Why Milwaukee did the right thing with Giannis
▪️Indiana’s big gamble, Clippers reboot, more 🔽 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
▪️Why it was an “A+” deadline in Washington
▪️Why Milwaukee did the right thing with Giannis
▪️Indiana’s big gamble, Clippers reboot, more 🔽 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
The Trade Deadline Ends & Tanking Season Begins (w/ Rachel Nichols)
Podcast Episode · Open Floor: SI's NBA Show · 02/07/2026 · 50m
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February 7, 2026 at 1:30 PM
NEW pod with @rachel-nichols.bsky.social:
▪️Why it was an “A+” deadline in Washington
▪️Why Milwaukee did the right thing with Giannis
▪️Indiana’s big gamble, Clippers reboot, more 🔽 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
▪️Why it was an “A+” deadline in Washington
▪️Why Milwaukee did the right thing with Giannis
▪️Indiana’s big gamble, Clippers reboot, more 🔽 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
Winners, losers from a wild week www.si.com/nba/trade-de...
NBA Trade Deadline Winners and Losers: Wizards, Bucks, Jazz Make Right Moves
The Mavericks and Bulls have issues that still need to be addressed, while Ja Morant may have had one of the most disappointing weeks around the league.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Winners, losers from a wild week www.si.com/nba/trade-de...
Latest trade deadline chatter @sportsillustrated.bsky.social:
▪️’Wolves believed to need four (or more) teams to get in the Giannis mix
▪️Kings vet could hit the buyout market
▪️Reax to Tuesday’s flurry ⬇️ www.si.com/nba/trade-de...
▪️’Wolves believed to need four (or more) teams to get in the Giannis mix
▪️Kings vet could hit the buyout market
▪️Reax to Tuesday’s flurry ⬇️ www.si.com/nba/trade-de...
NBA Trade Deadline Intel: Timberwolves’ Pursuit of Giannis Antetokounmpo, What to Watch
Assessing the flurry of moves on Tuesday, including the James Harden–Darius Garland swap, and how the market for Ja Morant is shaping up and more.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Latest trade deadline chatter @sportsillustrated.bsky.social:
▪️’Wolves believed to need four (or more) teams to get in the Giannis mix
▪️Kings vet could hit the buyout market
▪️Reax to Tuesday’s flurry ⬇️ www.si.com/nba/trade-de...
▪️’Wolves believed to need four (or more) teams to get in the Giannis mix
▪️Kings vet could hit the buyout market
▪️Reax to Tuesday’s flurry ⬇️ www.si.com/nba/trade-de...
NEW pod with @rachel-nichols.bsky.social:
▪️Jazz take a big swing
▪️Bucks weighing tough Giannis decision
▪️Boston gets its big man. More! ⬇️
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▪️Jazz take a big swing
▪️Bucks weighing tough Giannis decision
▪️Boston gets its big man. More! ⬇️
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Trade Deadline Moves Begin While Harden Wants Out...Again (w/ Rachel Nichols)
Podcast Episode · Open Floor: SI's NBA Show · 02/03/2026 · 1h 4m
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February 3, 2026 at 11:47 PM
NEW pod with @rachel-nichols.bsky.social:
▪️Jazz take a big swing
▪️Bucks weighing tough Giannis decision
▪️Boston gets its big man. More! ⬇️
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
▪️Jazz take a big swing
▪️Bucks weighing tough Giannis decision
▪️Boston gets its big man. More! ⬇️
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
Sources: Clippers, Cavs, have had advanced discussions on a James Harden-Darius Garland swap. Details: www.si.com/nba/trade-de...
Chris Mannix Sources: James Harden–Darius Garland Trade in Advanced Talks
The Clippers have rallied into the play-in race, while the Cavaliers are trying to keep pace in a muddled Eastern Conference.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Sources: Clippers, Cavs, have had advanced discussions on a James Harden-Darius Garland swap. Details: www.si.com/nba/trade-de...
NEW pod w/Sergio Mora Breaking down Shakur Stevenson's masterclass, Keyshawn's return, Xander's unification, Josh Kelly's upset and more! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Shakur Shows Out
Podcast Episode · Boxing with Mannix and Mora · 02/02/2026 · 1h 7m
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February 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM
NEW pod w/Sergio Mora Breaking down Shakur Stevenson's masterclass, Keyshawn's return, Xander's unification, Josh Kelly's upset and more! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
LeBron over Kawhi. Huh.
February 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
LeBron over Kawhi. Huh.