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Katie Heindl
@wtevs.bsky.social
basketballfeelings.com
NBA TV, The Association
Writer: NYT Mag, SLAM, The Believer, Rolling Stone, SB, Dime, NBA dot com, Yahoo Sports, VICE, Hazlitt, a book, the list goes on brother
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Wemby gonna chew these dudes out in French and then go right back to his Brandon Sanderson
February 16, 2026 at 12:15 AM
YES wemby bring on the century of american humiliation
February 15, 2026 at 11:47 PM
seeing norm and pascal playing together again 😭
February 15, 2026 at 10:43 PM
VERY under-slept but the softness of this hug made me choke up
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Alperen Sengun grew up watching Nikola Jokić...

Now he gets to share an All-Star locker with him 🌟

Watch the 2026 NBA All-Star Game tomorrow at 5:00pm/et on NBC & Peacock!
February 14, 2026 at 7:42 PM
me, later today, at one of the more consequential pressers in adam silver’s tenure and the nba’s direction: we all know about jestermaxxing but have you considered… jessermaxxing?
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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Excellent piece, mostly about basketball, but also thoughtfully more.

“Where does that leave us?” is perhaps the question of our time.
went long on the dark side of who/what we consider valuable, the trade deadline, the gutting of the washington post, and giannis' investment in prediction market, kalshi
Degradation by design
Valuation's dark side as seen in the NBA trade deadline, gutting of The Washington Post, and Giannis Antetokounmpo's investment in the betting platform, Kalshi.
www.basketballfeelings.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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New @lockedonraptors.bsky.social where @wtevs.bsky.social joins me from LA to talk All-Star

🏀Raps guys all over the weekend, what fun!
🏀Saturday night predictions & RIP Skills Challenge
🏀A half dozen existential crises hang over the weekend; will Silver get grilled?

youtu.be/nWK-H_MSloY
It's a Toronto Raptors ALL-STAR TAKEOVER; but are the NBA's existential problems the REAL story?
YouTube video by Locked On Raptors
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February 13, 2026 at 3:42 PM
all star is fun because you end up bowling in a west hollywood basement with jaime jaquez
February 13, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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This is the column I wish I had written about the Vit trade
"Jesus, too, had to leave his “team” (the disciples) for reasons beyond his control. Yet one of these men is hailed as the Messiah while the other is smeared as a fatsuit-clad diva."

@kylietcheung.bsky.social is back at BASKETBALL FEELINGS to sort out james harden's move to cleveland, thank god
Jesus was crucified, too
James Harden's greatest supporter returns with her thoughts on the superstar's latest trade.
www.basketballfeelings.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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After a week of deep introspection and with the persuasion of this article, I am fully a Harden convert. I am ready to preach the gospel
"Jesus, too, had to leave his “team” (the disciples) for reasons beyond his control. Yet one of these men is hailed as the Messiah while the other is smeared as a fatsuit-clad diva."

@kylietcheung.bsky.social is back at BASKETBALL FEELINGS to sort out james harden's move to cleveland, thank god
Jesus was crucified, too
James Harden's greatest supporter returns with her thoughts on the superstar's latest trade.
www.basketballfeelings.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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the hyperlinks are all super important
February 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
"Jesus, too, had to leave his “team” (the disciples) for reasons beyond his control. Yet one of these men is hailed as the Messiah while the other is smeared as a fatsuit-clad diva."

@kylietcheung.bsky.social is back at BASKETBALL FEELINGS to sort out james harden's move to cleveland, thank god
Jesus was crucified, too
James Harden's greatest supporter returns with her thoughts on the superstar's latest trade.
www.basketballfeelings.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:56 PM
get yours, g-wiz
TMZ: The performer of the Washington Wizards mascot, G-Wiz, has hired an attorney in preparation to sue Lakers center Jaxson Hayes, who shoved the mascot during warmups. He has hired the same lawyer that represented Hayes’ ex-girlfriend, Sofia Jamora, in her domestic violence lawsuit against Hayes.
Wizards Mascot Retains Sofia Jamora's Attorney After Jaxson Hayes Shove
Nearly two weeks after Lakers forward Jaxson Hayes shoved Washington Wizards mascot G-Wiz during pregame introductions ... TMZ Sports has learned that the person behind the mask has lawyered up -- and...
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February 11, 2026 at 4:27 AM
lakers lineup tn
February 11, 2026 at 4:06 AM
February 11, 2026 at 3:22 AM
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“I don’t know when we started carrying water for billionaires, buying the belief that being rich means being inherently astute or fiscally intelligent, but there’s nobody more pleased than them that we did.”
went long on the dark side of who/what we consider valuable, the trade deadline, the gutting of the washington post, and giannis' investment in prediction market, kalshi
Degradation by design
Valuation's dark side as seen in the NBA trade deadline, gutting of The Washington Post, and Giannis Antetokounmpo's investment in the betting platform, Kalshi.
www.basketballfeelings.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
riding the crosstown and can confirm it’s bumpin, also that the announcement speakers are already blown out somehow
February 8, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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‘It also feels gross’. Katie nails it.
went long on the dark side of who/what we consider valuable, the trade deadline, the gutting of the washington post, and giannis' investment in prediction market, kalshi
Degradation by design
Valuation's dark side as seen in the NBA trade deadline, gutting of The Washington Post, and Giannis Antetokounmpo's investment in the betting platform, Kalshi.
www.basketballfeelings.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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"...you just have to start. Roughly, badly, not how you picture, and probably different than where you’ll end up, but the value — in a writer’s case — is in writing and in turn, giving somebody the choice to read you." @wtevs.bsky.social www.basketballfeelings.com/p/degradatio...
Degradation by design
Valuation's dark side as seen in the NBA trade deadline, gutting of The Washington Post, and Giannis Antetokounmpo's investment in the betting platform, Kalshi.
www.basketballfeelings.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:24 PM
went long on the dark side of who/what we consider valuable, the trade deadline, the gutting of the washington post, and giannis' investment in prediction market, kalshi
Degradation by design
Valuation's dark side as seen in the NBA trade deadline, gutting of The Washington Post, and Giannis Antetokounmpo's investment in the betting platform, Kalshi.
www.basketballfeelings.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:09 PM
dude bocelli did NESSUN DORMA at the opening ceremony, sobbing
February 7, 2026 at 12:36 AM
need the japan, nigeria, haiti and mongolia olympic kits
February 7, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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asking questions in challenging situations! anthony edwards’ maturation up close! book writing! the deeply human side of being on the beat! the timberwolves group chat! the shifting emotional iq of media! the BASKETBALL FEELINGS podcast episode 67 with @christopherhine.bsky.social!
The Basktball Feelings Podcast, Episode 67: Chris Hine
Author and Timberwolves beat writer on the emotional nuance of asking hard questions, writing his book "Ant", and the human side of being on the beat.
www.basketballfeelings.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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This was a wonderful chat with Katie. Go follow her and support her work!
asking questions in challenging situations! anthony edwards’ maturation up close! book writing! the deeply human side of being on the beat! the timberwolves group chat! the shifting emotional iq of media! the BASKETBALL FEELINGS podcast episode 67 with @christopherhine.bsky.social!
The Basktball Feelings Podcast, Episode 67: Chris Hine
Author and Timberwolves beat writer on the emotional nuance of asking hard questions, writing his book "Ant", and the human side of being on the beat.
www.basketballfeelings.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:03 PM
asking questions in challenging situations! anthony edwards’ maturation up close! book writing! the deeply human side of being on the beat! the timberwolves group chat! the shifting emotional iq of media! the BASKETBALL FEELINGS podcast episode 67 with @christopherhine.bsky.social!
The Basktball Feelings Podcast, Episode 67: Chris Hine
Author and Timberwolves beat writer on the emotional nuance of asking hard questions, writing his book "Ant", and the human side of being on the beat.
www.basketballfeelings.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM