Yaron Weitzman
@yaronweitzman.bsky.social
(Ya-rone) NBA reporter // Author of "Tanking to the Top" and "A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers" https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736427/a-hollywood-ending-by-yaron-weitzman/
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Yaron Weitzman
@yaronweitzman.bsky.social
· Oct 21
A Hollywood Ending by Yaron Weitzman: 9780385550222 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
NBA journalist Yaron Weitzman lays out the high stakes drama happening inside the Lakers' organization as they try to juggle the warring priorities between LeBron James and the Buss family. When LeBr...
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1) So my book comes out today. Maybe you've seen some viral headlines. Which is great, but the book is also much deeper and more nuanced than all that. I spent 3 years on it, interviewed nearly 300 people. If you care about these characters or this world in any way, I really think you'll like it.
Thank you to @theguardian.com for the very nice write-up on A Hollywood Ending:
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
A Hollywood ending? Inside the final days of LeBron James in Los Angeles
A new book explores how an all-time great and a world famous franchise handle the waning of a monumental career
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Thank you to @theguardian.com for the very nice write-up on A Hollywood Ending:
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
This @jamesherbert.bsky.social story on the small guards succeeding in the modern NBA was fantastic. So much great stuff in here:
www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba...
www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba...
How the NBA's 6-footers can survive -- and thrive -- in increasingly tall league
Davion Mitchell, Jamal Shead and Collin Gillespie -- all 6-foot-1 and under -- are providing the blueprint for today's short kings
www.cbssports.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This @jamesherbert.bsky.social story on the small guards succeeding in the modern NBA was fantastic. So much great stuff in here:
www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba...
www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba...
Is there a sporting event besides the NBA Cup where the announcers push the sponsor name this much? I’ve never seen company men like the entire Amazon group, feels like they all get "Emirates" in there every time.
December 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Is there a sporting event besides the NBA Cup where the announcers push the sponsor name this much? I’ve never seen company men like the entire Amazon group, feels like they all get "Emirates" in there every time.
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And for the holiday season I'll get this going again:
Send me a proof of order for (email: lebronlakersbook at gmail) and I’ll send you this bookmark. It will be like you’re reading alongside LeBron! You’ll also get a bookplate made out to you or anyone (and lmk if there’s a special message)
Send me a proof of order for (email: lebronlakersbook at gmail) and I’ll send you this bookmark. It will be like you’re reading alongside LeBron! You’ll also get a bookplate made out to you or anyone (and lmk if there’s a special message)
December 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
And for the holiday season I'll get this going again:
Send me a proof of order for (email: lebronlakersbook at gmail) and I’ll send you this bookmark. It will be like you’re reading alongside LeBron! You’ll also get a bookplate made out to you or anyone (and lmk if there’s a special message)
Send me a proof of order for (email: lebronlakersbook at gmail) and I’ll send you this bookmark. It will be like you’re reading alongside LeBron! You’ll also get a bookplate made out to you or anyone (and lmk if there’s a special message)
Holiday season means I’m legally required to plug my book. That being the case, if you’re looking to gift a sports book to a loved one, how about one on the LeBron-era Lakers that was named one of @newyorker.com Best Books of 2025?
Link👇👇👇
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736427...
Link👇👇👇
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736427...
A Hollywood Ending by Yaron Weitzman: 9780385550222 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
NBA journalist Yaron Weitzman lays out the high stakes drama happening inside the Lakers' organization as they try to juggle the warring priorities between LeBron James and the Buss family. When LeBr...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Holiday season means I’m legally required to plug my book. That being the case, if you’re looking to gift a sports book to a loved one, how about one on the LeBron-era Lakers that was named one of @newyorker.com Best Books of 2025?
Link👇👇👇
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736427...
Link👇👇👇
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736427...
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I think Yaron is still the guy writing about pooping in the NBA but The New Yorker says he wrote one of the best books of the year and damn it they are right. Go buy it!
So this was pretty cool: @newyorker.com put A HOLLYWOOD ENDING on its Best Books of 2025 list!
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I think Yaron is still the guy writing about pooping in the NBA but The New Yorker says he wrote one of the best books of the year and damn it they are right. Go buy it!
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Really would give this my highest recommendation for Lakers fans, great Christmas gift book for dad
So this was pretty cool: @newyorker.com put A HOLLYWOOD ENDING on its Best Books of 2025 list!
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Really would give this my highest recommendation for Lakers fans, great Christmas gift book for dad
So this was pretty cool: @newyorker.com put A HOLLYWOOD ENDING on its Best Books of 2025 list!
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
December 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
So this was pretty cool: @newyorker.com put A HOLLYWOOD ENDING on its Best Books of 2025 list!
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
And, once again, if you're interested in learning more about the context here and the further splintering of the Buss family, well: www.amazon.com/Hollywood-En....
I'll also share this paragraph from the end of the book:
I'll also share this paragraph from the end of the book:
November 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
And, once again, if you're interested in learning more about the context here and the further splintering of the Buss family, well: www.amazon.com/Hollywood-En....
I'll also share this paragraph from the end of the book:
I'll also share this paragraph from the end of the book:
So this was pretty cool: A HOLLYWOOD ENDING made the "briefly noted" section of @newyorker.com!
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
So this was pretty cool: A HOLLYWOOD ENDING made the "briefly noted" section of @newyorker.com!
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
Had a blast talking about LeBron and the Lakers with the great @bomani-jones.bsky.social on @righttimebomani.bsky.social.
YouTube: youtu.be/Dh6OPgBUMxU?...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1uwy...
And, if interested, you can buy the book here: www.amazon.com/Hollywood-En...
YouTube: youtu.be/Dh6OPgBUMxU?...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1uwy...
And, if interested, you can buy the book here: www.amazon.com/Hollywood-En...
LeBron's Bizarre relationship with the Lakers, how will his time in Los Angeles end? | Bomani Jones
YouTube video by The Right Time with Bomani Jones
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November 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Had a blast talking about LeBron and the Lakers with the great @bomani-jones.bsky.social on @righttimebomani.bsky.social.
YouTube: youtu.be/Dh6OPgBUMxU?...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1uwy...
And, if interested, you can buy the book here: www.amazon.com/Hollywood-En...
YouTube: youtu.be/Dh6OPgBUMxU?...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1uwy...
And, if interested, you can buy the book here: www.amazon.com/Hollywood-En...
Jeez @michaelvpina.bsky.social save some awards for the rest of us
🧵 Writing contest winners: Game Coverage
1st, @thompsonscribe.bsky.social, www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...
2nd @loganmmurdock.bsky.social, www.theringer.com/2025/06/17/n...
3rd @jonkrawczynski.bsky.social, www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
1st, @thompsonscribe.bsky.social, www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...
2nd @loganmmurdock.bsky.social, www.theringer.com/2025/06/17/n...
3rd @jonkrawczynski.bsky.social, www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
The moment is not too big for Jalen Williams, who has taken over these NBA Finals
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Jeez @michaelvpina.bsky.social save some awards for the rest of us
Did Lizza and Nuzzi break twitter?
November 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Did Lizza and Nuzzi break twitter?
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Incredible anecdote from @yaronweitzman.bsky.social's A HOLLYWOOD ENDING, available wherever fine books are sold: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736427...
November 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Incredible anecdote from @yaronweitzman.bsky.social's A HOLLYWOOD ENDING, available wherever fine books are sold: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736427...
I LOVE reading @jamesherbert.bsky.social when he writes about a young player that excites him.
This, on VJ Edgecombe, is great:
www.cbssports.com/nba/news/vj-...
This, on VJ Edgecombe, is great:
www.cbssports.com/nba/news/vj-...
Sixers rookie VJ Edgecombe has been 'better than we could have hoped'
The 20-year-old guard, picked No. 3 in the draft, is already doing it all in Philly
www.cbssports.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I LOVE reading @jamesherbert.bsky.social when he writes about a young player that excites him.
This, on VJ Edgecombe, is great:
www.cbssports.com/nba/news/vj-...
This, on VJ Edgecombe, is great:
www.cbssports.com/nba/news/vj-...
Understanding the format and rules to an all star game shouldn’t feel like trying to solve an SAT problem
So to sum up the All-Star Game selection process this season:
24 All-Stars
12 from each conference
Positions don't matter
16 US players
8 World players
2 US teams
1 World team
8 players per team
If there are not enough US or World players then Adam Silver will select more to fill out the teams.
24 All-Stars
12 from each conference
Positions don't matter
16 US players
8 World players
2 US teams
1 World team
8 players per team
If there are not enough US or World players then Adam Silver will select more to fill out the teams.
Looks like NBA just revealed the All-Star Game format this season. Two teams of American players and one World team. Same selection process for the All-Stars but they will not be picked based on position. So positionless All-Stars selections.
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Understanding the format and rules to an all star game shouldn’t feel like trying to solve an SAT problem
Ja Morant has seven turnovers and is -25 in the first half here at MSG and yet, somehow, that doesn't capture how poorly he's playing and how uninterested he looks
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Ja Morant has seven turnovers and is -25 in the first half here at MSG and yet, somehow, that doesn't capture how poorly he's playing and how uninterested he looks
Nico Harrison has added an “unemployed” to his instagram page www.instagram.com/nicoharrison...
November 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Nico Harrison has added an “unemployed” to his instagram page www.instagram.com/nicoharrison...
JJ Redick throwing a fit about not being able to challenge a call that he'd 100% lose is pretty perfect
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
JJ Redick throwing a fit about not being able to challenge a call that he'd 100% lose is pretty perfect
INBOX: The NBA Board of Governors has unanimously approved the sale of the majority interest in the Lakers to Mark Walter. The transaction is expected to close shortly.
October 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
INBOX: The NBA Board of Governors has unanimously approved the sale of the majority interest in the Lakers to Mark Walter. The transaction is expected to close shortly.
Well that was fun and interesting! Feel free to check out the answers in the link below (especially if you're not a fan of me or what you've seen of the book so far—answered a lot of questions from people who seem to have that opinion and had what I think was a really healthy back-and-forth)
Doing an AMA over at Lakers Reddit at 5pm ET/2pm PT but opened up the link early. Talking my book and everything Lakers. Come on through!
Link below:
www.reddit.com/r/lakers/com...
Link below:
www.reddit.com/r/lakers/com...
From the lakers community on Reddit: I'm Yaron Weitzman, NBA reporter and author of A HOLLYWOOD ENDING: THE DREAMS AND DRAMA OF THE LEBRON LAKERS (that new book that's out on the LeBron era). AMA...
Explore this post and more from the lakers community
www.reddit.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Well that was fun and interesting! Feel free to check out the answers in the link below (especially if you're not a fan of me or what you've seen of the book so far—answered a lot of questions from people who seem to have that opinion and had what I think was a really healthy back-and-forth)
Doing an AMA over at Lakers Reddit at 5pm ET/2pm PT but opened up the link early. Talking my book and everything Lakers. Come on through!
Link below:
www.reddit.com/r/lakers/com...
Link below:
www.reddit.com/r/lakers/com...
From the lakers community on Reddit: I'm Yaron Weitzman, NBA reporter and author of A HOLLYWOOD ENDING: THE DREAMS AND DRAMA OF THE LEBRON LAKERS (that new book that's out on the LeBron era). AMA...
Explore this post and more from the lakers community
www.reddit.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Doing an AMA over at Lakers Reddit at 5pm ET/2pm PT but opened up the link early. Talking my book and everything Lakers. Come on through!
Link below:
www.reddit.com/r/lakers/com...
Link below:
www.reddit.com/r/lakers/com...
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Remember when the Lakers hired a podcaster with no coaching experience and we had a nice little Summer Media Freakout? On today’s Phantom Island, I talked to @yaronweitzman.bsky.social about what the J.J. Redick experiment looks like after Year 1.
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What's the early verdict on J.J. Redick, Lakers head coach?
Podcast Episode · Phantom Island · 10/29/2025 · 39m
podcasts.apple.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Remember when the Lakers hired a podcaster with no coaching experience and we had a nice little Summer Media Freakout? On today’s Phantom Island, I talked to @yaronweitzman.bsky.social about what the J.J. Redick experiment looks like after Year 1.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...