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🧵 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...
The moment is not too big for Jalen Williams, who has taken over these NBA Finals
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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🧵 Writing contest winners: News & Analysis
1st @baxterholmes.bsky.social & @bannedmacmahon.bsky.social, www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

2nd @jwquick.bsky.social, www.nytimes.com/athletic/616...

3rd @gxjones.bsky.social, www.libertyballers.com/2024/10/15/2...
'He's got it': An oral history of the NBA's COVID-19 shutdown -- and how it changed sports forever
On the fifth anniversary of the night the NBA shut down, ESPN reveals how it happened, down to the minute -- told by the players, executives, politicians, doctors and journalists who were there.
www.espn.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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🧵 Writing contest winners: Columns
1st @jledwardsiii.bsky.social, www.nytimes.com/athletic/636...

2nd @gxjones.bsky.social, www.libertyballers.com/2025/6/12/24...

3rd @michaelgrangenba.bsky.social, www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...
The New York Knicks, after 25 long, humbling and frustrating seasons, are back
New York basketball is back, relevant and thriving, and this just might be the beginning of what's to come.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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🧵 Writing contest winners: Magazine-Length Features
1st @michaelvpina.bsky.social, www.theringer.com/2025/04/24/n...

2nd Adam Himmelsbach, www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/26/s...

3rd Dave McMenamin, www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
The Genius of Jokic
To appreciate the Denver Nuggets’ generational star, you have to appreciate what truly separates him: his brain. “He’s probably the smartest player that’s ever played,” says Christian Braun.
www.theringer.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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🧵 Writing contest winners: Moderate-Length Features
1st @sichrismannix.bsky.social, www.si.com/nba/2024-25-...

2nd Adam Himmelsbach, www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/05/s...

3rd @jonkrawczynski.bsky.social, www.nytimes.com/athletic/580...
The Seeker: As a Rookie, Victor Wembanyama Took Over the NBA. His Journey Is Just Beginning.
Ahead of the 2024–25 season, all eyes are on the Spurs phenom who is on a quest to hone his mind to match his (remarkably impressive) physical gifts.
www.si.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
prohoopswriters.bsky.social
🧵 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...
The moment is not too big for Jalen Williams, who has taken over these NBA Finals
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
prohoopswriters.bsky.social
🧵 Writing contest winners: News & Analysis
1st @baxterholmes.bsky.social & @bannedmacmahon.bsky.social, www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

2nd @jwquick.bsky.social, www.nytimes.com/athletic/616...

3rd @gxjones.bsky.social, www.libertyballers.com/2024/10/15/2...
'He's got it': An oral history of the NBA's COVID-19 shutdown -- and how it changed sports forever
On the fifth anniversary of the night the NBA shut down, ESPN reveals how it happened, down to the minute -- told by the players, executives, politicians, doctors and journalists who were there.
www.espn.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
prohoopswriters.bsky.social
🧵 Writing contest winners: Columns
1st @jledwardsiii.bsky.social, www.nytimes.com/athletic/636...

2nd @gxjones.bsky.social, www.libertyballers.com/2025/6/12/24...

3rd @michaelgrangenba.bsky.social, www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...
The New York Knicks, after 25 long, humbling and frustrating seasons, are back
New York basketball is back, relevant and thriving, and this just might be the beginning of what's to come.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
prohoopswriters.bsky.social
🧵 Writing contest winners: Magazine-Length Features
1st @michaelvpina.bsky.social, www.theringer.com/2025/04/24/n...

2nd Adam Himmelsbach, www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/26/s...

3rd Dave McMenamin, www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
The Genius of Jokic
To appreciate the Denver Nuggets’ generational star, you have to appreciate what truly separates him: his brain. “He’s probably the smartest player that’s ever played,” says Christian Braun.
www.theringer.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
prohoopswriters.bsky.social
🧵 Writing contest winners: Moderate-Length Features
1st @sichrismannix.bsky.social, www.si.com/nba/2024-25-...

2nd Adam Himmelsbach, www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/05/s...

3rd @jonkrawczynski.bsky.social, www.nytimes.com/athletic/580...
The Seeker: As a Rookie, Victor Wembanyama Took Over the NBA. His Journey Is Just Beginning.
Ahead of the 2024–25 season, all eyes are on the Spurs phenom who is on a quest to hone his mind to match his (remarkably impressive) physical gifts.
www.si.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM