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Rob Peterson
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DME, @theathleticnba Executive editor of "The Basketball 100." Can type "Antetokounmpo" without looking at the keyboard. Fan of hoops, TCM and Wisc. stuff. Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22. Rank sentimentalist.
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · Apr 23
Thanks to all the new followers. If you love the NBA or know someone who does, please consider buying this book. We worked on it for a while and we're proud of it.

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The Basketball 100
A celebration of basketball by way of the 100 greatest players to ever grace the court in the history of the NBA—from The Athletic’s foremost basketball writers and analysts the game has to offer. Wit...
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Cosmo taking the baton. True friend. #TCMParty
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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I love how everyone starts looking at each other when Lena speaks. #TCMParty
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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This movie is 73 years old and Rita Moreno is still with us. #TCMParty
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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RF’s suit! #TCMParty
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Funky censor cut. Drink! #TCMParty
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Oh, hi, Cyd #TCMParty
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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If I were a billionaire oligarch, I would have a Broadway Melody set in one of my mansions. #TCMParty
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Few insults are as mean as those from 1920s silent movies ;)

From 'Kiki' (1926)
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November 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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I don’t know if it was Kelly or Donen who decided to have the camera follow and “dance” with Kelly, but it’s brilliant. We’re dancing, too. #TCMParty
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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You go from Good Morning to Kelly jumping onto a lamp post and singin’ in the rain. Chills still. #TCMParty
November 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Another reason SITR works is the supporting performances of O’Connor and Hagen, two of the best in history. #TCMParty
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Moses Supposes would be a GOAT dance scene in most novies, but here it begins a murders’ row of ridiculous numbers: Moses, Good Morning, title number, Broadway Melody. #TCMParty
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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One of the great things about Singin’ in the Rain is it knows that movies are phony artifice and, in turn, we know that, but that artifice can make art that and artist who bring out emotions in the audience. #TCMParty
November 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Every suit in Singin’ in the Rain is perfect, right @dieworkwear.bsky.social ? #TCMParty
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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I know, at the time, that this was the lesser movie next to An American in Paris, but SITR is far more joyful, and I think, better directed. #TCMParty
November 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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This number never fails to, yes, make me laugh. #TCMParty
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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The costumes in Singin’ in the Rain are spectacular #TCMParty
November 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Yesterday, @theathletic.com revealed our top 25 players of the quarter century. Now, readers get to choose their top 25 in our reader poll. Vote today!

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The Athletic NBA’s top player reader poll: Who are your 25 best of this century?
We made our picks for the best NBA players of this quarter century. Now, we're giving you the opportunity to make your picks.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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I sat on a couch and talked about the NBA :

(my part starts at 15 min. mark)

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NBA Scandals, College Football Payouts and WNBA CBA Madness
YouTube video by The Athletic Show
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November 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Wonderful work from @curlyfro.bsky.social and James Jackson on NBA pioneers Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, who broke the league's color barrier in the '50s, & are being honored during the NBA's 75th anniversary season. In
@theathletic.com:

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The NBA integrated 75 years ago with the debuts of three Black players
The stories and legacies of Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton have been woven into the fabric of the NBA.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Need to catch up on today's NBA news? We have everything at The Athletic: www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
NBA gambling investigation live updates: Latest statements, player reactions on arrests in betting, poker schemes
Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Heat guard Terry Rozier were among those arrested in an FBI probe into sports gambling.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Always read DA! Also, "Roundball Rock" is a total earworm. Haven't been able to stop humming/b-b-b-b-basketballing it for a couple of days now.

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October 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Every year, Brewers. Every year
October 18, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Annnnnd another missed strike call leads to a Dodgers run. Sigh...
October 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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TBS’ camera on home plate feels as if it’s in left field.
October 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM