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That Time I Played Sports Journalist

A lot of people think sports bloggers are long-winded, stat-obsessed shut-ins, howling into the void from Cheeto-dusted hovels in their mothers’ basements. That’s dumb. My mother doesn’t even have a basement. Below are some highlights from my time as a staff writer for Silver Screen & Roll (SB Nation) and Hoops Habit (FanSided).

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Vic "The Brick" Needs a Haircut

Vic "The Brick" Needs a Haircut

Vic “The Brick” Needs a Haircut

Ahead of Kobe Bryant's final opening night, I wrote a feature story about LA sports media figure, Vic "The Brick" Jacobs, and the ridiculous pact that bound the two of them. Interviewing Vic was a surreal experience, I will cherish that audio forever. 

The Clippers are the Worst

The Clippers are the Worst

The Clippers are the Worst

Over the span of a glorious 24 hours during the summer of 2015, Twitter lost its collective mind over the free agency dalliances of DeAndre Jordan. 

Andrei Kirilenko: Basketball savant and Russian civic hero

Andrei Kirilenko: Basketball savant and Russian civic hero

Andrei Kirilenko: Basketball Savant and Russian Civic Hero

You don't even have to look at the date of this article to know it was written during the dog days of the NBA summer. Still had fun writing it.