Baxter Holmes

“If the commissioner comes in and investigates to see what the f--- is going on in Phoenix, [he] would be appalled.”   Based on interviews w/ 70+ current & former employees throughout his 17-year tenure as owner, my story on Robert Sarver’s Phoenix Suns: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

As reported here, LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer again met with Wachtell Lipton last week in NYC in what sources told @ShamsCharania and me is expected to be one of the last steps in the investigation: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

I wrote about the Chicago Bulls’ latest rebuild. And what it’s going to take inside the organization to turn a dormant franchise around: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

In January, I spent the playoffs embedded with Sean Payton and the Broncos. Sixteen-hour days, capturing every meeting, decision, and the raw and unfiltered creativity, energy, desperation, rage, joy, and loneliness of trying to win in The Second Season. espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…

LeBron James knew for over a week that he was ready to move on from the Lakers. There’s was no reason to meet in person or virtually. The only difficulty was finding a place in the no-phone zone at Wimbledon for Rich Paul to place the call letting them know… espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

“You can’t make sense of it other than they had to do something. … They couldn’t bring him back.” ESPN story on NBA scouts and executives reacting to the Jaylen Brown trade and attempting to explain why Celtics settled for that return: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

ESPN story on coaches’ concerns about a contract that they hope isn’t precedent setting: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

@Baxter You can ask Baxter questions about the interview starting Wednesday at 1 PM ET on Reddit: spr.ly/6016B8Ftww

If the Salesian Sisters' prayers are answered, the Wemby Era will begin with a Spurs' championship win 👀 @Baxter has more on the viral group ⤵️ spr.ly/6015B8FtwZ

Josh Hart has a theory on how after so many have tried and failed to become the Knicks savior and king of New York, it just might end up being a stocky, 6-foot-2 point guard from Villanova.  "Because I don't think he came in that way. He doesn't care about it," Hart said. "He just wants to win.” Deep dive on A-number 1, king of the hill Jalen Brunson, with cameos from Jimmy Fallon, Q-Tip, Fran Lebowitz, Latrell Sprewell and Jamal Crawford.  espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard and his business adviser have been interviewed by NBA investigators amid the league's probe into allegations the team circumvented the salary cap to compensate Leonard, sources said. spr.ly/6010B8tVFY

NEW: A group of Catholic sisters have gone viral for their decades-long dedication to their hometown team. If their prayers are answered, the Wemby Era will begin with a Spurs win. Meet the Salesian Sisters: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

NEWS: Clippers star Kawhi Leonard, his uncle Dennis Robertson & Clippers owner Steve Ballmer have been interviewed by NBA investigators amid the league’s probe into allegations the team circumvented the salary cap to compensate Leonard, sources tell ESPN. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

Meet the Jackals, the 83-member ultras-style Spurs fan group founded by Victor Wembanyama: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

Judge Stephen V Wilson called Sanberg's fraud "among the worst I've ever seen." He added that Sanberg "hurt a lot of people" and "became greedy, brazen, callous" and "entangled in a web of lies" that continued for years. More from federal court in LA: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

Breaking: Joseph Sanberg, co-founder of green-banking company Aspiration and charged with defrauding investors out of $248M, was just sentenced to 14 years in prison. Aspiration is at the center of an NBA investigation into the Clippers for salary cap circumvention. Story coming.

How De'Aaron Fox became the Spurs' closer - via @ESPN App Fun times talking with De’Aaron and his wife, Recee, for this one. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

NEW: In the age of analytics, one area has long remained especially elusive. "How do you measure fear?" one Western Conference analytics staffer asks. Enter Victor Wembanyama. Says another analytics staffer: "What he does best is hard to quantify." espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

It took months to track down the Shaolin Warrior monk, Master Yan’an, who trained Victor Wembanyama last summer, but we finally spoke on the night the San Antonio Spurs superstar turned in a legendary performance in Game 1 of the WCF. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

Wright Thompson spent a ton of time around Steve Kerr this season and dropped this story today. Gives plenty of insight into Kerr’s choice to return to the Warriors after agonizing over the decision for months. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

New story: LeBron and the Lakers both might need each other more than either side would care to admit espn.com/nba/story/_/id…