Mike Prada. (PRAY-duh)

On 🔵sky now, same username if you wanna follow.

Daniss Jenkins’ confidence never wavers. His teammates first took notice during an offseason camp in San Diego last summer. More on how that confidence fueled Jenkins from a two-way contract to a career night: nytimes.com/athletic/71428…

Honestly, Wemby makes some great points. (And great get by @JaredWeissNBA)

After another Spurs win, I ended up in a lengthy debate with Victor Wembanyama about his MVP candidacy. This is the story of how it all unfolded. “I’ll try to make sure that by the end of the season, there’s no debate.” nytimes.com/athletic/71428…

The Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA’s reigning champion, will not make the customary visit to the White House while in Washington due to a “timing issue”, a team spokesperson told @TheAthletic. More here: nytimes.com/athletic/71338…

The Milwaukee Bucks have approached Giannis Antetokounmpo about getting shut down the rest of this season, per league sources, but Antetokounmpo remains uninterested in such an approach. On the uncomfortable situation in Milwaukee, at @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/71281…

On a night Bam Adebayo went for 83, one person in the building scored even more points. Story on Jamie Carrig, the man who had to draw 43 circles: nytimes.com/athletic/71235…

We are live blogging Mavericks-Celtics! nytimes.com/athletic/live-…

Kon Knueppel is on pace to become the greatest shooter of all time. What’s crazy is… he can actually be even more. My new video on the star rookie + mapping out his future for @TheAthletic: youtu.be/Q2IpPBzTxE8?is…

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Lu Dort to @TheAthletic on the play that got him ejected in Friday’s game vs Denver: “That’s a physical game and there’s limits to it. And I went over the limit.” More here: nytimes.com/athletic/70860…

NEW STORY: Carter Bryant used to chase his dreams in silence. Bryant grew up playing basketball with deaf kids, learning to play defense without a word. It taught him how to compete and how to trust. As he prepared for the NBA All-Star Dunk Contest and Rising Stars game, we spoke about how the deaf community shaped who he is today. “For the longest time, I thought half the population was deaf and half the population was hearing." theathletic.com/7043788/2026/0…

🆕How much has Alex Sarr improved this season? @TheAthleticNBA sat down with Sarr and assistant coach Adam Caporn, and they broke down seven plays that show Sarr's growth. The story, with video, is unlocked for everyone to read via the link below. nytimes.com/athletic/70340…

@TimBontemps I think that's giving will Lewis too much credit

So I guess in NBA parlance, Will Lewis is now the equivalent of Nico Harrison? Good riddance. If only him leaving could reverse this week’s senseless course of action.

Last night, I chatted with Giannis Antetokounmpo about how he is feeling heading into the trade deadline. "I want to be here, but I want to be here to win, not fighting for my life to make the playoffs." On a difficult situation, at @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/70208…

Nothing feels right. Not the drive to the arena. Not the theatrics of game day. Not the game or the city itself. Warriors v Wolves marked a reach for any bit of normalcy, which proved far beyond anyone's grasp. nytimes.com/athletic/69978…

Our video feature on Wemby’s hand-picked ultras fan section, the Jackals. Great work by @JeshuaKidd producing this one

Here's the full story. You'll want to read this one. nytimes.com/athletic/69664…

What's it like for Victor Wembanyama to: -Present a PowerPoint to you -Watch film of your performance -FaceTime you and your infant son -Pull up to your practice, then stay for two hours @JaredWeissNBA on the Jackals, the community that Wemby built.

1-on-1 with Wemby: Victor Wembanyama’s blood clot threatened to take away almost everything he held dearly. It also lit a fire within him to expand his world. Months later, he found himself standing in front of Big Red and the captains of his passion project that he hand selected, delivering the first PowerPoint presentation of his life. From tears to puke to cheers, this is the crazy story of Wemby and the Jackals, the NBA’s first ultras fan group. Wemby wanted to build something bigger than himself. It became so much more. New Wemby exclusive on @TheAthleticNBA theathletic.com/6966415/2026/0…

Really excited for the story @JaredWeissNBA is dropping tomorrow. A LOT of work went into this one. You'll enjoy the payoff.