Eric Nehm

After yesterday's parade, Giannis Antetokounmpo hugged Jon Horst, stood on a Jeep and then chatted with me about the Bucks' championship run. "Now they respect us, man. Milwaukee is on the f**king map again." Our 1-on-1 conversation at @TheAthletic: theathletic.com/2723411/2021/0…

NEW: The 5 Dimensions of Wembanyama: My season inside Wemby’s World A journey through the five elements that make up Victor, diving into my first-person experience of covering the most mind-bending athlete on the planet, humanizing the man known as The Alien. Read below 👇

Free to read: @JaredWeissNBA spent this season closely covering Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. Here’s what we’ve learned about the NBA’s Next Big Thing. nytimes.com/athletic/72935…

Giannis Antetokounmpo is back in Athens, watching the EuroLeague Final between Olympiacos and Real Madrid.

🥶 That’s an event you don’t miss @Giannis_An34 and @Thanasis_ante43 are present! #F4GLORY

It’s almost hand-wringing season in Cleveland. Before we do that, let’s pause to remember the Knicks were in the ECF last year, failed, and learned from it. Are they better than the Cavs now? Yes, but it’s not necessarily permanent @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/73040…

Bucks head coach Taylor Jenkins continues to finalize his coaching staff for the 2026-27 season, but league sources tell @TheAthletic that Darvin Ham, Patrick St. Andrews and Joe Boylan are expected to be a part of Jenkins' staff. With @sam_amick: nytimes.com/athletic/72899…

This series demands courage. Jared McCain, fearless and buoyed by Page 21 of the book he carries everywhere, is sprouting: nytimes.com/athletic/73025…

🆕 @TheAthletic The week ends with Tier I Cream of the crop On balance off balance doesn't matter Nobody does it better Thanks for reading this week (or: please read I didn't do this for no damn list on social media 😆) nytimes.com/athletic/72947…

I spoke to three NBA front office execs (anonymously) about the Wemby problem, and why his early rise is changing how teams build their rosters, at @TheAthletic nytimes.com/athletic/72994…

Here's our initial story on the Mavs and Jason Kidd going their separate ways nytimes.com/athletic/72905…

Masai Ujiri on parting ways with Jason Kidd: “As we evaluate the future of our basketball program, we believe this is the right moment for a new direction for our team. We have high expectations for this franchise and a responsibility to build a basketball organization capable of sustained championship contention. We will conduct a thorough, disciplined search for our next head coach and continue to evaluate our entire basketball operations staff to ensure we compete at the standard Mavs fans expect and deserve.”

DOUBLE. OT. Live updates from Spurs-Thunder here: nytimes.com/athletic/live-…

Wemby now has his second 30-20 game of his career with a batshit crazy 3 from the logo. That was insane. Tie game.

Wemby just hit a shot from Ardmore to tie the game at 108 Thunder ball with 26 seconds left in OT

This game is freaking awesome.

Mitch Johnson calls a timeout as Devin Vassell is losing his balance on the sideline. All tied at 97 with 53.4 seconds to play. Unbelievable game.