Marcus Thompson II

📕 DYNASTIES: The Ten G.O.A.T. Teams That Changed the NBA Forever OUT NOW! bit.ly/DYNASTIES Featuring 🎨 of @ymhuang_illos The NBA is propped up by dynasties, each one building on the next, taking the game to heights never imagined —and impacting society along the way.

Stephon Castle is the spirit of the Spurs because of the energy he brings. nytimes.com/athletic/72999…

What a story!

The debut of our new Valkyries podcast! Was going to start on Wednesday, but after the win over the Liberty, why wait? @nathancanilao joins me with special guest @madkenney Apple: apple.co/4wLBKFw Spotify: bit.ly/4wJEH9t

Free to all: Upon the completion of his masterpiece, Victor Wembanyama posed. A portrait of what’s to come. nytimes.com/athletic/72913…

Why is watching the NBA playoffs at a bar harder than it should be? Free to all ✍️🏾@curlyfro nytimes.com/athletic/72620…

Epic

In Game 4, Anthony Edwards delivered a Mother’s Day gem. For his mom, for the Wolves, and all of us who’ve lost. Free to all. nytimes.com/athletic/72698…

In Game 3, Anthony Edwards delivered a Mother’s Day gem. For his mom, for the Wolves, and all of us who’ve lost. Free to all. nytimes.com/athletic/72698…

While covering the Las Vegas Aces’ championship run in 2025, I tried to hide my pregnancy. Then it turned high-risk. For my first Mother’s Day as a mom, I wrote about what that season was really like and what it taught me, for @usatstudioix ⬇️ usatoday.com/story/sports/w…

Steve Kerr, the Warriors and the need for reinvention nytimes.com/athletic/72679…

I don’t know what you’re hearing ... But here is what @sam_amick is hearing! And it’s free for all. nytimes.com/athletic/72540…

New "Warriors Plus-Minus" with @ThompsonScribe @NickFriedell -- some guesses on why the Steve Kerr/Warriors situation is taking so long and could take even longer -Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3DcDmb… -Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-…

How Julius Randle set the tone, led the way, in Game 1 nytimes.com/athletic/72548…

“He’s in.” — Finch on Ant Edwards

Anthony Edwards IS planning to play tonight in Game 1. The exact role is still being discussed, but he's ready to give it a go.

#Fever rookie Raven Johnson on her bond with fellow Atlanta native Anthony Edwards: “We talk about any and everything. I was just texting him yesterday about (the) playoffs, if he’s gonna play.” (Cc: @JonKrawczynski 👀) “ … I rock his shoes better than he rocks his shoes.” 😂

Here’s the @TheAthleticNBA Knicks-76ers preview by myself, @FredKatz, @Tjonesonthenba and @ByJayKing. Equipped with how we got here, X-Factors, predictions and more: nytimes.com/athletic/artic…

Had to be Sengun called him soft or a flopper. Bron was immediately offended

@SamOlbur For a second I thought he called LeBron soft!!!

@ThompsonScribe that it was a soft call

What was LeBron telling Sengun he couldn’t say?