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Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · Mar 11

After watching the second episode of Celtics City, I bought and read a copy of Bill Russell’s first memoir and wrote this piece on how the absence of anything resembling his voice is felt in today’s NBA, and throughout the country: www.theringer.com/2025/03/11/n...

The NBA Is Desperately Missing a Voice Like Bill Russell’s

While history repeats itself in this country, modern NBA stars have stayed silent. Maybe it’s unfair to ask so much of athletes, but it wasn’t too much for the greatest champion in NBA history, who do...

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Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 1d

historically down bad

Shams Charania Tweets @shamsbot.bsky.social · 1d

The Milwaukee Bucks are signing Alex Antetokounmpo to a two-way NBA deal, joining older brothers Giannis and Thanasis, Octagon's Alex Saratsis tells ESPN. This marks the first time in NBA history that three brothers are on active roster contracts with the same team.

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The Tell-Tale Brian Phillips @brianphillips.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote about Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton Was Effortlessly Original

The beloved actor was simultaneously the coolest person in Hollywood and also the person least aware of what anyone else thought was cool

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Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 1d

Drake Maye is ridiculous

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 3d

Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...

Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

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Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 4d

he had me at nuke

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 4d

I’d retire on the spot

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Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 4d

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Reuters @reuters.com · 4d

BREAKING: Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 reut.rs/42uh3Aw

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 4d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 5d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 5d

A tradition unlike any other!

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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 6d

Josh Hawley and Yale Law School, ladies and gentlemen.

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Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 6d

I wrote about the best team in this century that never reached the NBA Finals: www.theringer.com/2025/10/08/n...

The Greatest NBA Team to Never Make the Finals

They never won a title, but they still achieved basketball immortality. Just look at today’s NBA.

www.theringer.com

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Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 6d

What's the greatest NBA team of the last 25 years to *not* win a championship?

The Ringer's quarter-century review continues with @michaelvpina.bsky.social going deep on the 2018 Houston Rockets (despite my pleas for the 2000 Trail Blazers).

The Greatest NBA Team to Never Make the Finals

They never won a title, but they still achieved basketball immortality. Just look at today’s NBA.

www.theringer.com

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joebos617.bsky.social @joebos617.bsky.social · 6d

my most nuclear take is the 2018 Hospital Celtics would have had a puncher’s chance against those Rockets because of Smart vs Harden

Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 6d

I wrote about the best team in this century that never reached the NBA Finals: www.theringer.com/2025/10/08/n...

The Greatest NBA Team to Never Make the Finals

They never won a title, but they still achieved basketball immortality. Just look at today’s NBA.

www.theringer.com

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Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 6d

all great choices that were considered for the piece!

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hard-boo! 👻 aka Mike Breen (no not THAT one) @hardbap.bsky.social · 6d

Fun read by Pina. For my money the best team to never win it was the Sacramento Kings of 01-02. Squad went 61-21 and were robbed in game 6 of WCF. They played some of the most beautiful basketball of my time.

Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 6d

I wrote about the best team in this century that never reached the NBA Finals: www.theringer.com/2025/10/08/n...

The Greatest NBA Team to Never Make the Finals

They never won a title, but they still achieved basketball immortality. Just look at today’s NBA.

www.theringer.com

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Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 6d

I wrote about the best team in this century that never reached the NBA Finals: www.theringer.com/2025/10/08/n...

The Greatest NBA Team to Never Make the Finals

They never won a title, but they still achieved basketball immortality. Just look at today’s NBA.

www.theringer.com

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Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 6d

pamela seems cranky

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6d

Padilla: Do you believe government officials are obligated to follow court orders whether they agree with them or not?

Bondi: I wish you loved your state of California as much as you hate President Trump.

Padilla: I asked a simple yes or no question

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Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 7d

Every dynasty starts with a missed train. For the Ringer's quarter-century project, I explored some of the biggest sliding-doors moments of the 21st century. (h/t Gwyneth Paltrow)

NBA Sliding Doors: The What-Ifs That Changed Everything

Forget Oden vs. Durant or ‘The Decision’—these five forgotten twists altered the course of the league forever

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Honorée Fanonne Jeffers @blklibrarygirl.bsky.social · 6d

Proceeds to get in the gutter.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6d

Bondi: I'm not going to get in the gutter with you.. I'm not going to be lectured to you about integrity by someone who lied about being in the military just to be elected as senator.