Mike Vorkunov
@mikevorkunov.bsky.social
National NBA + basketball reporter at The Athletic — a self-indulgent way to say I write about basketball, and its intersection with money.
Co-founder @30newsletter.bsky.social
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Why 6-7, TikTok and Basketball Explain This Fascinating Sports League
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I spoke to Overtime CEO Dan Porter about how his company, how OTE has pivoted in recent years, how to reach young audiences, what happened if TikTok was banned in America and...
He finally explains 6-7 to me! (It started at OTE)
Watch + subscribe: youtu.be/XuZJ48Bx2ys
I spoke to Overtime CEO Dan Porter about how his company, how OTE has pivoted in recent years, how to reach young audiences, what happened if TikTok was banned in America and...
He finally explains 6-7 to me! (It started at OTE)
Watch + subscribe: youtu.be/XuZJ48Bx2ys
Reposted by Mike Vorkunov
The Boston Celtics sold for $6.1 billion last spring but Bill Chisholm was oh so close to not getting the team. A look at how Chisholm bought one of the NBA's historic franchises and the sales process that gave the team its first new owner in 23 years www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
How Bill Chisholm went from relative unknown to the Boston Celtics and NBA ownership
Bill Chisholm thought he had a one percent chance of purchases his boyhood team. Now, he leads a group that owns the Boston Celtics.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The Boston Celtics sold for $6.1 billion last spring but Bill Chisholm was oh so close to not getting the team. A look at how Chisholm bought one of the NBA's historic franchises and the sales process that gave the team its first new owner in 23 years www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Reposted by Mike Vorkunov
NBC Sports Digital is hiring a sports reporter/editor (temporary from Jan. 2026 through mid-July 2026) www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
NBC Sports Digital is hiring a sports reporter/editor (temporary from Jan. 2026 through mid-July 2026) www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Reposted by Mike Vorkunov
Esquire is hiring a features director eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Esquire is hiring a features director eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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The San Francisco Chronicle is hiring a food reporter eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The San Francisco Chronicle is hiring a food reporter eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
The Boston Celtics sold for $6.1 billion last spring but Bill Chisholm was oh so close to not getting the team. A look at how Chisholm bought one of the NBA's historic franchises and the sales process that gave the team its first new owner in 23 years www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
How Bill Chisholm went from relative unknown to the Boston Celtics and NBA ownership
Bill Chisholm thought he had a one percent chance of purchases his boyhood team. Now, he leads a group that owns the Boston Celtics.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The Boston Celtics sold for $6.1 billion last spring but Bill Chisholm was oh so close to not getting the team. A look at how Chisholm bought one of the NBA's historic franchises and the sales process that gave the team its first new owner in 23 years www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
The coach of the No. 7 team in the country seems likely to leave his school for another during a title run? No complaints about the transfer portal sound legitimate when something like that is going on
In the Lane Kiffin Sweepstakes, both LSU and Florida are putting on confident fronts. But Florida appears more prepared for backup options, per sources. Does it mean anything?
Coaching carousel intel: www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Coaching carousel intel: www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The coach of the No. 7 team in the country seems likely to leave his school for another during a title run? No complaints about the transfer portal sound legitimate when something like that is going on
They think they saw evidence of dark matter for the first time. Science is pretty cool www.nbcnews.com/science/spac...
Scientists have searched for dark matter for decades. One thinks he may have caught a glimpse.
Research published Tuesday by a Japanese astrophysicist says gamma rays may have been generated by the collision of dark matter particles.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
They think they saw evidence of dark matter for the first time. Science is pretty cool www.nbcnews.com/science/spac...
Reposted by Mike Vorkunov
Hearst Magazines is looking for a temporary editor eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Hearst Magazines is looking for a temporary editor eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
The NBA on Amazon Prime team seems to be looking for iPhone content creators in certain NBA cities, so if you're interested....
Oklahoma City gondola.cc/jobs/d9Mqgxd...
Portland gondola.cc/jobs/gnoyk29...
Minneapolis gondola.cc/jobs/jexYzEb...
Oklahoma City gondola.cc/jobs/d9Mqgxd...
Portland gondola.cc/jobs/gnoyk29...
Minneapolis gondola.cc/jobs/jexYzEb...
MIN Content Creator - iPhone at NBA on Prime | Gondola
On-site | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Pay not disclosed
gondola.cc
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The NBA on Amazon Prime team seems to be looking for iPhone content creators in certain NBA cities, so if you're interested....
Oklahoma City gondola.cc/jobs/d9Mqgxd...
Portland gondola.cc/jobs/gnoyk29...
Minneapolis gondola.cc/jobs/jexYzEb...
Oklahoma City gondola.cc/jobs/d9Mqgxd...
Portland gondola.cc/jobs/gnoyk29...
Minneapolis gondola.cc/jobs/jexYzEb...
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People, including Nick Saban, say Jordan-Hare Stadium is haunted
So, of course, I called experts, spent hours in the Auburn library researching past land use, bought ghost-hunting gear, used the ghost-hunting gear and tried to find out the truth
The results:
www.al.com/auburnfootba...
So, of course, I called experts, spent hours in the Auburn library researching past land use, bought ghost-hunting gear, used the ghost-hunting gear and tried to find out the truth
The results:
www.al.com/auburnfootba...
Is Jordan-Hare Stadium haunted? An AL.com investigation
Is there really a paranormal presence inside Auburn football's stadium? We tried to find out.
www.al.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
People, including Nick Saban, say Jordan-Hare Stadium is haunted
So, of course, I called experts, spent hours in the Auburn library researching past land use, bought ghost-hunting gear, used the ghost-hunting gear and tried to find out the truth
The results:
www.al.com/auburnfootba...
So, of course, I called experts, spent hours in the Auburn library researching past land use, bought ghost-hunting gear, used the ghost-hunting gear and tried to find out the truth
The results:
www.al.com/auburnfootba...
Love this quote from Kelvin Sampson about why teams are playing in the Players Era tournament www.espn.com/mens-college...
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Love this quote from Kelvin Sampson about why teams are playing in the Players Era tournament www.espn.com/mens-college...
They're tracking monarch butterflies to trace their patterns or migration. Science is pretty cool
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
They're tracking monarch butterflies to trace their patterns or migration. Science is pretty cool
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
2 Suns/Mercury minority owners say Mat Ishbia used the teams as his "personal piggy bank” and tried to dilute their shares but instead risks losing his majority stake. Ishbia, through spokesman, says it's a "shameless shakedown."
Story with @doughaller.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Story with @doughaller.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Lawsuit claims Suns owner Mat Ishbia treated team like his ‘personal piggy bank’
Andy Kohlberg and Scott Seldin, minority owners of the Suns and Mercury, accused Ishbia of financial malfeasance in a new lawsuit.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
2 Suns/Mercury minority owners say Mat Ishbia used the teams as his "personal piggy bank” and tried to dilute their shares but instead risks losing his majority stake. Ishbia, through spokesman, says it's a "shameless shakedown."
Story with @doughaller.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Story with @doughaller.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty Monday to two federal charges in his first appearance in federal court. Billups was arraigned at a Brooklyn courthouse and released on a $5 million bond, secured by his Colorado home and signed by his wife and one of his daughters, who came to court in support.
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty Monday to two federal charges in his first appearance in federal court. Billups was arraigned at a Brooklyn courthouse and released on a $5 million bond, secured by his Colorado home and signed by his wife and one of his daughters, who came to court in support.
Reposted by Mike Vorkunov
Two years in a row, the Wings sent Maddy Siegrist to the lottery drawing. Two years in a row, Curt Miller had plane problems on lottery weekend
Two years in a row, the Dallas Wings came away with the No. 1 pick
Full story on lottery results/implications
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Two years in a row, the Dallas Wings came away with the No. 1 pick
Full story on lottery results/implications
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Dallas Wings win WNBA Draft Lottery for second straight year: Who will join Paige Bueckers?
The Minnesota Lynx land the No. 2 pick, and the Seattle Storm won the third selection. The Mystics are No. 4 and the Sky No. 5.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Two years in a row, the Wings sent Maddy Siegrist to the lottery drawing. Two years in a row, Curt Miller had plane problems on lottery weekend
Two years in a row, the Dallas Wings came away with the No. 1 pick
Full story on lottery results/implications
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Two years in a row, the Dallas Wings came away with the No. 1 pick
Full story on lottery results/implications
www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Rutgers followed up missing the NCAA Tournament with two top-5 picks by losing to Kenpom No. 298 by 13 at home. Oof.
November 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Rutgers followed up missing the NCAA Tournament with two top-5 picks by losing to Kenpom No. 298 by 13 at home. Oof.
Hannah Hidalgo does not mess around
November 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Hannah Hidalgo does not mess around
College athletes, coaches and athletic department members will not be allowed to bet on sports. The NCAA rescinds its own rule from earlier this fall after 2/3 of D1 schools vote against implementing it (after all three divisions originally supported it)
The NCAA was set to allow college athletes, coaches and athletic department members to bet on pro sports starting Nov. 1 but it has now postponed the implementation of that rule until Nov. 22 and given time for its members to undo the recent rule change.
November 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
College athletes, coaches and athletic department members will not be allowed to bet on sports. The NCAA rescinds its own rule from earlier this fall after 2/3 of D1 schools vote against implementing it (after all three divisions originally supported it)
Reposted by Mike Vorkunov
We all love Remembering Guys, but mostly it's just that Cleanthony played so much international ball that it was a good hook for a category about basketball terms in foreign languages.
"International Hoops Terms With Cleanthony Early" has to be the wildest sports category in Jeopardy! history.
November 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We all love Remembering Guys, but mostly it's just that Cleanthony played so much international ball that it was a good hook for a category about basketball terms in foreign languages.
The player, Hysier Miller, bet a total of $473 on those wagers. They were all part of parlays. The NCAA started looking into it after it was made aware of suspicious sports wagering line activity on a Temple-UAB game. He bet on 23 different Temple games using other people's accounts.
A Temple men's basketball player placed 39 men bets on Temple and 3 against Temple during a 16-month period, the NCAA said after its sports gambling investigation into the program. It also found that a former assistant to the HC bet on college sports + a grad assistant bet on pro and college sports
November 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The player, Hysier Miller, bet a total of $473 on those wagers. They were all part of parlays. The NCAA started looking into it after it was made aware of suspicious sports wagering line activity on a Temple-UAB game. He bet on 23 different Temple games using other people's accounts.
A Temple men's basketball player placed 39 men bets on Temple and 3 against Temple during a 16-month period, the NCAA said after its sports gambling investigation into the program. It also found that a former assistant to the HC bet on college sports + a grad assistant bet on pro and college sports
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A Temple men's basketball player placed 39 men bets on Temple and 3 against Temple during a 16-month period, the NCAA said after its sports gambling investigation into the program. It also found that a former assistant to the HC bet on college sports + a grad assistant bet on pro and college sports
Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid are some of the European clubs the NBA is considering for its European basketball league. NBA believes it can peel off EuroLeague teams despite EuroLeague saying teams are tied to it until 2036. More from NBA deputy commish www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
NBA eyes European league featuring elite clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona
Deputy commissioner Mark Tatum says the NBA is exploring a Europe-based league with potential participation from leading EuroLeague teams.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid are some of the European clubs the NBA is considering for its European basketball league. NBA believes it can peel off EuroLeague teams despite EuroLeague saying teams are tied to it until 2036. More from NBA deputy commish www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
The Lakers fired Joey and Jesse Buss, @danwoikesports.bsky.social and @samamick.bsky.social report.
“She’s fired everyone,” Jesse Buss told them. www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
“She’s fired everyone,” Jesse Buss told them. www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Lakers fire Joey, Jesse Buss from front-office positions: Sources
"I kind of felt like the writing was on the wall," Jesse Buss said in an interview with The Athletic.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The Lakers fired Joey and Jesse Buss, @danwoikesports.bsky.social and @samamick.bsky.social report.
“She’s fired everyone,” Jesse Buss told them. www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
“She’s fired everyone,” Jesse Buss told them. www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
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NEW: For weeks, a mysterious figure was embedded in the Pelicans' inner circle. The team now confirms Jordan Dumars, son of EVP Joe Dumars, is a "Basketball Operations Consultant."
My story on the opaque power structure in NOLA:
intheno.substack.com/p/pelicans-c...
My story on the opaque power structure in NOLA:
intheno.substack.com/p/pelicans-c...
The Pelicans' New Basketball Operations Consultant
As Troy Weaver runs day-to-day operations, the unexplained involvement of Joe Dumars' son adds a new layer of ambiguity to the team's chain of command
intheno.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
NEW: For weeks, a mysterious figure was embedded in the Pelicans' inner circle. The team now confirms Jordan Dumars, son of EVP Joe Dumars, is a "Basketball Operations Consultant."
My story on the opaque power structure in NOLA:
intheno.substack.com/p/pelicans-c...
My story on the opaque power structure in NOLA:
intheno.substack.com/p/pelicans-c...
Now there's no way Yaron will answer my gchats anymore
So this was pretty cool: A HOLLYWOOD ENDING made the "briefly noted" section of @newyorker.com!
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
www.newyorker.com/best-books-2...
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Now there's no way Yaron will answer my gchats anymore