Yaron Weitzman
@yaronweitzman.bsky.social
(Ya-rone) NBA reporter // Author of "Tanking to the Top" and "A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers" https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736427/a-hollywood-ending-by-yaron-weitzman/
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Yaron Weitzman
@yaronweitzman.bsky.social
· Oct 21
A Hollywood Ending by Yaron Weitzman: 9780385550222 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
NBA journalist Yaron Weitzman lays out the high stakes drama happening inside the Lakers' organization as they try to juggle the warring priorities between LeBron James and the Buss family. When LeBr...
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1) So my book comes out today. Maybe you've seen some viral headlines. Which is great, but the book is also much deeper and more nuanced than all that. I spent 3 years on it, interviewed nearly 300 people. If you care about these characters or this world in any way, I really think you'll like it.
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
And, once again, if you're interested in learning more about the context here and the further splintering of the Buss family, well: www.amazon.com/Hollywood-En....
I'll also share this paragraph from the end of the book:
I'll also share this paragraph from the end of the book:
November 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
And, once again, if you're interested in learning more about the context here and the further splintering of the Buss family, well: www.amazon.com/Hollywood-En....
I'll also share this paragraph from the end of the book:
I'll also share this paragraph from the end of the book:
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 6:54 PM
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...
Had a blast talking about LeBron and the Lakers with the great @bomani-jones.bsky.social on @righttimebomani.bsky.social.
YouTube: youtu.be/Dh6OPgBUMxU?...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1uwy...
And, if interested, you can buy the book here: www.amazon.com/Hollywood-En...
YouTube: youtu.be/Dh6OPgBUMxU?...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1uwy...
And, if interested, you can buy the book here: www.amazon.com/Hollywood-En...
LeBron's Bizarre relationship with the Lakers, how will his time in Los Angeles end? | Bomani Jones
YouTube video by The Right Time with Bomani Jones
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November 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Had a blast talking about LeBron and the Lakers with the great @bomani-jones.bsky.social on @righttimebomani.bsky.social.
YouTube: youtu.be/Dh6OPgBUMxU?...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1uwy...
And, if interested, you can buy the book here: www.amazon.com/Hollywood-En...
YouTube: youtu.be/Dh6OPgBUMxU?...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1uwy...
And, if interested, you can buy the book here: www.amazon.com/Hollywood-En...
Jeez @michaelvpina.bsky.social save some awards for the rest of us
🧵 Writing contest winners: Game Coverage
1st, @thompsonscribe.bsky.social, www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...
2nd @loganmmurdock.bsky.social, www.theringer.com/2025/06/17/n...
3rd @jonkrawczynski.bsky.social, www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
1st, @thompsonscribe.bsky.social, www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...
2nd @loganmmurdock.bsky.social, www.theringer.com/2025/06/17/n...
3rd @jonkrawczynski.bsky.social, www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
The moment is not too big for Jalen Williams, who has taken over these NBA Finals
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Jeez @michaelvpina.bsky.social save some awards for the rest of us
Did Lizza and Nuzzi break twitter?
November 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Did Lizza and Nuzzi break twitter?
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Incredible anecdote from @yaronweitzman.bsky.social's A HOLLYWOOD ENDING, available wherever fine books are sold: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736427...
November 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Incredible anecdote from @yaronweitzman.bsky.social's A HOLLYWOOD ENDING, available wherever fine books are sold: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736427...
I LOVE reading @jamesherbert.bsky.social when he writes about a young player that excites him.
This, on VJ Edgecombe, is great:
www.cbssports.com/nba/news/vj-...
This, on VJ Edgecombe, is great:
www.cbssports.com/nba/news/vj-...
Sixers rookie VJ Edgecombe has been 'better than we could have hoped'
The 20-year-old guard, picked No. 3 in the draft, is already doing it all in Philly
www.cbssports.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I LOVE reading @jamesherbert.bsky.social when he writes about a young player that excites him.
This, on VJ Edgecombe, is great:
www.cbssports.com/nba/news/vj-...
This, on VJ Edgecombe, is great:
www.cbssports.com/nba/news/vj-...
Understanding the format and rules to an all star game shouldn’t feel like trying to solve an SAT problem
So to sum up the All-Star Game selection process this season:
24 All-Stars
12 from each conference
Positions don't matter
16 US players
8 World players
2 US teams
1 World team
8 players per team
If there are not enough US or World players then Adam Silver will select more to fill out the teams.
24 All-Stars
12 from each conference
Positions don't matter
16 US players
8 World players
2 US teams
1 World team
8 players per team
If there are not enough US or World players then Adam Silver will select more to fill out the teams.
Looks like NBA just revealed the All-Star Game format this season. Two teams of American players and one World team. Same selection process for the All-Stars but they will not be picked based on position. So positionless All-Stars selections.
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Understanding the format and rules to an all star game shouldn’t feel like trying to solve an SAT problem
Ja Morant has seven turnovers and is -25 in the first half here at MSG and yet, somehow, that doesn't capture how poorly he's playing and how uninterested he looks
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Ja Morant has seven turnovers and is -25 in the first half here at MSG and yet, somehow, that doesn't capture how poorly he's playing and how uninterested he looks
Nico Harrison has added an “unemployed” to his instagram page www.instagram.com/nicoharrison...
November 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Nico Harrison has added an “unemployed” to his instagram page www.instagram.com/nicoharrison...
JJ Redick throwing a fit about not being able to challenge a call that he'd 100% lose is pretty perfect
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
JJ Redick throwing a fit about not being able to challenge a call that he'd 100% lose is pretty perfect
INBOX: The NBA Board of Governors has unanimously approved the sale of the majority interest in the Lakers to Mark Walter. The transaction is expected to close shortly.
October 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
INBOX: The NBA Board of Governors has unanimously approved the sale of the majority interest in the Lakers to Mark Walter. The transaction is expected to close shortly.
Well that was fun and interesting! Feel free to check out the answers in the link below (especially if you're not a fan of me or what you've seen of the book so far—answered a lot of questions from people who seem to have that opinion and had what I think was a really healthy back-and-forth)
Doing an AMA over at Lakers Reddit at 5pm ET/2pm PT but opened up the link early. Talking my book and everything Lakers. Come on through!
Link below:
www.reddit.com/r/lakers/com...
Link below:
www.reddit.com/r/lakers/com...
From the lakers community on Reddit: I'm Yaron Weitzman, NBA reporter and author of A HOLLYWOOD ENDING: THE DREAMS AND DRAMA OF THE LEBRON LAKERS (that new book that's out on the LeBron era). AMA...
Explore this post and more from the lakers community
www.reddit.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Well that was fun and interesting! Feel free to check out the answers in the link below (especially if you're not a fan of me or what you've seen of the book so far—answered a lot of questions from people who seem to have that opinion and had what I think was a really healthy back-and-forth)
Doing an AMA over at Lakers Reddit at 5pm ET/2pm PT but opened up the link early. Talking my book and everything Lakers. Come on through!
Link below:
www.reddit.com/r/lakers/com...
Link below:
www.reddit.com/r/lakers/com...
From the lakers community on Reddit: I'm Yaron Weitzman, NBA reporter and author of A HOLLYWOOD ENDING: THE DREAMS AND DRAMA OF THE LEBRON LAKERS (that new book that's out on the LeBron era). AMA...
Explore this post and more from the lakers community
www.reddit.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Doing an AMA over at Lakers Reddit at 5pm ET/2pm PT but opened up the link early. Talking my book and everything Lakers. Come on through!
Link below:
www.reddit.com/r/lakers/com...
Link below:
www.reddit.com/r/lakers/com...
Reposted by Yaron Weitzman
Remember when the Lakers hired a podcaster with no coaching experience and we had a nice little Summer Media Freakout? On today’s Phantom Island, I talked to @yaronweitzman.bsky.social about what the J.J. Redick experiment looks like after Year 1.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
What's the early verdict on J.J. Redick, Lakers head coach?
Podcast Episode · Phantom Island · 10/29/2025 · 39m
podcasts.apple.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Remember when the Lakers hired a podcaster with no coaching experience and we had a nice little Summer Media Freakout? On today’s Phantom Island, I talked to @yaronweitzman.bsky.social about what the J.J. Redick experiment looks like after Year 1.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Reposted by Yaron Weitzman
Yaron has a new book out about the LeBron Lakers, and it’s got a lot of good detail about the road that led to Redick and plenty of other good stories you should check out. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736427...
A Hollywood Ending by Yaron Weitzman: 9780385550222 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
NBA journalist Yaron Weitzman lays out the high stakes drama happening inside the Lakers' organization as they try to juggle the warring priorities between LeBron James and the Buss family. When LeBr...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Yaron has a new book out about the LeBron Lakers, and it’s got a lot of good detail about the road that led to Redick and plenty of other good stories you should check out. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736427...
This was a ton of fun. Check it out!
Remember when the Lakers hired a podcaster with no coaching experience and we had a nice little Summer Media Freakout? On today’s Phantom Island, I talked to @yaronweitzman.bsky.social about what the J.J. Redick experiment looks like after Year 1.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
What's the early verdict on J.J. Redick, Lakers head coach?
Podcast Episode · Phantom Island · 10/29/2025 · 39m
podcasts.apple.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This was a ton of fun. Check it out!
Reposted by Yaron Weitzman
I've gotten behind in reading, but very much looking forward to digging into A HOLLYWOOD ENDING by @yaronweitzman.bsky.social, available at a fine bookseller near you: bookshop.org/p/books/a-ho...
October 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I've gotten behind in reading, but very much looking forward to digging into A HOLLYWOOD ENDING by @yaronweitzman.bsky.social, available at a fine bookseller near you: bookshop.org/p/books/a-ho...
This was pretty awesome. Got to go on @lebatardshow.bsky.social to talk about A HOLLYWOOD ENDING. And cheese doodles.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx2v...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx2v...
Top 5 Holy S*** Moments From LeBron James' Lakers Career (ft. Yaron Weitzman) | DLS
YouTube video by LeBatardShow
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October 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This was pretty awesome. Got to go on @lebatardshow.bsky.social to talk about A HOLLYWOOD ENDING. And cheese doodles.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx2v...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx2v...
Reposted by Yaron Weitzman
🥞SLAM+JAM🥞
🏀FIRST WEEK OF NBA
🏀The Good, The Bad, and the WHAT???
🏀 @yaronweitzman.bsky.social on how the LeBron Lakers have shaped the NBA
🎉TRIVIA🎉
🎡WHEEL OF FANDOM BACK
@albabycakes.bsky.social
t.co/2LuRQ6iG0u
🏀FIRST WEEK OF NBA
🏀The Good, The Bad, and the WHAT???
🏀 @yaronweitzman.bsky.social on how the LeBron Lakers have shaped the NBA
🎉TRIVIA🎉
🎡WHEEL OF FANDOM BACK
@albabycakes.bsky.social
t.co/2LuRQ6iG0u
October 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
🥞SLAM+JAM🥞
🏀FIRST WEEK OF NBA
🏀The Good, The Bad, and the WHAT???
🏀 @yaronweitzman.bsky.social on how the LeBron Lakers have shaped the NBA
🎉TRIVIA🎉
🎡WHEEL OF FANDOM BACK
@albabycakes.bsky.social
t.co/2LuRQ6iG0u
🏀FIRST WEEK OF NBA
🏀The Good, The Bad, and the WHAT???
🏀 @yaronweitzman.bsky.social on how the LeBron Lakers have shaped the NBA
🎉TRIVIA🎉
🎡WHEEL OF FANDOM BACK
@albabycakes.bsky.social
t.co/2LuRQ6iG0u
Thread:
1) One of my favorite bits of reporting from A HOLLYWOOD ENDING: LeBron talking to teammates about his value to NBA teams and what he'd be paid in a world with no salary cap:
"I probably should have gotten like $500 (million)...Because it ain't just the basketball."
1) One of my favorite bits of reporting from A HOLLYWOOD ENDING: LeBron talking to teammates about his value to NBA teams and what he'd be paid in a world with no salary cap:
"I probably should have gotten like $500 (million)...Because it ain't just the basketball."
October 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Thread:
1) One of my favorite bits of reporting from A HOLLYWOOD ENDING: LeBron talking to teammates about his value to NBA teams and what he'd be paid in a world with no salary cap:
"I probably should have gotten like $500 (million)...Because it ain't just the basketball."
1) One of my favorite bits of reporting from A HOLLYWOOD ENDING: LeBron talking to teammates about his value to NBA teams and what he'd be paid in a world with no salary cap:
"I probably should have gotten like $500 (million)...Because it ain't just the basketball."
For anyone in the NY area, doing a book event this Thursday night
October 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
For anyone in the NY area, doing a book event this Thursday night
Reposted by Yaron Weitzman
Also, don't just take my word for it. Even people who hate me (why, I'm not sure), like the book!
October 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Also, don't just take my word for it. Even people who hate me (why, I'm not sure), like the book!
Tonight!
LA, I'm doing a book event with @ramonaespn.bsky.social tomorrow at Sinai Temple. If you're interested in the Lakers, this is for you! (And not because of me—we got Ramona!!)
Register👇
www.sinaitemple.org/event/sinai-...
Register👇
www.sinaitemple.org/event/sinai-...
Sinai Speaks: A Hollywood Ending - Sinai Temple
In-person conversation with Co-Senior Rabbi Erez Sherman, author Yaron Weitzman, and ESPN NBA Insider & Senior Writer Ramona Shelburne, to discuss
www.sinaitemple.org
October 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Tonight!