Michael Pina
@michaelvpina.bsky.social
Senior staff writer, The Ringer Be better tomorrow
"I like this team more than most sane people should...". Once again, Michael Pina serving as my emotional support expert
Michael Pina@michaelvpina.bsky.social · 7d agoi power ranked the NBA's 30 teams: www.theringer.com/2026/09/21/n...
lebron in 2011: “all the people that were rooting on me to fail, at the end of the day, they have to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today” lebron in 2026: “here’s a polymarket referral code that will yield unfathomable riches if you play your cards right.”
Why didn't more reporters cover the Clippers story?! We should ask their bosses, says @howardbeck.bsky.social. Full interview w/ HB + @loganmmurdock.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/31sI...
From @theathletic.com: The NFL fined Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair $11,941 for having the name Hind Rajab written on his eye black during Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. Rajab was a 5-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza in 2024.
NFL fines Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair for displaying name of Palestinian girl on eye black
The league issued Al-Shaair a similar fine in January for a message in his eye black that read “stop the genocide.”
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went on the zach lowe show to ask one question about every team in the eastern conference! (the one i keep thinking about is toronto’s: can scottie barnes be the best teammate kawhi leonard has ever had?) open.spotify.com/s/DjYju8t
One Big Question for Every Eastern Conference Team! Plus, Ballmer Apology and Kawhi to the Raptors!
The Zach Lowe Show · Episode
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Pina's fake Norm Powell trades had me trying to come up with a few of my own. The more I tried, the more I kept coming back to the same thing. Powell could be useful to a contender without being valuable enough for that contender to give the Bulls anything exciting.
Michael Pina@michaelvpina.bsky.social · 2w agowent on the zach lowe show to ask one question about every team in the eastern conference! (the one i keep thinking about is toronto’s: can scottie barnes be the best teammate kawhi leonard has ever had?) open.spotify.com/s/DjYju8t
mentioned duncan on the pod but this is a very fair and valid gif response to the question i posed
BlanchardJRB@blanchardjesser.bsky.social · 2w agowent on the zach lowe show to ask one question about every team in the eastern conference! (the one i keep thinking about is toronto’s: can scottie barnes be the best teammate kawhi leonard has ever had?) open.spotify.com/s/DjYju8t
One Big Question for Every Eastern Conference Team! Plus, Ballmer Apology and Kawhi to the Raptors!
The Zach Lowe Show · Episode
open.spotify.com
so it turns out this game is actually the super bowl, which is great
After allegedly becoming emotionally reliant on ChatGPT, Austin died at 40 years old, leaving behind family and friends who loved him. Megan wants everyone to know what happened.
'Tell Everyone:' A Man Died by Suicide After Talking to ChatGPT. His Former Partner Wants to Warn the World About AI
After allegedly becoming emotionally reliant on ChatGPT, Austin died at 40 years old, leaving behind family and friends who loved him. Megan wants everyone to know what happened.
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did a pod with @jkylemann.bsky.social to talk about where the clippers go from here (lol) before we power ranked the entire western conference: open.spotify.com/s/V3aDuW1
NBA Drops Hammer on the Clippers. Plus, the Western Conference Hierarchy
The Ringer NBA Show · Episode
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did a pod with @jkylemann.bsky.social to talk about where the clippers go from here (lol) before we power ranked the entire western conference: open.spotify.com/s/V3aDuW1
NBA Drops Hammer on the Clippers. Plus, the Western Conference Hierarchy
The Ringer NBA Show · Episode
open.spotify.com
NBA execs spent a year wondering whether Adam Silver had gone soft. Now, with the Clippers’ historic punishment, they have their answer. “This should put everyone on notice.” Latest from me, at The Ringer:
The Clippers Are Screwed. The NBA Can Exhale.
So much for Adam Silver going soft. “This should put everyone on notice,” said one NBA exec.
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amen thompson below the max...the rockets are good at this
Finally someone has the courage to write this
Hell Gate *subscribe today!*@hellgatenyc.com · 4w agoThe work of New York City native and street poet @7SoulsDeep is nothing if not polarizing. It cleaves its audience into two camps: People who have clapped when their plane landed, and everyone else. We know where we stand. hellgatenyc.com/7soulsdeep-s...
New at The Ringer: We asked our best and brightest to come up with ONE CHANGE we'd like to make to the NBA, no matter how large or small ... or possibly unhinged. (Mine landed somewhere in the middle.)
22 Increasingly Unhinged Ways to Fix the NBA
If you could make one change to the NBA, what would it be? We asked our staff—and things got weird.
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with all due respect
Bloody Disgusting@bloody-disgusting.com · 4w agoJapanese horror movie PULSE is getting a remake at Sony Screen Gems & Spyglass. Dave Boyle is directing. In the original, young people experience strange phenomena involving missing co-workers and friends, technological breakdown, and a mysterious website. Source: @deadline.com
i wrote about the denver nuggets and their unforgivably embarrassing summer: www.theringer.com/2026/08/31/n...
What the Hell Are the Nuggets Doing?
Building around Nikola Jokic should be the easiest job in the world. The Nuggets are making it look impossible.
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i wrote about the denver nuggets and their unforgivably embarrassing summer: www.theringer.com/2026/08/31/n...
What the Hell Are the Nuggets Doing?
Building around Nikola Jokic should be the easiest job in the world. The Nuggets are making it look impossible.
theringer.com
"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents
Gary, Indiana residents have been without power for ten days. Here’s how you can help.
Gary Residents Have Been Without Power For 10 Days. Here's How You Can Help
A South Side business is offering free laundry service for storm-affected Gary families, while another fundraiser is collecting money for essentials as some residents face a second week without electr...
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