At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance, by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1890
Rob Peterson
@shotdrjr.bsky.social
DME, @theathleticnba Executive editor of "The Basketball 100." Can type "Antetokounmpo" without looking at the keyboard. Fan of hoops, TCM and Wisc. stuff. Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22. Rank sentimentalist.
Good morning from Seattle's famous [redacted] Field! Noted fútbol guy Hollinger here covering Belgium vs Egypt. (Don't worry, we have real soccer people here too)
if you write a headline this good you should get a full week of PTO www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...
Ball strike system: Why MLB catchers are getting hit in the groin more often
A change in the way catchers squat has made life behind the plate more painful than ever.
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One more thing: A big thank you to Kevin Love, Jack Sikma, Al Horford and Brook Lopez for sharing their stories with me. Could almost write another column with the stuff I couldn't fit into this one. www.nytimes.com/athletic/732...
How NBA big men evolved from post players to shooters and playmakers beyond the paint (Gift Article)
In recent decades, big men have grown increasingly comfortable with scoring away from the hoop. Who were most vital to the evolution?
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I watch this video of Lin Manuel Miranda at the Obama White House (when they had poetry, not cage fighting ::sigh::) on hard days so I can enjoy everyone’s rising excitement and delight as they all see the very fresh damp beginning of something great. youtu.be/WNFf7nMIGnE?...
Lin-Manuel Miranda Performs at the White House Poetry Jam: (8 of 8)
YouTube video by The Obama White House
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Taking some time today to say thanks to everyone at ESPN about my 13-plus years there now that I've started the next chapter of my career in the WNBA: open.substack.com/pub/kpeltonh...
How I lucked into my dream job
And why I'm now saying farewell to it
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The shoutout for @roycewebb.bsky.social in here is well-deserved; Royce, behind the scenes, sent countless careers in orbit (like mine, for instance), especially for "outside the box" media.
Kevin Pelton@kpelton.bsky.social · 3mo agoTaking some time today to say thanks to everyone at ESPN about my 13-plus years there now that I've started the next chapter of my career in the WNBA: open.substack.com/pub/kpeltonh...
I wrote this a year ago. Still stands: www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...
Echoes of Kareem: The eerie parallels Bucks fans see in a potential Giannis-less future
After trading Abdul-Jabbar in 1975, Milwaukee waited 46 years for another NBA Finals. If the Bucks deal Giannis, their future could be dark.
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Kudos to Prime for using The Replacements' "Can't Hardly Wait" as bumper music.
Ted Turner was briefly so destructive to film preservation that the GOVERNMENT created the National Film Registry to keep some films safe, then Turner was like “fine! You like preservation so much, here’s a channel that just shows movies unaltered for 24 hours!!!” and it was the best channel ever.
Saint Anthony Preaches to the Fish, Girolamo Tessari, 16th c, 📸 by @lindseywasson
The Persistence of Memory, by Salvador Dalí, 1931, 📸 by David Ramos
Proposal for a PROUN street celebration, by El Lissitzky, 1923
Did you know the Spurs' Julian Champagnie (and his brother Justin) come from the Champagnie basketball region. Because otherwise they'd just be sparkling basketball players.
The main thing in art and entertainment to keep your finger on the pulse of the fans and what they want, their feedback is so important.
On the 10th anniversary of Prince's death, just want to drop his greatest song -- or quite possibly anyone's greatest song -- here. I've mentioned this before, but this is the only song I've ever heard where I remember hearing it for the first time. A masterpiece: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUc0...
Prince and the Revolution - When Doves Cry (Extended Version) (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Prince
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VERY COOL PERSON: It's four-twenty, you know what that means? ME: Hell yeah! [starts shoving blackbirds into a pie]
The Ascension, by Paolo Veronese, 1585, 📸 by @gwephoto
We're one more blowout away from a "What's wrong with the NBA?" column that ignores the whole history of the league, which suggests there are almost always closer to eight serious teams than 16.
I have no dog (Husky) in this fight, but I do love the signs.
We’ve told all the casting agents that the Weird Al biopic sequel is currently on hold, but they just keep sending in headshots.
