Posts by Chris O’Leary
Chet Holmgren probably sweat his way under the 200-pound mark tonight. An inspiration for all the skinny players.
A beautiful story from @aradwanski.bsky.social, just in time for Father’s Day, about connecting with your kid through sport and what it can mean for a dad. I’ve been on the kid side of it (a long time ago) and can say it means just as much to them.
Against this logo? Few stand a chance. Don’t feel too bad, Canada.
"Nobody actually wants to know about their favorite celebrities as people; they want to know them as an idea that actually reflects themselves in some way." defector.com/the-cool-ath...
Pacers season in a nutshell. That was perfect.
One of many great pieces this morning to take you into Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
“It means something to a little kid when the coach smiles at them or tells them they’re doing a good job. She was very good at that.”
Have the Leafs…done just about everything right in this series?
Jalen Brunson’s shot wasn’t just another game-winner. It was Captain Clutch’s greatest heroics yet.
It might have saved jobs. It might have saved the Knicks as we know them.
The brilliance of such beauty, tho, is that we’ll never actually know.
Column:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/632...
An all time Norm dunk.
A difficult story to share (and I imagine) a difficult one to write. Will be thinking about this one for a long time. Very well done by @janapruden.bsky.social.
Never occurred to me until now that maybe Reggie (the worst) is paired with Kevin Harlan just to remind us all how great Kevin Harlan is.
That Kings failed challenge/penalty/tie turning into a deficit sequence is astonishingly bad decision making from the Kings bench.
They’re the main 2, I’m sure there are others.
People with platforms that far outweigh the takes they deliver said this man should retire.