About Me
Based in Los Angeles, I am a Sports Illustrated staff writer covering the National Basketball Association. I provide written reporting, analysis and opinions online and in the magazine, I co-host the “Open Floor” podcast, and I make regular appearances in SI.com video content.
Prior to joining SI in 2012, I spent two years at CBSSports.com while also covering the Portland Trail Blazers for seven seasons at Blazersedge.com.
I began writing about basketball with the self-published “DraftKevinDurant” blog in 2007. In the decade since, I have covered the NBA Finals and playoffs, NBA Draft, NBA All-Star Weekend, NCAA Tournament, Las Vegas Summer League, and USA Basketball events, among others.
I have appeared on ESPN’s SportsCenter, MSNBC, Headline News, CNN World Sport, and The Jim Rome Show, among others. My freelance writing has been published by HoopsHype.com, GQ.com, Pro Basketball Prospectus, Open City literary journal and the Portland Business Journal.
I am a graduate of the Writing Seminars at The Johns Hopkins University and a member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association. I was born in Portland, Oregon, and have spent most of my life in the Pacific Northwest.
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