Dear Houston….🫶🚀

Quick professional note: This is my last week with @chron. I owe a major thank you to the entire Chron crew past + present, as well as Houston’s athletes, coaches, PR staffs, fellow journalists, and, most importantly, readers + followers. It was a delight covering Houston’s sports scene. Can’t wait to share what’s next, I’ll be back (very) soon 👀

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Some very exciting personal news! I am overjoyed to announce that I have accepted the position as the new Timberwolves reporter at the Minnesota Star Tribune! Excited to be joining a staff of incredible journalists, move to a wonderful city, and cover a wildly interesting team!

Last week, exactly 10 days before my 5-year anniversary at The Charlotte Observer, my position was eliminated by McClatchy along with 7 of my colleagues. And it happened less than 48 hours after being told corporate had given the green light to bring back my podcast they whacked two years earlier. This means the paper of record that has covered the franchise since its inception in 1987 will no longer have a writer dedicated to giving readers the latest daily insight on the team. Training camp starts in two weeks. During my career in this industry, which has spanned more than 25 years, I've had my share of tough assignments. Following in the footsteps of a legend and someone whose name is permanently affixed to two areas in Spectrum Center ranks right up there. I'm grateful, thankful and forever humbled that I was the one chosen to take on the huge responsibility. And I'm proud of the content I produced. Every single bit of it, including a recent string of nothing but exclusives. Thanks to all those who consumed my work and musings about the #Hornets. It's deeply appreciated. Cheers to what's next.

So honored to take home the Texas Emmy for in-game reporter. Grateful to work with fantastic broadcast professionals and players/coaches who treat me so well. 🙏

Mike D'Antoni is now officially an enshrined member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. #26HoopClass

After 8 years covering the Timberwolves, I’m off to my next step — covering the 76ers for the @PhillyInquirer. What a dream opportunity this is, and I’m so excited to cover a memorable time for the 76ers in tandem alongside my friend, the awesome @ginamizell. (Cont…)

LIFE UPDATE: After 10 amazing years (Yes, I'm old) covering the New Orleans Pelicans in my hometown, I'm officially moving to Houston to shift my role and cover the Houston Rockets on a full-time basis for us at @TheAthletic. I'll still be around covering Pelicans news here and there. But I'm extremely excited and grateful to begin this next phase in my career.

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The 11-year-old me is thrilled again. The me for most of the past 50 years is stunned to call the Knicks champions. They earned it with an incredible playoff run. The Canyon of Heroes awaits.

The sport has changed like crazy, but the Spurs are shooting so well, they made more 3s midway through the 2nd quarter than the Knicks made in the entire series when the teams met in the 99 Finals (11) and are way ahead of the pace to make more than the Spurs made (21).

So much squeezed into these first two games, a hoops feast already. Tough to wait until Monday. Does feel like for Wemby and the Spurs, the heartbreak still must come before championships, as it has for so many before them.