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Baxter Holmes
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LA-based (and James Beard Award-winning) Senior NBA Writer for @espn. ex-@latimes, @bostonglobe. Oklahoman. Signal: baxterholmes.01 [email protected]
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Born January 8
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    Baxter Holmes
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    Nov 4, 2021
    “If the commissioner comes in and investigates to see what the f--- is going on in Phoenix, [he] would be appalled.”   Based on interviews w/ 70+ current & former employees throughout his 17-year tenure as owner, my story on Robert Sarver’s Phoenix Suns:
    Allegations of racism and misogyny within the Phoenix Suns: Inside Robert Sarver's 17-year tenure...
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    Dec 30, 2019
    Luka after the game on this moment: "[@kobebryant] was talking [in] Slovenian. I was like, 'Who's talking my language?' Then I saw Kobe. I was really surprised."
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    Dec 30, 2019
    Kobe was heckling Luka so he turned around and dapped him up 😂
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    Feb 1, 2020
    The Lakers placed the jerseys of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna over the court-side seats they occupied during the last game they attended here:
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    Sep 16, 2022
    Phoenix Suns minority owner Jahm Najafi, who owns the second-largest stake in the team behind majority owner Robert Sarver, just released a statement. In it, Najafi writes, in part: "I am calling for the resignation of Robert Sarver."
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    Mar 27, 2019
    Reporter: Lance Stephenson clearly stepped on your foot. Can you confirm? Jeff Green, with a smile and a few laughs: “I can confirm that he did step on my foot, but run with it. I don’t care. He ‘crossed me,’ if that makes everybody happy.”
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    Jul 6, 2018
    Mom wears boots to her chemotherapy treatments because, she says, “I’m gonna kick cancer’s ass.” 💪
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    Baxter Holmes
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    Jul 11, 2019
    Thread: Today, ESPN is publishing part one of my two-part series on the spike of NBA injuries and why experts are deeply concerned that young players today are physically breaking down at an alarming rate. “It is grave,” one NBA GM told me.
    'These kids are ticking time bombs': The threat of youth basketball
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    Baxter Holmes
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    Feb 4, 2020
    ESPN is publishing a special 96-page commemorative magazine issue devoted to the life of Kobe Bryant. It contains feature stories, essays and photographs about the late Lakers superstar. It’s slated to hit newsstands Friday and can also be ordered here: amazon.com/gp/product/154…
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    Baxter Holmes
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    May 28, 2019
    "It's f----ng crazy over there." My story on life inside the Lakers:
    Lakers 2.0: The failed reboot of the NBA's crown jewel
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    Feb 6, 2023
    Phoenix Suns president and CEO Jason Rowley has resigned from the team, sources tell ESPN.
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    Baxter Holmes
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    Jan 10, 2023
    NEWS: Phoenix Suns president and CEO Jason Rowley told a group of team employees that a recent ESPN story placing him at the center of allegations of workplace misconduct misrepresented him, and that he would not be resigning, sources tell ESPN. More here: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…
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    Baxter Holmes
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    Nov 3, 2022
    NEWS: Hornets restricted free agent Miles Bridges pleaded no contest to a felony domestic violence charge Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court and will face three years of probation and no jail time as part of a deal with prosecutors. ESPN story:
    Bridges agrees to deal in domestic violence case
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    Nov 3, 2016
    Lakers coach Luke Walton looked at a TV just now, saw the World Series score, laughed & said with a huge grin, "How's that feel, Cleveland?"
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    Baxter Holmes
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    Apr 7, 2020
    Sources tell ESPN that the NBA & NBPA have been collaborating in assessing rapid-response testing devices that in theory could yield accurate results within minutes, a process that represents a critical first step toward potentially resuming play. Story:
    NBA eyes potential rapid-test options, sources say
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    Baxter Holmes
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    Sep 21, 2022
    BREAKING: In a statement, Robert Sarver writes, in part: "I am beginning the process of seeking buyers for the Suns and Mercury."
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    Statement from Robert Sarver
    /PRNewswire/ -- Words that I deeply regret now overshadow nearly two decades of building organizations that brought people together – and strengthened the...