Archive - BASKETBALL FEELINGS

The hopeful part

Notes from a morning split between the Toronto Tempo and Raptors, and how rhythm forms under old habits.

11 hrs ago • Katie Heindl

Landlord special

No one understands what the Chicago Sky are doing; even, it seems like, them.

Apr 15 • Ciara Mountains

The body intervenes

Notes on pain, the 65-game rule, and parsing unending NBA playoff seeding.

Apr 12 • Katie Heindl

My Mamukelashvili

The double-edged sword of "different", vocal stimming, and the Georgian big man Sandro Mamukelashvili.

Apr 8 • JR McConvey

The limits and benefits to seeing the world through other people.

Apr 5 • Katie Heindl

Separating artifice from artist

Cristiano Ronaldo, Kobe Bryant, and the enduring mental gymnastics that abstract athletes of note from accusations of harm.

Apr 1 • Ben

March 2026

Repost: A Canadian goes to South Florida to watch March Madness

The clarity that comes in loosening expectations, and the heady push-pull of the Sunshine State.

Mar 29 • Katie Heindl

What if the Washington Wizards never won a game again, and other strategies for the team and its fans.

Mar 25 • Jamel Johnson

Breathing in the dark

Cade Cunningham's collapsed lung, NBA award eligibility, and a brief history of thoracic intervention.

Mar 22 • Katie Heindl

“I honestly didn’t think the league would survive."

The challenges and continued emphasis on community that have shaped the San Francisco Gay Basketball Association’s Castro League over its 40 years.

Mar 18 • Ben Peterson

Beyond the benchmark

Bam Adebayo's 83-point feat, Kobe Bryant's clinging weight, and what happens when we stop living on nostalgia?

Mar 15 • Katie Heindl

The oldest gay basketball league in the world turns 40

A two-part feature on the history, heart, and social impact of the San Francisco Gay Basketball Association's Castro League.

Mar 11 • Ben Peterson

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