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Rob Peterson

@shotdrjr.bsky.social
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DME, @theathleticnba Executive editor of "The Basketball 100." Can type "Antetokounmpo" without looking at the keyboard. Fan of hoops, TCM and Wisc. stuff. Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22. Rank sentimentalist.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 19/08/2026
People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words.
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Congrats!
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance, by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1890
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John Hollinger @johnhollinger.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Good morning from Seattle's famous [redacted] Field! Noted fútbol guy Hollinger here covering Belgium vs Egypt. (Don't worry, we have real soccer people here too)
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Brian Grubb @briancgrubb.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
if you write a headline this good you should get a full week of PTO www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...
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Ball strike system: Why MLB catchers are getting hit in the groin more often
A change in the way catchers squat has made life behind the plate more painful than ever.
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Read Hollinger!
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John Hollinger @johnhollinger.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
One more thing: A big thank you to Kevin Love, Jack Sikma, Al Horford and Brook Lopez for sharing their stories with me. Could almost write another column with the stuff I couldn't fit into this one. www.nytimes.com/athletic/732...
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How NBA big men evolved from post players to shooters and playmakers beyond the paint (Gift Article)
In recent decades, big men have grown increasingly comfortable with scoring away from the hoop. Who were most vital to the evolution?
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S Bear Bergman @sbearbergman.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I watch this video of Lin Manuel Miranda at the Obama White House (when they had poetry, not cage fighting ::sigh::) on hard days so I can enjoy everyone’s rising excitement and delight as they all see the very fresh damp beginning of something great. youtu.be/WNFf7nMIGnE?...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Performs at the White House Poetry Jam: (8 of 8)
YouTube video by The Obama White House
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Kevin Pelton @kpelton.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Taking some time today to say thanks to everyone at ESPN about my 13-plus years there now that I've started the next chapter of my career in the WNBA: open.substack.com/pub/kpeltonh...
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How I lucked into my dream job
And why I'm now saying farewell to it
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John Hollinger @johnhollinger.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The shoutout for @roycewebb.bsky.social in here is well-deserved; Royce, behind the scenes, sent countless careers in orbit (like mine, for instance), especially for "outside the box" media.
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Jon M. Sweeney @jonmsweeney.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I’m skeptical.
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I wrote this a year ago. Still stands: www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...
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Echoes of Kareem: The eerie parallels Bucks fans see in a potential Giannis-less future
After trading Abdul-Jabbar in 1975, Milwaukee waited 46 years for another NBA Finals. If the Bucks deal Giannis, their future could be dark.
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Kudos to Prime for using The Replacements' "Can't Hardly Wait" as bumper music.
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Scott Nye @railoftomorrow.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Ted Turner was briefly so destructive to film preservation that the GOVERNMENT created the National Film Registry to keep some films safe, then Turner was like “fine! You like preservation so much, here’s a channel that just shows movies unaltered for 24 hours!!!” and it was the best channel ever.
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
It was the Travis Best of times, it was the worst of times.
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
My dad didn't smoke. And neither do I. But my mom and stepdad did. I washed my clothes every day so I wouldn't smell like smoke.
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I was just talking to my brother about this today. My grandfather used to store his unfiltered Lucky Strikes in the fridge. When I was five, my mom sent me to the store with a note to get her cigarettes, among other things. There was no family gathering without thick cigarette smoke.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Saint Anthony Preaches to the Fish, Girolamo Tessari, 16th c, 📸 by @lindseywasson
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
It's called a "Laverne" www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdnl...
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Laverne milk and Pepsi
YouTube video by ronald7795
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The Persistence of Memory, by Salvador Dalí, 1931, 📸 by David Ramos
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Proposal for a PROUN street celebration, by El Lissitzky, 1923
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Same! He has left some yards on the table.
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Did you know the Spurs' Julian Champagnie (and his brother Justin) come from the Champagnie basketball region. Because otherwise they'd just be sparkling basketball players.
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
"tree"
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
We had a lot of good headline writers, but I often did the chats. Let's just say it was a team effort.
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Hahahahaha! It might have been.
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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The main thing in art and entertainment to keep your finger on the pulse of the fans and what they want, their feedback is so important.
Look it's a really unhinged rant about contestants wearing nose rings. Too long to type. You're not missing much.
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
How do you do? 🤝
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I was 10 when "Dirty Mind" came out, so "1999" was my first true exposure to his music. You're right about "Purple Rain." It was next level. (That said, "1999" is amazing.)
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
On the 10th anniversary of Prince's death, just want to drop his greatest song -- or quite possibly anyone's greatest song -- here. I've mentioned this before, but this is the only song I've ever heard where I remember hearing it for the first time. A masterpiece: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUc0...
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Prince and the Revolution - When Doves Cry (Extended Version) (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Prince
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
C3PO tried this once, but chafed and never tried it again
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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
VERY COOL PERSON: It's four-twenty, you know what that means? ME: Hell yeah! [starts shoving blackbirds into a pie]
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
The Ascension, by Paolo Veronese, 1585, 📸 by @gwephoto
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Eric Koreen @ekoreen.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
We're one more blowout away from a "What's wrong with the NBA?" column that ignores the whole history of the league, which suggests there are almost always closer to eight serious teams than 16.
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Jimmy Lonetti @djgloverepair.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
All MLB teams in the style of Mr. Met.
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Brewers ... woof!
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Probably not actually. I did buy a Barrel Man hat, and still, nothing doing.
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
I made one joke about a Miz perfecto and they've lost four straight since then.
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Brewers are a mess right now
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Yeah, I'll take it.
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I have no dog (Husky) in this fight, but I do love the signs.
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
"Refund?! Refund?!"
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
One of the greatest performances of all time and, ahem, criminally underrated. He's so good it changed the trajectory of his career ... and not for the better.
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Al Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
We’ve told all the casting agents that the Weird Al biopic sequel is currently on hold, but they just keep sending in headshots.
Just-released photo of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson from the live-action Moana
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Vandy-Nebraska is spicy!
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
New Hampshire's an interesting place, but apple cider donuts are not a weird food by any stretch.
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
World B. Free! (Wait a minute...)
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
#Oscars doing this In Memoriam well
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Yay, clips! #Oscars
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Rob Peterson @shotdrjr.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
The 1982 Best Actor race was staaaaaacked: Newman in "The Verdict," O'Toole in "My Favorite Year," Lemmon in "Missing," Kinglsey in "Gandhi," and Hoffman in "Tootsie." And they should have nominated Henry Thomas in "E.T." #TCMParty
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