Ben Rohrbach
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Senior NBA writer @YahooSports.
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Joined June 2009
Just wrapped up a massive project @YahooSports. Ranking every team's starting 5. No. 1s: https://t.co/dZxBF7lh1l No. 2s: https://t.co/6BlqaZ7WZE No. 3s: https://t.co/2vcLDnWLJJ No. 4s: https://t.co/63ULqTCaiO No. 5s: https://t.co/lNS6MkQtPi
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Jaylen Brown - VP of the NBPA - says in his conversations, the NBA has not brought up how to protect players as sports gambling has become more prevalent: "There's been little to no conversation around that - it's all about, 'How can we increase business and revenue?'"
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Nikola Vucevic very eloquent on off-the-court news from an otherwise sublime first few days of on-the-court product ⬇️
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Simple question: How can we trust the NBA right now? Column @YahooSports:
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How can we trust that players, coaches and owners aren’t manipulating the game to their own benefit?
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Fact or Fiction is BACK @YahooSports! On the inevitably of this — and the next — NBA gambling scandal. https://t.co/uDVhJKXSRa
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It sure seems as though the number of gambling-related allegations has only increased in the few short years since the NBA partnered with betting companies.
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It’s easy to wonder why super-rich athletes would jeopardize their careers by gambling. The flawed assumption in that reasoning: money underlies a drive to gamble. @jaybusbee, with some dagger quotes from Safer Gambling Strategies president Keith Whyte https://t.co/Ui8VkL2j4w
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Just a conveyor belt of bangers at @YahooSports on today's NBA-related gambling arrests (mini 🧵) From @DanWolken: The bill just came due for the betting machine's brazen, pretextual, yearslong affixment to sports consumption https://t.co/XsB3En9DRZ
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Sports leagues have been nursing off the teat of wagering since the Supreme Court made it legal in 2018.
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@jaybusbee The arrests of Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones cast an even darker pall over a league that didn't need any more clouds at this moment in time. @brohrbach, who is always must-read on the NBA's biggest issues https://t.co/Z19Kn3BnPY
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The NBA has plenty to answer for as it is rocked by yet another scandal.
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Jaylen Brown is officially listed as questionable (hamstring) for the Celtics’ opener tomorrow night.
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An annual @YahooSports tradition: Resetting The Bill Russell Scale, our unassailable list of all-time greats. On Jokic & Giannis' pursuit of the pantheon and SGA's rise. https://t.co/HjVqRHUkJO
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Welcome to the fifth annual edition of The Bill Russell Scale, where we assess everyone's legacies based on how close their careers come to perfection.
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.@YahooSports gets you set for the NBA season! • 30 big questions: https://t.co/7UdBNpQJCw • Best/worst case for all 30 teams: https://t.co/zfK9CgXDCl • @stevejones20's reasons for optimism: https://t.co/dQ65GzBcCo • @KellyIko's 7 big storylines:
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Is this LeBron's last ride? What about the Clippers and the cap? Let’s take a look at some big themes we're following this season.
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Stepen A. admits that Kyrie was right about the vaccine “Kyrie is a good brother man… and in hindsight the brother right because we see all the conspiracy theories that came out and props to him” (🎥 @7PMinBrooklyn / h/t @kyriecenterig )
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• My reintroduction to the NBA title race: https://t.co/iIsrePfQJo • @brohrbach's Starting Lineup Power Rankings: https://t.co/4RmWWFa7RH .@DanTitus' fantasy hoops cheat sheet: https://t.co/QhfgbIS7KE • A @YahooSports staff predictions roundtable:
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Will Cooper Flagg run away with the Rookie of the Year award? Will Shai Gilgeous-Alexander repeat as MVP? Our writers make their picks.
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HAPPY NBA WEEK TO THOSE WHO CELEBRATE 2025-26 storylines I’ll be paying attention to — from drama in Los Angeles and stars potentially on the move, to the double-big takeover and the next defensive trend across the NBA For @YahooSports
https://t.co/8YbG9XUomK
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Is this LeBron's last ride? What about the Clippers and the cap? Let’s take a look at some big themes we're following this season.
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Free agency, trades, extensions, the draft — a lot happened over the summer. But how did it all impact the race for the Larry O'B? At @YahooSports: My annual reintroduction to the NBA title race, making the cases for — and against! — the Vegas favorites:
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Let’s get reacclimated with the NBA’s expected upper echelon by considering the cases for and against each team.
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For @brohrbach's full team breakdowns ⬇️ https://t.co/ne1OvfAZLy
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We ranked every starter in the league. How close does your team come to an ideal lineup?
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Ben Rohrbach ranked the best and worst starting lineups in the NBA 👀 Thoughts on his list? 🤔
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And (drum roll) your Starting Lineup Power Rankings: https://t.co/DKtiEV6ddD Shoutout @1MattWong on the edit buttons and to the entire art team. Made my dumb stuff stuff look great!
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You can also find all 30 @NBA team previews from @YourManDevine and I — plus a bunch more season preview stuff from @KellyIko, @tomhaberstroh, @stevejones20, @NekiasNBA, @KevinOConnor and more (our own championship roster) — here:
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The 2025-26 NBA season is here. We're rolling out our team-by-team previews, player rankings and predictions to get you ready for Opening Night on Oct. 21.
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Just wrapped up a massive project @YahooSports. Ranking every team's starting 5. No. 1s: https://t.co/dZxBF7lh1l No. 2s: https://t.co/6BlqaZ7WZE No. 3s: https://t.co/2vcLDnWLJJ No. 4s: https://t.co/63ULqTCaiO No. 5s: https://t.co/lNS6MkQtPi
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