Tom Friend
@TomFriendWriter
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NBA/Feature writer at Sports Business Journal; DC native; Mizzou, ESPN, WaPo, NY Times, LA Times alum; 3-Time Emmy-Nominated Writer, Author, Director, Producer
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Joined August 2013
Oh, the stories retired @OhioStAthletics AD Gene Smith could tell. So I told them for him. My piece for @SBJ:.
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Gene Smith's 31-year career as an athletic director at Eastern Michigan, Iowa State, Arizona State and Ohio State was about making everyone else feel special. Now it's his turn.
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RT @SBJ: "We are not fumbling the moment.". @tomfriendwriter catches up with @nyliberty CEO @keiaclarke almost a year on from the Liberty w….
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RT @DudespostingWs: Actor Gary Sinise took over 1,000 children of fallen soldiers to Disneyland, free of charge
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RT @Brink_Thinker: After 8 months of chemotherapy and a liver transplant, this little guy is leaving the hospital Cancer Free. 💪. https://….
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RT @NoaDalzell: NEW: Black women are 3-4x more likely to die during childbirth than their white peers. Through their award-winning Curbsi….
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Now arguably one of the best front offices in the @NBA. He and Rick Welts with over 50 years of combined experience. First the ping pong ball and now this….
BREAKING NEWS . The Dallas Mavericks are adding a new face in the front office, tapping former Timberwolves CEO Ethan Casson as the team's new president. He'll "divide and conquer" duties with CEO Rick Welts. More details from @tomfriendwriter: .
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RT @DickieV: Wow story by @tomfriendwriter of SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL was so accurate in capturing all my emotions during my 4 battles wit….
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When they made Jim Valvano, they didn’t throw away the mold. They gave it to Dick Vitale. He has spent the last 30 plus years raising money for the V Foundation, while battling his own cancer and...
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Dick Vitale was once the soundtrack of college basketball. Now he is the soundtrack of cancer. Sometimes a legacy has a mind of its own. My cover story for @SBJ:.
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When they made Jim Valvano, they didn’t throw away the mold. They gave it to Dick Vitale. He has spent the last 30 plus years raising money for the V Foundation, while battling his own cancer and...
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RT @614clinton: After my youngest daughter fixed my computer, I overheard her talking with one of her friends saying it was just an "ID ten….
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Rockers owned by Rock Entertainment Group playing in Rocket Arena. It’s almost too good to be true.
Cleveland’s WNBA franchise hit 5,000 season-ticket deposits just 24 days in 🎟️. Half come from ages 26 to 41, with 85% having no ties to Rock’s other properties. MORE —
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Seen this since he was 10 years old….
Spencer Jones has THREE homers in 5 innings today. He's got 13 in 19 Triple-A games 😳
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Wow.
WTF is going on in France??? . First Wemby now a 17 year old girl DUNKING IN GAME WITH 2 HANDS 🤯.
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RT @HaterReport_: WTF is going on in France??? . First Wemby now a 17 year old girl DUNKING IN GAME WITH 2 HANDS 🤯.
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RT @SBJ: From courtside season-ticket holder to seeing the company she built become the Nets' new jersey patch partner, Krystal McKenna is….
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Sources tell me Houston could be in play to buy the Connecticut Sun and relocate them to Texas. See my @SBJ story 👇.
The @wnba announced today that it is adding three new franchises between now and 2030, but there was one major city that just missed the cut 👀. @TomFriendWriter has the details ⬇️.
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The @NBA wants to take over the world (ok, Europe) and maybe Seattle and Las Vegas, too. A look ahead at the Summer of Expansion (or not). Story @SBJ:.
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The NBA wraps up its season with several key issues on its to-do list for the months ahead.
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