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Профиль
Mirin Fader
Профиль VivelySports writer. Storyteller. Senior Writer at The Athletic, writing long-form NBA features. NYT best-selling author of GIANNIS and DREAM. www.mirinfader.com
“There’s meaning behind every single thing I do." I profiled Mikel Brown Jr. for @theathletic.com ahead of the NBA Draft. A story about roots, family and doubt: www.nytimes.com/athletic/737...
Knicks’ fans ultimate flex: An NBA champions tattoo before the championship. A story about tattoos, hope and love. My newest @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/735...
Meet the Spurs nuns: Inside the basketball-loving world of the Salesian Sisters. My newest story @theathletic.com free to read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/732...
"Thank you for bringing awareness to how important connection is with the written word and literature is.” My newest @theathletic.com on the 'Read Like Wemby' campaign at San Antonio Central library: www.nytimes.com/athletic/730... free and unlocked to read
Dominique Wilkins reconnects with fan he gave shoes to 42 years ago: ‘Totally blew me away’ My story @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/729...
Dominique Wilkins reconnects with fan he gave shoes to 42 years ago: ‘Totally blew me away’ (Gift Article)The Hall of Famer said the heartwarming moment shows "how you can touch someone’s life. That lasts a lifetime."www.nytimes.comJason Collins, first openly gay active player in NBA history, dead at 47 after cancer treatments. Story is unlocked and free to read @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/727...
Jason Collins, first openly gay active player in NBA history, dead at 47 after cancer treatments (Gift Article)Collins announced in December that he was undergoing treatment for Stage 4 glioblastoma, a severe form of brain cancer.www.nytimes.com"I know who I am ... I know what I can be." My newest story @theathletic.com on Cavs star Donovan Mitchell. A story about sacrifice, failure, leadership, and lessons from a grandmother, free to read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/720...
Where Donovan Mitchell finds his drive: His grandmother’s kitchen (Gift Article)Mitchell, facing Game 7, has never made it past the second round. But his self-belief can be traced back to a special relationship.www.nytimes.comMy story on Alperen Şengün is in today’s @nytimes.com 🙏🏼🥺https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7229763/2026/04/26/alperen-sengun-nba-journey-turkey-houston-rockets/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.eFA.5zDM.J6UlxPUy0akT
“You got to be the one.” My latest story @theathletic.com on the origin story of the Rockets’ Sengun: www.nytimes.com/athletic/722...
Alperen Şengün carried his family’s dreams for years. Can he carry the Rockets? (Gift Article)Growing up in Turkey, this is what Şengün dreamed of — facing LeBron James in the playoffs. Have his struggles molded him for the moment?www.nytimes.com“I understood what I have to do this for,” he says, “to give my family and for myself a better life." The origin story of Alperen Şengün. My newest story @theathletic.com www.nytimes.com/athletic/722...
“Losing my brother,” he says, “and understanding what life is really about.” My newest story @theathletic.com on the many dimensions of Aaron Gordon: www.nytimes.com/athletic/721...
Final Four stories I’ve written in the past. Profile of Lauren Betts: www.theringer.com/2025/04/03/c...
In This NCAA Tournament, Lauren Betts Has Been More Than EnoughThe UCLA center has been one of college basketball’s most dominant players. But finding her confidence wasn’t easy.www.theringer.com"Inside the life of LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson: The star guard, rapper, and trailblazer." My newest story @theathletic.com about power, family, joy, and not putting a ceiling on yourself: www.nytimes.com/athletic/714...
Reminder: please submit stories to me at the email below 🙏🏼
Triumph BooksWe are proud to announce the guest editor of The Year's Best Sports Writing 2026, coming this fall: @mirinfader.bsky.social, best-selling author and senior writer at The Athletic. Submit stories from the 2025 calendar year to ybsportswriting@gmail.com
“It’s a beautiful struggle": My newest story @theathletic.com on Dejounte Murray. A story about resilience, coming back, bottling up and letting go: www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...