Brian Windhorst talks ‘what if’ career moments around LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard reporting
"Now when I hear stuff that sounds outlandish, I don't close the door on it as fast. I will go down and investigate it a little bit."
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Brian Windhorst is a big fan of the First Take chairs
"Nobody respects the chair."
Chris Russo blasts ESPN’s nonstop Damian Lillard coverage: ‘I don’t need to have a report every 5 minutes!’
"We’ll live if Lillard has to stay in Portland. It’s not the end of the world. The NBA is not going to cease!"
Brian Windhorst details process that led to Victor Wembanyama’s lottery night interview
"The fact that we were able to get him to talk about those things within two minutes, I thought, was a great accomplishment. And I won’t let anybody put me off of it.”
Awful Announcing Podcast: Brian Windhorst on LeBron James, The Decision, Skip Bayless, and more
On this episode of the Awful Announcing Podcast, host Brandon Contes interviews Brian Windhorst, ESPN senior NBA writer...
LeBron James ‘was not crazy’ about Brian Windhorst joining ESPN to cover the Miami Heat
Brian Windhorst flew to France to do a 70-second interview with Victor Wembanyama and NBA fans loved it
"Expense account and airline mileage legend."
Brian Windhorst’s shocking Giannis to the Knicks report from First Take has future meme potential
"What’s going on over there?"
Brian Windhorst reduced to whispering on Get Up after getting reamed out by hotel neighbor
"Apparently someone in the hotel room next to me was not a Get Up viewer and not happy about the early wake-up call here in Phoenix."
ESPN’s Brian Windhorst ‘regretfully’ apologizes and issues correction on Rockets’ Stephen Silas anecdote
"I regretfully made a mistake in today's story about Stephen Silas breaking down in tears after a game this season."
ESPN’s Adam Schefter turned himself into the Brian Windhorst meme over Aaron Rodgers Jets drama
"At the risk of looking like Brian Windhorst and turning into a meme ..."
Brian Windhorst broke down why his First Take moment went viral
Windhorst also picked which of the memes/jokes was his favorite.
Brian Windhorst details relationship with LeBron James: “I didn’t go over to his house for wine and cigars”
"LeBron doesn’t have personal relationships like that with reporters, he hasn’t for a long time."
Brian Windhorst blames need to be cryptic during viral Utah Jazz report on aggregate media
"I have to get creative and avoid aggregation and so that was me avoiding aggregation."
Brian Windhorst clarifies “checkbook win” remark after Golden State fan backlash
Windhorst had to explain he meant it more as praise for organizational strength than a as some kind of slight.
ESPN’s Tim Bontemps tells Brian Windhorst ‘you’re being a jackass’ over LeBron James MVP debate
"Maybe you should actually listen to people because you’re being a jackass."
Brian Windhorst: “I’ve got to get someone with a box that will let me watch at 1 a.m. on Sunday morning…I’ll slide you...
"'The Box' doesn't have a name, it doesn't have a brand, you can't buy it in a store. But if you get 'The Box,' I can get everything. The problem is, I've got to get someone with a box, Scott, that will let me watch at 1 a.m. on Sunday morning when the Browns play the Titans."
Draymond Green subtweets Brian Windhorst, calling him ‘no-neck’
Green was apparently not happy with what Windhorst said about him on NBA Countdown.
