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OUT TODAY: WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND FEARLESS: Kevin, Russell, James, and the Making of the Modern NBA.
The rise, heartbreak, untold tales, personalities and play of KD, Russ, and Harden during the run that built today’s league.
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Jonathan Abrams retweeted
🪬New @bballilluminati🪬
⚡️ Days Of Thunder
📚 @Jpdabrams has a new book "When We Were Young And Fearless" that covers the formation and dissolution of the Thunder's first great team with Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden.
🦶 @tomhaberstroh @DarthAmin & @CornPuzzle question Wemby's barefoot agenda.
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Abe Beame invoking "The Breaks of the Game" in @brooklynmag when discussing "Young and Fearless" is about as generous as it gets.
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Means the world coming from you
Buying this now! @Jpdabrams is the truth. His Wire book? His Hip-Hop Book. And now this?
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Thinking about my early days covering the league...
Once, Tim Thomas looked at me with my laptop out courtside, smiled, and dumped talcum powder onto my keyboard (as a joke).
He checked into the game while I was frantically blowing chalk off, hoping to make deadline.
Then ➡️ The work ➡️ Now
1. Early credentials from young Abrams
2. Some of the book research
3. The final product
Really appreciate those who have rocked with me. Feel like I grew up during this era too.
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Got on the phone with the great @Jpdabrams to discuss the Greek tragedy of KD, Russ and Harden, the reign of Sam Presti in Oklahoma, the idiocy of the CBA, and his new book, for @brooklynmag.
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Then ➡️ The work ➡️ Now
1. Early credentials from young Abrams
2. Some of the book research
3. The final product
Really appreciate those who have rocked with me. Feel like I grew up during this era too.
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Go get Jonathan’s phenomenal book about all of the What Ifs surrounding Thunder 1.0.
OUT TODAY: WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND FEARLESS: Kevin, Russell, James, and the Making of the Modern NBA.
The rise, heartbreak, untold tales, personalities and play of KD, Russ, and Harden during the run that built today’s league.
harpercollins.com/products/w…
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Can’t wait to dive in. Congrats @Jpdabrams.
Years of reporting, hours of first-hand interviews, and one young core in OKC that altered the NBA forever.
Hyped that “When We Were Young and Fearless” is out tomorrow.
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Appreciate you, Matt! Harden trade was the domino that altered the league for the next decade-plus
Happy pub day to my guy Jonathan Abrams — one of the most thorough and fair reporters in basketball — who has written THE history book on the O.G. Big Three of OKC, including fresh interviews with Kevin Durant and many, many more:
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Years of reporting, hours of first-hand interviews, and one young core in OKC that altered the NBA forever.
Hyped that “When We Were Young and Fearless” is out tomorrow.
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Had a blast joining @theuncontestedpod
🚨BONUS SHOW ALERT🚨
We were joined by the great @Jpdabrams to discuss the biggest what ifs from the KD/Russ/Harden era Thunder and his new book “When We Were Young and Fearless.”
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We dissected Thunder 1.0 —the rise, the trade, the many what ifs and how that team and those players shaped the modern NBA.
Many thanks @ZachLowe_NBA
New Zach Lowe: All the league's major storylines/injury crisis in first 40 minutes; Ty Jerome on his scorching start/trash talk/team card games/more; @Jpdabrams on his new OKC book:
Spotify:
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Always an honor catching up with @ZachLowe_NBA.
New Zach Lowe Show coming soon! I go solo bouncing around the league, including the injury issues; then Ty Jerome talks all things Grizz/his journey and the great @Jpdabrams anchors to discuss his awesome book on the KD/Russ/Harden Thunder. Up soon!
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Firing back up my Substack. This will be one of the places where you can check out my #Hornets content.
New post on B. Miller is live. Give it a read and subscribe. It'll be worth your time and dime.
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Highest recommendation possible for young sports journalists
The deadline to apply for the Sports Journalism Institute (SJI) is fast approaching — NOVEMBER 6!
Want to follow in the footsteps of @ThompsonScribe @malika_andrews @krisrhim1 @CFBHeather @Jpdabrams @kylegoon @MelodyGutierrez and so many others?
These talented journalists are part of the SJI family. You could be next!
For decades, SJI has helped launch careers, build connections and open doors for the next generation of sports journalists.
📅 APPLICATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 6, 2026
🔗 APPLICATION LINK:
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