Rob Mahoney
@RobMahoney
I write about basketball for @ringer. Co-host of the Ringer NBA Show.
The Magic are a team unlike any other. Giant. Physical. Uncompromising. And this season is testing them at every turn. My feature on a strange year in Orlando, and the tension between progress and identity: theringer.com/2025/03/04/nba…
There are better players than Dame, but there’s a reason he’s gonna go down of one of The Guys of his generation. Just plays and carries himself in a way you want to root for.
New Zach Lowe Show w/ @RobMahoney! Dame and CP3 reunions, Marcus Smart/Lakers, Twitter dust-ups, Grizz deep dive, various news tidbits, more! Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5VyZH7… YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=U3ad5r…
This summer is for the sickos: theringer.com/2025/07/17/nba…
One of the best in the business.
Grateful for my eight years at The Athletic and everyone there that made it so fulfilling. Excited about what’s next at ESPN.
The Superman Movie Rankings, with @TheBigPic's goon squad, @RobMahoney and @VanLathan. open.spotify.com/episode/0LsUh4…
Poker Face finished its second season with a strong closing kick—and some delightful new tricks: open.spotify.com/episode/6fCeaH…
New Zach Lowe Show! WTF teams, Chet Holmgren and Devin Booker extensions -- w/ @RobMahoney, then @SeanFennessey for the debut of Mets Corner (right in time for a loss!): Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6pH4BK… YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=I9yiAQ…
Some offseason superlatives, a breakdown of the Norm Powell trade, and Trendon Watford: open.spotify.com/episode/2TpoO1…
A LeBron-Kawhi crosstown trade? 👀 @BillSimmons and @RobMahoney discuss the fake trade and what a realistic market looks like for the 40-year-old star.
New BS Podcast!!!!! —Milwaukee’s gone crazy, the Atrocious GM Summit needs to come back, and more big takeaways from a pretty goofy NBA week w/ @RobMahoney —A fairly bleak Boston sports summer check-in with my Dad open.spotify.com/episode/7lvfnf…
The 10 best movies of the year … so far on @TheBigPic. open.spotify.com/episode/2QpWlf…
Free agency is here! Annnnd it’s mostly gone. All of today’s craziness distilled into in one pod: open.spotify.com/episode/7BnNfn…
Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to stay in Milwaukee. The Bucks just have to give him a reason to. I wrote about the long road back to contention for a championship team that’s almost completely turned over: theringer.com/2025/06/30/nba…
New Zach Lowe Show! The Thunder complete the greatest rebuild in NBA (sports?) history; Hali injury heartbreak; KD trade trade reaction; offseason storylines; much more w/ @RobMahoney: Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5eRILr… YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=oJTSuG…
The Thunder won the whole damn thing. Podded on a surreal Game 7 and everything that came with it: Haliburton's gutting injury, the biggest win for an all-time defense, what lies ahead for OKC, and more: open.spotify.com/episode/65iulP…
So much to unpack from a dizzying day in the NBA.
New Zach Lowe Show! The Thunder complete the greatest rebuild in NBA (sports?) history; Hali injury heartbreak; KD trade trade reaction; offseason storylines; much more w/ @RobMahoney: Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5eRILr… YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=oJTSuG…
Just hopped off the @BillSimmons livestream/pod w/ @ryenarussillo; they are still going. I'll be back tomorrow morning with a new Zach Lowe Show featuring @RobMahoney on a Mahoney Monday. What a strange, eventful day in the NBA.