Marc Stein, a long time ago, was a Mavs beat reporter for the Morning News. For a long time after that, he was ESPN’s top guy on the NBA, until he was laid off earlier this year. Stein was delivering scoops basically up until the second his tenure ended. He is the best. Just in time for the forthcoming NBA season, the Dallas-based Stein has hooked on with a little startup out of New York.
Proud and hugely humbled to share that, just in time for my 25th season covering the greatest league in the world, I'm joining the @nytimes
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) October 3, 2017
The only knock on Stein is that, back in 2009, when I was trying to pick a Premier League team to follow, he talked me out of choosing his beloved Manchester City, who went on to win the PL title two years later. The team I chose — Everton — hasn’t finished higher than fifth and has been total garbage this year. But it’s OK. I don’t dwell on that or anything.
