Author Bio & Stories

Jeremy Gordon

Jeremy Gordon is a New York-based writer who regularly contributes to the Wall Street Journal, BULLETT and Noisey. He also manages Brooklyn's Finest, an ESPN/TrueHoop-affiliated blog about the Brooklyn Nets.

  • April 1, 2013
    Watch The Iron Throne

    Another consideration of an outsized, fantastical world shot through with feuds, intrigue, power struggles and occasional acts of violence. But we write about the NBA all the time, so here's how the league relates to "Game of Thrones."

  • March 25, 2013
    What Forever Doesn't Sound Like: That Florida Gulf Coast Rap Anthem Thing — The Clog

    The homemade rap anthem for Florida Gulf Coast University's upstart basketball team is, finally, just what it is: proof that someone can sound less impressive over Tyga's "Rack City" beat than Tyga, that young women are doing gremlin-y Nicki Minaj imitations into dorm-room mics, and a reminder the YouTube has a lot of stuff on it. But, in its giddy and glorious jankiness and just-in-time opportunism, it's also just about perfect for the NCAA Tournament's greatest upstart team, and kind of perfect in general.

  • January 17, 2013
    No One Knows

    The Deadspin story that unraveled the tale of Manti Te'o's fictitious girlfriend was a great piece of journalism. The story itself is a wild one, and pretty great in its own right. So why does the whole thing feel so bad?

  • November 8, 2012
    The Shoe Doesn't Fit: On Those Goofy Derrick Rose Adidas Ads — The Clog

    Derrick Rose is a great player, and his injury was indeed a big deal. But the attempt by Adidas to turn him and his recovery into a Cause We All Can Believe In just feels... well, dumb, but also kind of sad.

  • October 31, 2012
    Why We Watch: Kirk Hinrich, Historical Figure

    Kirk Hinrich has never been much more than Kirk Hinrich, which is what made him valuable to the Bulls in the last decade, and readily available to the team as a stopgap in this one. But just because Hinrich has never been great doesn't mean he isn't an historical figure of sorts, both for Bulls fans and in a recognizable NBA way.

  • June 12, 2012
    Getting Hurt-ed: Taste Testing Big Hurt Beer, A Legendary Slugger's Signature Malt Liquor — The Clog

    If it's true that there are no second acts in American life, then what is former Chicago White Sox slugger Frank Thomas doing putting his name on a high-alcohol specialty malt liquor? And, more to the point, why is anyone drinking this stuff?

  • May 8, 2012
    The Meme That Plays Defense

    He'll never be mistaken for Kevin Love, but after a decade as a NBA meme made pasty flesh, Brian Scalabrine has proven that he's something more, and more complicated, than an exceptionally well-paid human meme.

  • January 13, 2012
    Wrestling Is A Vampire

    Just what is Billy Corgan doing starting his own independent wrestling federation? As hard as it might be to imagine, one of rock's most reliably grandiose figures may just be being his dorky self.