Henry Abbott

Henry Abbott

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Henry Abbott founded TrueHoop, the preeminent NBA blog, in May 2005. Less than two years later, the TrueHoop posts and comments total nearly three million words, and TrueHoop has become part of ESPN.com, where Henry is a Senior NBA Writer.

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Swine flu an uncomfortable reality

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

Somewhere between panic and puns, there is the uncomfortable reality for the NHL and its players when it comes to dealing with the swine flu epidemic.

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2009

The NBA Rookie Pay Scale on Wall Street?

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

By Henry Abbott Michael Eisenberg writes on Seeking Alpha: President Obama...

Blog | October 21, 2009

"If I wanted to, I could quit basketball and play in the NFL."

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

LeBron James, messing around as a wide receiver, assures the cameras he won't really do that. I'm no football expert, but does anybody think h...

Blog | October 07, 2009

Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Joe Fingerhut, a young man from St. Louis, whose dad raised him on loving the Celtics, decided to take his dad to a Celtics/Pacers game for Christmas....

Blog | September 24, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Buck Harvey of the San Antonio Express-News: "Bruce Bowen may have been dirty to the other 29 franchises, but not to league officials. By 2007, a...

Blog | September 04, 2009

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Dan LeBatard of The Miami Herald: "The phone rings at 1 a.m. It is Tim James. The connection is tinny and echoing. How are you, Tim? 'It was ...

Blog | August 31, 2009

25 Things I Learned at MIT

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...notebook with thoughts from the MIT Sloan Sports Business Conference. It's all good fodder for TrueHoop. Pieces have made their way onto TrueHoop. More to come. But it has been a busy week...

Blog | March 13, 2009

Regarding LeBron James, with Love from Cleveland

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

On Monday, on TrueHoop, I invited fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers to e-mail. The idea was: The dialogue in the...

Blog | February 04, 2009

LeBron James' Football Commercial

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

I wrote about this yesterday, and linked to some still photos from the ad in which the NBA's biggest star joins the NFL. Now, with the blessing of...

Blog | January 17, 2009

Lots of Smart People in Boston

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...who is the statisical mind of much of what the Boston Celtics do. And remember the 2007 TrueHoop Stat Geek Smackdown? John Hollinger, Justin Kutbatko, and Jeff Ma were all in Boston too. Lots of...

Blog | February 10, 2008

Is the League in Jeopardy?

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

I have heard worries that the Tim Donaghy scandal could actually put the existence of the NBA in a certain jeopardy. Really? This morning I emailed a ...

Blog | July 25, 2007

Rolling With Leandro: Gregory Dole's Barbosa File, Part Seven

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Canadian Gregory Dole lives in Brazil, and describes himself as a "freelance writer, English as a second language teacher, basketball coach, basketbal...

Blog | May 22, 2007

Jason Whitlock Raised Some Hackles

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jason Whitlock (who I suppose I should point out, is black, and was in Las Vegas for the All-Star Game) wrote this: Good luck fixing All-Star Weekend...

Blog | February 27, 2007

Portland Fans: This is Serious

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Here's the good news: Portland has young talented players and the future is bright. Depending what happens in the draft, potentially really bright. ...

Blog | January 12, 2007

Dave Krieger says "Sports Journalism" is Almost an Oxymoron

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Sports Media Guide has an eye-opening interview with Rocky Mountain News columnist Dave Krieger: Q. Does sports journalism tend to be promotional? ...

Blog | December 07, 2006