Jordan Ritter Conn
Senior Staff Writer
Conn writes features for The Ringer. He is the author of ‘The Road From Raqqa,’ runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and is currently working on a book about masculinity in America.
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Is the Lakers-Grizzlies Beef Real?
The NBA’s newest (and maybe most heated?) rivalry has delivered plenty of theatrics this season, but it’s unclear whether there is actual animosity between these two teams. Through two first-round games, it appears the feud is still figuring itself out.
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The Balkan Basketball Boom
Jordan Ritter Conn traveled to the Balkans to answer one simple question: How are so many of the world’s greatest basketball players—including two-time MVP Nikola Jokic and potential future MVP Luka Doncic—coming from such a small region?
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The Balkans Boom
How did such a small region in Europe produce so many NBA players—including two-time MVP Nikola Jokic and potential future MVP Luka Doncic? One reporter went there to peel back the layers to the rise and sustained success of the Balkan "basketball school."
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A Phenom’s Résumé and an Underdog’s Story: The Journey of Jalen Hurts
The QB’s breakout has been one of the stories of the Eagles’ Super Bowl run. But for those who’ve witnessed Hurts’s quiet confidence and hunger along the way, there’s nothing surprising about his emergence.
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Walker Zimmerman Made Himself Into a USMNT Mainstay
A little over a year ago, Zimmerman fielded a phone call from Gregg Berhalter explaining why he wasn’t invited to USMNT camp. Now he’s one of the most important players on Berhalter’s World Cup roster.
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JaVale McGee Is Getting the Last Laugh
Once an NBA punch line, McGee has become the role player every title contender needs
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“Do You Want to Get Closer to God?”: The Rise of Auburn Men’s Basketball
Under Bruce Pearl, the Tigers have gone from a sleeping giant to a no. 2 seed in this season’s NCAA tournament. Here’s how.
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How Atlanta’s Tyler Matzek Conquered the Yips to Become a World Series Champion
At the heart of Atlanta’s unlikely 2021 title run is an even more improbable story: the indispensable pitching of a reliever who years prior had lost the ability to throw and fallen completely out of the game
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Chris Paul Game 4 Theories, Plus Anthony Slater on the Finals and Warriors Trade Ideas
Jordan Ritter Conn also joins the show to discuss his excellent new narrative podcast, ‘What If? The Len Bias Story’
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“It Haunts All of Us”
In this excerpt from "It Just Feels Like Loss," the finale of The Ringer’s narrative podcast series ‘What If? The Len Bias Story,’ those who watched Bias play reflect on his memory