Ashish Mathur

Sports Editor

About

Ashish Mathur has been covering sports since 2015 and ed Sportscasting in 2020. He covers the NBA, NFL, and tennis for Sportscasting. Ashish finds inspiration in telling the sports stories fans care about, and he combines social media and trusted news outlets to find those stories. When he's not writing for Sportscasting, Ashish enjoys playing basketball, following his hometown Chicago teams, and reading the work of NBA writers such as Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania.

Articles by Ashish Mathur (68)

NBA

Michael Jordan Surviving Physical Beatings He Took From Pistons Is Why Dennis Rodman Can’t Compare Anyone to Him: ‘For Him to Survive That and Still Maintain That Greatness, I Mean It’s Very Unparalleled’

Michael Jordan is one of one, according to Dennis Rodman.

Ashish Mathur • 15 Dec 2021

NBA

Charles Oakley Explained What It’s Really Like Being Best Friends With Michael Jordan: ‘Whenever I Called, He Answered the Bell’

Michael Jordan and Charles Oakley are basically brothers.

Ashish Mathur • 01 Dec 2021

NBA

Scottie Pippen Wanted Dominique Wilkins on the Dream Team Over Christian Laettner: ‘I Agreed With Each Pick Except Laettner, I Didn’t Think He Would Fit In, and I Was Right’

Scottie Pippen only had one issue with the famous Dream Team.

Ashish Mathur • 18 Nov 2021

NBA

Scottie Pippen Destroyed the 73-9 Warriors for Thinking They’re the Best Team in NBA History Over the 72-10 Bulls: ‘You Can’t Win 73 Games and Lose, You Can’t Be Considered the Greatest Team, You Didn’t Win a Championship’

Scottie Pippen doesn’t think the 73-9 Warriors deserve to be in the discussion of the greatest team of all time.

Ashish Mathur • 09 Nov 2021

NBA

Jimmy Butler, Who Was Homeless at 13, Faxed His National Letter of Intent to Marquette From McDonald’s While Playing Junior College Basketball: ‘Jimmy Never Took an Official Visit to Marquette’

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler had an unlikely path to NBA stardom.

Ashish Mathur • 03 Nov 2021

NBA

Scottie Pippen Had No Sympathy for a Crying John Paxson Who Called Him to Apologize for How He Treated Him When He Was the Bulls’ Vice President: ‘Why He Was Crying, I Couldn’t Be Sure, and Honestly, I Didn’t Care’

Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen had no interest in patching things up with John Paxson.

Ashish Mathur • 02 Nov 2021

NBA

Michael Jordan Played the Legendary ‘Flu Game’ Because He Felt He Had an Obligation to His Bulls Teammates and the City of Chicago: ‘I Didn’t Wanna Give Up, No Matter How Sick I Was or How Tired I Was’

On June 11, 1997, Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan played in his famous “Flu Game” against the Utah Jazz in Game 5 of the 1997 Finals. Although it’s called the “Flu Game,” Jordan was actually suffering from food poisoning after eating pizza in his hotel room the night before.

Ashish Mathur • 26 Oct 2021

NBA

Michael Jordan Had His Toughest Individual Battles Against Pistons Legend Joe Dumars: ‘No One Plays Me Tougher Than Joe’

Michael Jordan had some legendary battles with Detroit Pistons star Joe Dumars during his first stint with the Chicago Bulls. The two guards matched up against each other on offense and defense, and it was always a war between them.

Ashish Mathur • 20 Oct 2021

NBA

Michael Jordan Viciously Made Fun of Jerry Krause While Smoking a Cigar After the Bulls Won Their 2nd Straight Championship: ‘You Can’t Smoke It, It’ll Stunt Your Growth’

If there are two things we learned from ESPN’s The Last Dance docies, it’s that Chicago Bulls icon Michael Jordan loves smoking cigars and hated general manager Jerry Krause.

Ashish Mathur • 15 Oct 2021

NBA

Michael Jordan Made NBA History 3 Times With the Wizards Despite Missing the Playoffs Both Years: ‘Jordan’s Stint on the Wizards Is Often Derided for Being Aesthetically Unpleasant and Jordanically Unimpressive, but Hold On!’

Michael Jordan only missed the playoffs twice during his legendary career. Both occurrences came with the Washington Wizards.

Ashish Mathur • 12 Oct 2021