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 Was Already the GOAT to Larry Bird When He Retired for the 1st Time: ‘No One Was Ever Better Than Him’

When Michael Jordan retired from the NBA in 1993, he was a three-time champion, three-time Finals MVP, and three-time MVP. The Bulls superstar accomplished all of those feats in nine years and left the league on top.

Ashish Mathur • 08 Oct 2021

NBA

Michael Jordan Went Back to UNC to Rehab His Broken Foot and Played 5-On-5 Without the Bulls’ Permission: ‘The Bulls Never Knew I Was Doing It’

In the third game of the 1985-86 season, Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan broke his left foot against the Golden State Warriors on October 29, 1985. The shooting guard went up for a lob and landed flat-footed.

Ashish Mathur • 05 Oct 2021

NBA

Michael Jordan Called Himself an Idiot for Punching Steve Kerr and Knew He Had to Change: ‘I Knew I Had to Be More Respectful of My Teammates’

Michael Jordan and Steve Kerr played in 231 regular-season games together with the Chicago Bulls. They had tremendous success as a duo and will be linked forever.

Ashish Mathur • 02 Oct 2021

NBA

Michael Jordan Loved Playing on the Road So Much That He Preferred It Over Home Games: ‘You Know That You’re Not Expected to Win So That You Could Have the Opportunity to Prove the Unknown’

During his iconic run with the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan dominated in basically every arena he played. The six-time champion played each game like it was his last and left it all on the floor.

Ashish Mathur • 28 Sep 2021

NBA

Michael Jordan Told Baseball Teammates From Bathroom Toni Kukoc Would Hit Game-Winner Against Knicks After Scottie Pippen Refused to Go In: ‘I Told Them You Don’t Have to Tell Me, Kukoc Is Going to Take the Shot and They’re Going to Win, I Predicted the Whole Scenario’

Michael Jordan may be a wizard, as he somehow knew Toni Kukoc would deliver in 1994.

Ashish Mathur • 14 Sep 2021

NBA

Michael Jordan Got Away With Fouls Because NBA’s Supervisor of Officials Knew Fans Went to Games to Watch Him Play: ‘If There’s a Play Where Jordan and Paxson Are Together and There’s a Foul and Jordan Smacked the Guy on the Arm, I’m Giving the Foul to Paxson Because the Fans Don’t Want to See Jordan Foul Out of the Game’

There’s a simple reason why Michael Jordan got away with fouls during his NBA career.

Ashish Mathur • 07 Sep 2021

NBA

Michael Jordan Loved Dennis Rodman So Much as a Player That He Had No Problem Dealing With His Eccentric Personality: ‘His Dresses Doesn’t Bother Me, His Hair Doesn’t Bother Me’

Michael Jordan and the Bulls were able to win three rings with Dennis Rodman despite his eccentric personality.

Ashish Mathur • 31 Aug 2021

NBA

Scottie Pippen Gave Jerry Krause Massive Public Compliment Despite Hating Him: ‘We Can’t Knock Him, We Gotta Give Him Credit’

Scottie Pippen may have hated Jerry Krause, but he did pay him a nice compliment once.

Ashish Mathur • 24 Aug 2021

NBA

Kobe Bryant Played With Torn Rotator Cuff in His Shoulder for Several Years Before Having Surgery: ‘I’ve Had This Pain for a Long Time and It’s Just I’ve Never Actually Gotten Looked at Because the Strength Was So Good’

Kobe Bryant’s pain tolerance is the stuff of legends.

Ashish Mathur • 20 Aug 2021

NBA

Michael Jordan Credited Phil Jackson for Helping Him Calm His Body and Emotions During Pressure-Filled Games: ‘These Are Things Phil Has Taught Me, and I’ll Tell You, It All Works’

Phil Jackson helped Michael Jordan in so many ways during their time together on the Bulls.

Ashish Mathur • 06 Aug 2021