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Baxter Holmes is a senior writer for ESPN. He won the James Beard Award for his 2017 article, \u201cThe NBA's Secret Addiction.\u201d\n\n\n\n\u201cIf there\u2019s anything I\u2019m really fighting for it\u2019s people\u2019s memory. I love the notion of trying to write a story that sticks with people. And that requires really compelling characters. It requires in-depth reporting \u2014 you have to take people on a journey. It needs to be so rich and something they didn\u2019t know. I look for a story that I can tell well enough that it will hold up, that it will earn someone\u2019s memory.\u201d\n\n\n\nThanks to Mailchimp, Substack, and Pitt Writers for sponsoring this week's episode.\n\n\n\n\n@Baxter\n\n\nHolmes on Longform\n\n\n[00:25] "The Threat of Youth Basketball" (ESPN \u2022 2019)\n\n\n[01:00] "The NBA's Secret Addiction" (ESPN \u2022 2017)\n\n\n[01:15] "The Secret Team Dinners That Have Built the Spurs' Dynasty" (ESPN \u2022 2019)\n\n\n[01:20] "Lakers 2.0: The Failed Reboot of the NBA's Crown Jewel" (ESPN \u2022 2019)\n\n\n[03:02] Longform Podcast #226: Terry Gross\n\n\n[30:40] "Inside the Corrosive Workplace Culture of the Dallas Mavericks" (Jon Wertheim and Jessica Luther \u2022 Sports Illustrated \u2022 2018)\n\n\n[43:10] Magic Johnson denies allegations on ESPN\n\n\n[44:00] Holmes talks about response to his Lakers piece\n\n\n[44:33] Longform Podcast #112: Don Van Natta Jr.\n\n\n[58:54] "The NBA's Secret Wine Society" (ESPN \u2022 2018)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices