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Author: Eddie Maisonet, III

Eddie Maisonet is the founder and editor emeritus of The Sports Fan Journal. Currently, he serves as an associate editor for ESPN.com. He is an unabashed Russell Westbrook and Barry Switzer apologist, owns over 100 fitteds and snapbacks, and lives by Reggie Jackson’s famous quote, “I am the straw that stirs the drink.”

Starting Lineups: Will Saints Fans Lose Their Minds If Drew Brees Holds Out?

Eddie Maisonet, III July 11, 2012 No Comments

That Super Bowl win just feels like a long, long time ago. The New Orleans Saints were bordering on being the next America's Team. After that dirty trick Katrina ransacked…

Starting Lineups: Will Saints Fans Lose Their Minds If Drew Brees Holds Out?

Starting Lineups: Remembering Tyson-Holyfield II, 15 Years Later

Eddie Maisonet, III July 10, 2012 No Comments

I meant to post this awhile back, but there's never a bad time to reflect on anything Mike Tyson-related. Holyfield-Tyson II was brought to the sporting world on June 28,…

Starting Lineups: Remembering Tyson-Holyfield II, 15 Years Later

Jordan Brand Presents #RiseAbove Expectations

Eddie Maisonet, III July 5, 2012 No Comments

It's still dope to see how sports can help tear down barriers, barriers that many of us never knew existed. In a story captured in a documentary by the folks…

Jordan Brand Presents #RiseAbove Expectations

Score: The Million Dollar Ballers Title Collection

Eddie Maisonet, III July 5, 2012 No Comments

I was born and raised in the state of Oklahoma. I am an Oklahoma City Thunder fan since the team came to the Sooner State after Kevin Durant's rookie season.…

Score: The Million Dollar Ballers Title Collection

Starting Lineups: Should New Orleans Re-Sign Eric Gordon?

Eddie Maisonet, III July 3, 2012 No Comments

These types of questions usually come with a backstory. Let me share. I'm minding my own business when I notice my phone ringing. It's the one and only Bryan Crawford.…

Starting Lineups: Should New Orleans Re-Sign Eric Gordon?

Starting Lineups: Dwight Howard Has Officially Turned Into "That Guy"

Eddie Maisonet, III July 2, 2012 No Comments

In my almost 29 years of existing on this earth, no matter what the socioeconomic conditions may be, there's always one guy in the crew who is just "that guy."…

Starting Lineups: Dwight Howard Has Officially Turned Into "That Guy"

Starting Lineups: A Quick Conversation With Michael Kidd-Gilchrist's Personal Stylist

Eddie Maisonet, III June 29, 2012 No Comments

The 2012 NBA Draft officially came and went. Teams like New Orleans, Sacramento and Houston came up immensely in the draft. Other teams like Cleveland and Toronto left us scratching…

Starting Lineups: A Quick Conversation With Michael Kidd-Gilchrist's Personal Stylist

Starting Lineups: Baron Davis Is "Heads Up" For Street Safety

Eddie Maisonet, III June 27, 2012 No Comments

Baron Davis really is that dude. The current (former?) New York Knicks point guard is standing up for New York City's Department of Transportation and encouraging the locals to be…

Starting Lineups: Baron Davis Is "Heads Up" For Street Safety

Starting Lineups: The Floyd Mayweather Success Guide To #NABJ12 In New Orleans

Eddie Maisonet, III June 26, 2012 No Comments

God bless NABJ. God bless New Orleans. God bless my feet for making it the entire trip. Man. It was my first time ever in New Orleans. A shame really,…

Starting Lineups: The Floyd Mayweather Success Guide To #NABJ12 In New Orleans

Starting Lineups: So Ed Chopped It Up With Bobbito Garcia Last Week

Eddie Maisonet, III June 25, 2012 No Comments

Last month here on The Sports Fan Journal you might remember us featuring a trailer for a new documentary film by Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Couliau called "Doin' It In…

Starting Lineups: So Ed Chopped It Up With Bobbito Garcia Last Week

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Eddie Maisonet, III


Eddie Maisonet is the founder and editor emeritus of The Sports Fan Journal. Currently, he serves as an associate editor for ESPN.com. He is an unabashed Russell Westbrook and Barry Switzer apologist, owns over 100 fitteds and snapbacks, and lives by Reggie Jackson’s famous quote, “I am the straw that stirs the drink.”


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Larry Johnson Reflects on Becoming 'Grandmama', Converse Kicks And Winning Titles In Las Vegas

The Sportsfan Journal Staff May 28, 2020 No Comments

Growing up as a kid, Larry Johnson was one of the coolest people on the planet. In my pee-brain mind, there was nothing like Larry Johnson. NCAA champion on the…

The Day Michael Jordan Got Put On A Poster

Eddie Maisonet, III April 11, 2020 No Comments

If you play the game of basketball long enough, you'll inevitably be put into a conundrum while playing defense under the rim. You could get dunked on at any moment.…

Thierry Henry Made Me Fall In Love With Soccer

Eddie Maisonet, III March 11, 2020 No Comments

It's the dirty little secret that really isn't a secret at all. I love soccer. While some of you are sitting there saying, "Tell us something we don't know, Ed.…

15 Takeaways From The Oral History Of 'Love & Basketball'

Eddie Maisonet, III February 17, 2020 No Comments

In my opinion, Love & Basketball is one of the few films in the world that both men and women will have no issue sitting down and watching. Although the…

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Remembering The Peter Warrick Experience, 20 Years Later

Eddie Maisonet, III July 29, 2019 No Comments

When Notre Dame and Florida State, two of college football's blue bloods, did battle back in 1993, I wasn't old enough (or aware enough) to appreciate it. See, I didn't…

A Sports Scribe

Speaking Up About Our Pain - Again

The Sportsfan Journal Staff June 3, 2020 No Comments

A few years ago in this very space here at TSFJ, we mourned about a country reminding us of its preferred citizen hierarchy in violent ways. Professional and amateur athletes…

Youngest In Charge: Kyrie's Kingdom

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The Sports Fan's 3-Point Guide To The NBA All-Star Snub Argument

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NFL First Quarter Report Card: Who’s Hot And Who’s Not

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