Sportscasting Staff Writer, Producer - NBA Twitter

Mike Thomas

Mike Thomas spent 23 years on staff and 16 years as the sports editor at The Herald News in Fall River, Mass., before joining Sportscasting in 2020. Mike has a deep knowledge of and passion for the NFL and NBA, and he excels at interviewing sports celebrities to find out their Super Bowl picks.

A New England Newspaper and Press Association award-winning columnist and an avid sports memorabilia collector, Mike enjoys keeping up with all the sports news and the works of former Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly. You can find more of Mike’s work on Muck Rack.

Montrezl Harrell Publicly Blasted Himself, and Then the Boston Celtics Paid the Price

Montrezl Harrell Publicly Blasted Himself, and Then the Boston Celtics Paid the Price

Ime Udoka Predicted the Lackluster Boston Celtics Loss to the Wizards: ‘I Told Them You’re Going to Get Your Ass Kicked Tonight…’

Ime Udoka Predicted the Lackluster Boston Celtics Loss to the Wizards: ‘I Told Them You’re Going to Get Your Ass Kicked Tonight…’

Giannis Antetokounmpo Reveals the Real Reason He’s Happy in Milwaukee

Giannis Antetokounmpo Reveals the Real Reason He’s Happy in Milwaukee

Is Jose Altuve the Shortest Player in Major League Baseball?

Is Jose Altuve the Shortest Player in Major League Baseball?

Giannis Antetokounmpo Focused On a Repeat but Is Also Ahead of Pace to Make Milwaukee Bucks History This Year

Giannis Antetokounmpo Focused On a Repeat but Is Also Ahead of Pace to Make Milwaukee Bucks History This Year

Freddie Freeman Has Always Had an Agenda in His Conversations With Opposing Players at First Base

Freddie Freeman Has Always Had an Agenda in His Conversations With Opposing Players at First Base

Charles Barkley Knows a Bit About 76ers Fans and Gets Blunt on How Ben Simmons Could’ve Mended His Ugly Relationship With Them

Charles Barkley Knows a Bit About 76ers Fans and Gets Blunt on How Ben Simmons Could’ve Mended His Ugly Relationship With Them

Greg Kite Dispels Myth About Former Boston Celtics Teammate Larry Bird

Greg Kite Dispels Myth About Former Boston Celtics Teammate Larry Bird

World Series Memories: 35 Years Ago, Bill Buckner Infamously Had a Ball Slip Through His Legs, Giving the Mets New Life Against the Red Sox

World Series Memories: 35 Years Ago, Bill Buckner Infamously Had a Ball Slip Through His Legs, Giving the Mets New Life Against the Red Sox

A.C. Green Explains How Lakers Veterans Handled the Shaq vs. Kobe Feud: ‘Coaches, Can You All Leave the Room for a Minute?’

A.C. Green Explains How Lakers Veterans Handled the Shaq vs. Kobe Feud: ‘Coaches, Can You All Leave the Room for a Minute?’

Larry Bird Surprisingly Said the Biggest Rival of His Boston Celtics Wasn’t the Los Angeles Lakers

Larry Bird Surprisingly Said the Biggest Rival of His Boston Celtics Wasn’t the Los Angeles Lakers

Why Is Max Scherzer Not Starting for the Dodgers in Game 6 of the NLCS?

Why Is Max Scherzer Not Starting for the Dodgers in Game 6 of the NLCS?

Jayson Tatum’s Troubling Comment After Embarrassing Loss in Home Opener Should Be of Major Concern to Boston Celtics Fans

Jayson Tatum’s Troubling Comment After Embarrassing Loss in Home Opener Should Be of Major Concern to Boston Celtics Fans

Angry Klay Thompson Still Griping Over NBA Top 75 List When It’s Alex English Who Got the Raw Deal

Angry Klay Thompson Still Griping Over NBA Top 75 List When It’s Alex English Who Got the Raw Deal

As the Red Sox and Astros Prep for Game 6, Cheating Has Become a Hot Topic in Boston

As the Red Sox and Astros Prep for Game 6, Cheating Has Become a Hot Topic in Boston

CC Sabathia Lays Into MLB’s Postseason Umpiring in Profanity-Laced Rant

CC Sabathia Lays Into MLB’s Postseason Umpiring in Profanity-Laced Rant

Emotional Dick Vitale Has 2 Things He Hopes People Will Do for Him During His Latest Bout With Cancer

Emotional Dick Vitale Has 2 Things He Hopes People Will Do for Him During His Latest Bout With Cancer

It’s Time for Kike Hernandez to Bring Back the Rally Banana as Desperate Red Sox Pinned in a Corner

It’s Time for Kike Hernandez to Bring Back the Rally Banana as Desperate Red Sox Pinned in a Corner

The Atlanta Braves Just Got the Kiss of Death Courtesy of Charles Barkley

The Atlanta Braves Just Got the Kiss of Death Courtesy of Charles Barkley

The Boston Celtics Finally Get Some Much-Needed Good News Ahead of Their Season Opener

The Boston Celtics Finally Get Some Much-Needed Good News Ahead of Their Season Opener

Larry Bird Had Classic Response When Asked What He Would’ve Said to the Hated Bill Laimbeer Had He Shown up for Larry Bird Night

Larry Bird Had Classic Response When Asked What He Would’ve Said to the Hated Bill Laimbeer Had He Shown up for Larry Bird Night

Giannis Antetokounmpo Refuses to Rewatch His Epic 50-Point, NBA Finals-Clinching Performance: ‘I Want to Keep Playing With an Edge’

Giannis Antetokounmpo Refuses to Rewatch His Epic 50-Point, NBA Finals-Clinching Performance: ‘I Want to Keep Playing With an Edge’

Giannis Antetokounmpo Learned a Key Tip From a 7-Time NBA All-Star Without Speaking to Him: ‘Your Butt Is Your Vision’

Giannis Antetokounmpo Learned a Key Tip From a 7-Time NBA All-Star Without Speaking to Him: ‘Your Butt Is Your Vision’

The Milwaukee Bucks Taught Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz a Critical Lesson During the Preseason

The Milwaukee Bucks Taught Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz a Critical Lesson During the Preseason

Brook Lopez Excited to See the Milwaukee Bucks Championship Rings Because His Bizarre Dream Wouldn’t Let Him

Brook Lopez Excited to See the Milwaukee Bucks Championship Rings Because His Bizarre Dream Wouldn’t Let Him

Is Larry Bird a Top-5 NBA Player of All Time?

Is Larry Bird a Top-5 NBA Player of All Time?

Dak Prescott, Amari Cooper Get Candid on Jon Gruden Situation: ‘Sometimes It Can Be Impulsive’

Dak Prescott, Amari Cooper Get Candid on Jon Gruden Situation: ‘Sometimes It Can Be Impulsive’

Charles Barkley Was Blunt With His Thoughts on Celtics Fans After Losing to a Larry Bird-Less Team: ‘I Don’t Like the People of Boston’

Charles Barkley Was Blunt With His Thoughts on Celtics Fans After Losing to a Larry Bird-Less Team: ‘I Don’t Like the People of Boston’

Urban Meyer’s Football Struggles Are Far Worse Than His Baseball Problems Were With the Atlanta Braves

Urban Meyer’s Football Struggles Are Far Worse Than His Baseball Problems Were With the Atlanta Braves

Jason Kidd Was Paid ‘the Greatest Compliment I Could Get’ After Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks Won the NBA Title

Jason Kidd Was Paid ‘the Greatest Compliment I Could Get’ After Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks Won the NBA Title

Greg Kite Drew More Attention Than Larry Bird After Battling Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Game 3 of the 1987 NBA Finals

Greg Kite Drew More Attention Than Larry Bird After Battling Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Game 3 of the 1987 NBA Finals

Michael Jordan Embarrassed a Beaten-Down Dennis Johnson With a Postseason Explosion: ‘Little Did He Know What Was Coming’

Michael Jordan Embarrassed a Beaten-Down Dennis Johnson With a Postseason Explosion: ‘Little Did He Know What Was Coming’

Billionaire Mark Cuban Reveals 1st Purchase After Selling Trash Bags Door to Door as a Child

Billionaire Mark Cuban Reveals 1st Purchase After Selling Trash Bags Door to Door as a Child

Michael Cooper Just Revealed the Satisfaction He Got From Guarding Larry Bird: ‘Makes Me Pat Myself on the Back’

Michael Cooper Just Revealed the Satisfaction He Got From Guarding Larry Bird: ‘Makes Me Pat Myself on the Back’

Larry Bird Was Spared Early Retirement After His Boston Celtics Finally Contained Michael Jordan

Larry Bird Was Spared Early Retirement After His Boston Celtics Finally Contained Michael Jordan

The Boston Celtics Slapped With Another Devastating Blow as Season Opener Draws Near

The Boston Celtics Slapped With Another Devastating Blow as Season Opener Draws Near

Giannis Antetokounmpo Weighs in on Kyrie Irving Situation Ahead of Season Opener

Giannis Antetokounmpo Weighs in on Kyrie Irving Situation Ahead of Season Opener

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Relives Memorial Day Massacre and His Redemption: ‘To Have Your Chief Rivals Say You’re No Longer Worth the Trouble of Guarding…’

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Relives Memorial Day Massacre and His Redemption: ‘To Have Your Chief Rivals Say You’re No Longer Worth the Trouble of Guarding…’

While the Boston Red Sox Shocked the Tampa Bay Rays, the Real Miracle Happened in the Stands

While the Boston Red Sox Shocked the Tampa Bay Rays, the Real Miracle Happened in the Stands

Jayson Tatum Is No Larry Bird, but He’ll Earn $4 Million More This Year Alone Than Bird Made in His Entire Career

Jayson Tatum Is No Larry Bird, but He’ll Earn $4 Million More This Year Alone Than Bird Made in His Entire Career

Danica Patrick Completes Her 1st Boston Marathon, Offers Bizarre Take on Her Favorite Part

Danica Patrick Completes Her 1st Boston Marathon, Offers Bizarre Take on Her Favorite Part

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kent Benson Have Different Versions of What Led to Ugly Sucker Punch, Broken Hand, and Record-Setting Fine

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kent Benson Have Different Versions of What Led to Ugly Sucker Punch, Broken Hand, and Record-Setting Fine

Bruce Smith Was a Sack Specialist but the Buffalo Bills Legend Was More Impressed With Another of His On-Field Feats

Bruce Smith Was a Sack Specialist but the Buffalo Bills Legend Was More Impressed With Another of His On-Field Feats

Jamie Collins’ 3rd Stint With the New England Patriots Has Already Proven Costly

Jamie Collins’ 3rd Stint With the New England Patriots Has Already Proven Costly

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Admitted If He Played in Today’s NBA, He’d Be on the Bench Keeping Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Admitted If He Played in Today’s NBA, He’d Be on the Bench Keeping Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Was Asked If He’s Affected by Not Being a Regular in the NBA GOAT Conversation and Had the Perfect Response

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Was Asked If He’s Affected by Not Being a Regular in the NBA GOAT Conversation and Had the Perfect Response

Michael Jordan and the Bulls Embarrassed the Boston Celtics, and Larry Bird Made Sure He Didn’t Forget

Michael Jordan and the Bulls Embarrassed the Boston Celtics, and Larry Bird Made Sure He Didn’t Forget

Charles Barkley and Julius Erving Had Entirely Different Responses When Sixers Owner Harold Katz Blasted the Team After a Win

Charles Barkley and Julius Erving Had Entirely Different Responses When Sixers Owner Harold Katz Blasted the Team After a Win

In January, the Memphis Grizzlies Will Prove Just How Much Their Franchise Has Struggled Through the Years

In January, the Memphis Grizzlies Will Prove Just How Much Their Franchise Has Struggled Through the Years

Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown Get Candid — and Not so Candid — About Their Relationship: ‘Personally, I Don’t Like JT’

Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown Get Candid — and Not so Candid — About Their Relationship: ‘Personally, I Don’t Like JT’

Jose Canseco Still Pushing His Car Wash, Hating on Alex Rodriguez, and Spelling His Own Name Wrong

Jose Canseco Still Pushing His Car Wash, Hating on Alex Rodriguez, and Spelling His Own Name Wrong