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Brian Windhorst | |
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| Born | (1978-01-29)January 29, 1978 (age 48) |
| Alma mater | Kent State University (BA) |
| Occupation | Sportswriter |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Brian Windhorst (born January 29, 1978), nicknamedWindy, is an American sportswriter forESPN.com who covers theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He was theCleveland Cavaliers beat writer for theAkron Beacon Journal from 2003 through the summer of 2008, and began to work forCleveland newspaperThe Plain Dealer in October 2008. He moved to ESPN in 2010 afterLeBron James left theCleveland Cavaliers for theMiami Heat.
Windhorst attended high school inAkron, Ohio atSt. Vincent–St. Mary High School and graduated fromKent State University with aBachelor of Arts injournalism in 2000.[1]
Windhorst began covering James during his high school playing career,[1] and began covering the Cavaliers in 2003, the year that James was drafted.[2] While James was the youngest player in the NBA, Windhorst was the youngest traveling NBA beat writer.[3] In 2007, he co-wroteThe Franchise: LeBron James and the Remaking of the Cleveland Cavaliers with sports columnistTerry Pluto. His writing atThe Plain Dealer was honored by theUnited States Basketball Writers Association for Best Game Story in 2009,[4] and by theAssociated Press.
In 2010, Windhorst leftThe Plain Dealer for ESPN to cover James' new team, theMiami Heat.[5] Prior to leavingThe Plain Dealer, he contributed columns to ESPN.com[2] and made appearances onESPN First Take. In an interview, Windhorst stated that "obviously LeBron's a huge factor" in his decision to join ESPN,[6] but that the Cavaliers "need to move on" without James.[6]
On October 10, 2014, it was announced that Windhorst would joinESPN Cleveland onWKNR AM 850 in Cleveland to be their Cavaliers beat reporter and analyst, as well as host his own weekly program on sister stationWWGK AM 1540. The move followed James' re-signing with the Cavaliers in 2014.[7]
In June 2025, Windhorst co-hosted ESPN coverage of the2025 NBA Draft alongsideKenny Beecham.[8]
In addition to writing for ESPN, Windhorst hosts the Hoop Collective podcast.[9]
Windhorst lives inOmaha, Nebraska, with his wife Maureen Fulton, whom he married in 2012.[10][11]
Windhorst will be based in Miami as one of two regular beat writers assigned to the team.
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