Marc Stein is an Americansports reporter who publishes a newsletter covering theNational Basketball Association (NBA) nationally.[1] He previously worked forESPN andThe New York Times.[2]
While being a B.A. communications student inCalifornia State University, Fullerton, Stein started covering the NBA with his reportage for theOrange County Register.[3] He then covered theLos Angeles Lakers andLos Angeles Clippers for theLos Angeles Daily News and also worked forThe Washington Post,The Orange County Register andSan Bernardino Sun. Stein covered the NBA for more than five years atThe Dallas Morning News, first as aDallas Mavericks beat writer for three seasons (1997–2000) and then two seasons as an NBA columnist.[1]
Stein began writing forESPN.com in 2000,[4] and signed on full-time in 2002 to serve as the site's senior NBA writer. He also made regular broadcast appearances as a reporter and analyst forSportsCenter,NBA Shootaround,NBA Fastbreak,NBA Coast to Coast,ESPNEWS, andESPN Radio. In October 2016,ESPN signed Stein to a multiyear contract extension.[4] In November 2016, theDallas Mavericks revoked Stein and fellow ESPN reporterTim MacMahon'spress credentials after MacMahon was shifted away from covering the team full-time.[5][6] The credentials were later restored.[7]
Stein covered soccer earlier in his career. He has continued to cover the game part-time. From 2011 until his departure from ESPN, he co-hostedSoccer Today,[8] a radio show/podcast that aired onKESN ESPN 103.3 inDallas/Fort Worth. He also occasionally contributed toESPN FC.
Stein was fired from ESPN in 2017.[9] In October 2017, he became the national NBA writer forThe New York Times.[10]
On February 15, 2019, Stein was named the 2019 winner of theCurt Gowdy Media Award for print media by theNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[11] In 2021, he leftThe New York Times to self-publish a newsletter.[1]