Top Warriors beat writer reportedly leaving the Athletic for ESPN

Top Warriors beat writer reportedly leaving the Athletic for ESPN

ESPN declined to comment to Front Office Sports about the move.

Anthony Slater Leaving The Athletic For ESPN

Anthony Slater will leave The Athletic to join ESPN later this summer. Slater will continue to focus on the Golden State Warriors while also contributing to the network's national coverage of the NBA. Slater left The Oklahoman in 2016 for the Mercury News to continue covering Kevin Durant when the star left the Oklahoma City Thunder to sign with the Warriors. Slater later joined Marcus Thompson and Tim Kawakami at The Athletic. Slater has long b…

ESPN adds Golden State Warriors writer Anthony Slater from The Athletic

Longtime Golden State Warriors beat writer Anthony Slater is headed to ESPN. Front Office Sports reported the news Friday that Slater will leave The Athletic and join the Worldwide Leader’s NBA team later this summer. Slater was an early hire for the Bay Area wing of The Athletic, where he chronicled the Warriors dynasty extensively. Slater also hosted the Warriors Plus Minus and Warriors All-82 podcasts for Audacy. Before joining The Athletic, …