Chris Ballard

Joined: Sep 17, 2019

Chris Ballard is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated, where he covers the NBA and specializes in long-form stories. Ballard, who joined SI in 2000, is the author of four books.

Ice? Ice, Baby! Welcome to the World of Cold-Water Immersion

NBA

The first gay NBA player to go public is a psychologist today. And he has a lot to talk us through.

WNBA

Long before the WNBA, there was the WBL. And there was Kunzmann, who scraped and hustled to relative fame in a shoestring, sexist league. You might know her name, if only...

NBA

How Long Can We Play? And what does that even mean to you?

He's Old-School. He Doesn't Embrace Analytics. And He's Thriving in Today's MLB.

MLB

Brian Snitker waited 40 years to get his shot as an MLB manager and there may never be anyone like him again.

Track and Field

More than 40 years ago, author Jim Fixx brought jogging to the masses, espousing its physical and emotional benefits—themes that now resonate more than ever.

More Sports

Nearly all American sports are shuttered, with one exception: the Bass Pro Tour of Major League Fishing.

NBA

As coronavirus spreads, sports have rarely seemed less important—and harder to do without. Like so many of us, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr found himself trying to make sense of it all.