Erik Anderson

Expertise:
NBA, NFL
Education:
University of Montana
Location:
Helena, Montana

Experience

Erik Anderson is an award-winning sports journalist covering the NBA, NFL and trading card market for Heavy.com. He focuses on the stories that matter the most to fans.

Anderson brings more than a decade of experience across sports journalism, athletic administration, media strategy, and digital communications. Before joining Heavy, he served as Communications Manager at Philo, where he led corporate storytelling, press relations, and brand content strategy for the national streaming television service. He previously worked as Sports Information Director at Carroll College and as a sports journalist for Independent Record and The Oregonian/OregonLive, where he covered high school, college and professional sports throughout the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West.

His work has appeared in prestigious outlets including ESPN, USA Today, The New York Times, and the Associated Press.

Education

Anderson graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Montana. While there, he served as the senior editor (marketing development) of the Montana Journalism Review and the sports editor of the Montana Kaimin, the student-led newspaper. His work garnered multiple national awards and led to an internship with USA Today Sports, where he covered the NBA.

Latest Articles From Erik Anderson

Seahawks Monitoring Huge QB Injury News in Washington

Seahawks Monitoring Huge QB Injury News in Washington

Nikola Jokic Has ‘Everything He Needs’ for Ring No. 2, Columnist Says

Nikola Jokic Has ‘Everything He Needs’ for Ring No. 2, Columnist Says

Lakers Star Luka Doncic Reveals Injury Scare After Monster Season Opener

Lakers Star Luka Doncic Reveals Injury Scare After Monster Season Opener

Thunder-Rockets Turned Heads With ‘Best Start Ever’ To Open NBA Season

Thunder-Rockets Turned Heads With ‘Best Start Ever’ To Open NBA Season

Blazers’ $160 Million Forward Left Out of Starting Lineup

Blazers’ $160 Million Forward Left Out of Starting Lineup

Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba on Track to Break NFL Record

Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba on Track to Break NFL Record

Seahawks Have ‘MOB Ties’: Mike Macdonald Explains Team’s 2025 Rallying Cry

Seahawks Have ‘MOB Ties’: Mike Macdonald Explains Team’s 2025 Rallying Cry

Are the Thunder the Next Warriors Dynasty?

Are the Thunder the Next Warriors Dynasty?

Grizzlies Receive Major Availability Update On Star Ja Morant

Grizzlies Receive Major Availability Update On Star Ja Morant

Indiana Pacers Rookie Arrested in Indianapolis

Indiana Pacers Rookie Arrested in Indianapolis

Houston Rockets’ Starting Lineup Announcement Sends Fans, Media Into Frenzy

Houston Rockets’ Starting Lineup Announcement Sends Fans, Media Into Frenzy

Trail Blazers Extend Young Elite Defender With Huge Contract

Trail Blazers Extend Young Elite Defender With Huge Contract

Thunder Secure Promising Backcourt Duo With Contract Decisions

Thunder Secure Promising Backcourt Duo With Contract Decisions

Grizzlies Hit With Another Brutal Injury Blow

Grizzlies Hit With Another Brutal Injury Blow

Mike Brown Says He’s Watched DK Metcalf’s Viral Highlight 100 Times, and He’s Using It To Teach the Knicks

Mike Brown Says He’s Watched DK Metcalf’s Viral Highlight 100 Times, and He’s Using It To Teach the Knicks

Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton Calls Out Yahoo Analyst Over Deleted Tweet

Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton Calls Out Yahoo Analyst Over Deleted Tweet

76ers Make Surprising Starting Lineup Announcement

76ers Make Surprising Starting Lineup Announcement

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown Day-to-Day With Hamstring Injury

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown Day-to-Day With Hamstring Injury

76ers’ MVP Joel Embiid Cleared To Debut

76ers’ MVP Joel Embiid Cleared To Debut

Hawks, Trae Young Won’t Reach Extension Before Season

Hawks, Trae Young Won’t Reach Extension Before Season

Hornets Waive Veteran Guard Spencer Dinwiddie

Hornets Waive Veteran Guard Spencer Dinwiddie

Warriors Lead NBA Team Values at $11.33 Billion, Report Says

Warriors Lead NBA Team Values at $11.33 Billion, Report Says

Lakers Center Working on Slovenian Citizenship to Team With Luka Doncic

Lakers Center Working on Slovenian Citizenship to Team With Luka Doncic

Kings Lock Up Young Talent With 5-Year, $140 Million Extension

Kings Lock Up Young Talent With 5-Year, $140 Million Extension

Jaren Jackson Jr. Expected to Make Preseason Debut vs. Hornets

Jaren Jackson Jr. Expected to Make Preseason Debut vs. Hornets

Thunder Waive Son of Legendary Coach

Thunder Waive Son of Legendary Coach

NBC Brings Back ‘Roundball Rock’ and AI Jim Fagan for NBA Return

NBC Brings Back ‘Roundball Rock’ and AI Jim Fagan for NBA Return

NBC Sets Star-Studded NBA Broadcast Teams, Schedules Ahead of 2025–26 Tip-Off

NBC Sets Star-Studded NBA Broadcast Teams, Schedules Ahead of 2025–26 Tip-Off

ESPN Analyst’s Cooper Flagg Remark Fuels LeBron Debate

ESPN Analyst’s Cooper Flagg Remark Fuels LeBron Debate

Victor Wembanyama’s Viral Highlights Have NBA Fans Buzzing

Victor Wembanyama’s Viral Highlights Have NBA Fans Buzzing