Mike Thomas
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Mike Thomas

Expertise:
NBA, Basketball
Education:
UMass Dartmouth
Location:
Boston, Massachusetts

Experience

Mike Thomas is a veteran sports reporter covering the NBA for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Boston Celtics.

Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Mike is a New England Newspaper and Press Association award-winning columnist, who spent 23 years with The Herald News in Fall River, Massachusetts — including 16 years as sports editor.

Mike also covered the NFL and NBA as a staff writer at Sportscasting from 2020 to 2023.

Education

Mike Thomas holds a bachelor's degree in English/writing from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

Latest Articles From Mike Thomas

Furious LeBron James Sides With Celtics After Overturned Call Against Jaylen Brown

Furious LeBron James Sides With Celtics After Overturned Call Against Jaylen Brown

Buddy Hield Makes Confession to Joe Mazzulla After Crushing Celtics Loss

Buddy Hield Makes Confession to Joe Mazzulla After Crushing Celtics Loss

The Boston Celtics Giving Off Serious Vibes of Their 2008 Championship Team

The Boston Celtics Giving Off Serious Vibes of Their 2008 Championship Team

Rick Mahorn Pinpoints the Day He Began Hating the Boston Celtics

Rick Mahorn Pinpoints the Day He Began Hating the Boston Celtics

Jayson Tatum Reveals His All-Time Favorite Teammate

Jayson Tatum Reveals His All-Time Favorite Teammate

Doc Rivers Admits to Lying to the Media During Celtics Locker Room Brawl in 2012

Doc Rivers Admits to Lying to the Media During Celtics Locker Room Brawl in 2012

Kristaps Porzingis Stays Secretive About ‘Bromance’ With Jaylen Brown

Kristaps Porzingis Stays Secretive About ‘Bromance’ With Jaylen Brown

Kristaps Porzingis Reveals How Much It Hurt Sitting Out IST Loss to Pacers

Kristaps Porzingis Reveals How Much It Hurt Sitting Out IST Loss to Pacers

Celtics vs. Jazz: Remembering Pete Maravich, the Lone HOFer Who Played for Both Teams

Celtics vs. Jazz: Remembering Pete Maravich, the Lone HOFer Who Played for Both Teams

The Chances of the Boston Celtics Reuniting With an Old Friend are Slim

The Chances of the Boston Celtics Reuniting With an Old Friend are Slim

Al Horford Gets Some Credit for the Success of the Surging OKC Thunder

Al Horford Gets Some Credit for the Success of the Surging OKC Thunder

Jayson Tatum Reacts to Gordon Hayward’s Assessment of Underachieving 2019 Celtics

Jayson Tatum Reacts to Gordon Hayward’s Assessment of Underachieving 2019 Celtics

Derrick White Credits Gregg Popovich for His Career-Altering Change

Derrick White Credits Gregg Popovich for His Career-Altering Change

How Many All-Stars Do the Boston Celtics Have?

How Many All-Stars Do the Boston Celtics Have?

Rajon Rondo Admits Not Playing His Entire Career With Celtics May Have Been for the Best

Rajon Rondo Admits Not Playing His Entire Career With Celtics May Have Been for the Best

Derrick White Gives Simple Answer to Why He Refused to Challenge Victor Wembanyama

Derrick White Gives Simple Answer to Why He Refused to Challenge Victor Wembanyama

Jaylen Brown Goes the Unconventional Route With Praise After Celtics Win

Jaylen Brown Goes the Unconventional Route With Praise After Celtics Win

Cedric Maxwell Responds to Udonis Haslem’s Blatant Disrespect of Bill Russell

Cedric Maxwell Responds to Udonis Haslem’s Blatant Disrespect of Bill Russell

Kristaps Porzingis Calls Boston Celtics Scare a ‘Valuable Experience’

Kristaps Porzingis Calls Boston Celtics Scare a ‘Valuable Experience’

Derrick White Gets Serious All-Star Love From Prominent Media Player

Derrick White Gets Serious All-Star Love From Prominent Media Player

The Boston Celtics, 17-Point Favorites, Can’t Get Too Comfortable Against the Pistons

The Boston Celtics, 17-Point Favorites, Can’t Get Too Comfortable Against the Pistons

Rajon Rondo Thrilled His Wish Never Came True With the Boston Celtics

Rajon Rondo Thrilled His Wish Never Came True With the Boston Celtics

The Red-Hot Boston Celtics Brace for Record-Setting Detroit Pistons

The Red-Hot Boston Celtics Brace for Record-Setting Detroit Pistons

Kristaps Porzingis Still Can’t Get Over How Good Derrick White Is

Kristaps Porzingis Still Can’t Get Over How Good Derrick White Is

The Boston Celtics Leave LeBron James and the Lakers Seeking Answers

The Boston Celtics Leave LeBron James and the Lakers Seeking Answers

Celtics vs. Lakers Just Isn’t What It Used To Be

Celtics vs. Lakers Just Isn’t What It Used To Be

Neemias Queta Showing Plenty of Promise for Boston Celtics

Neemias Queta Showing Plenty of Promise for Boston Celtics

Should Boston Celtics Fans Be Concerned With Kristaps Porzingis?

Should Boston Celtics Fans Be Concerned With Kristaps Porzingis?

Paul Pierce, 2008 Title Team Help Maintain the Culture of the Boston Celtics

Paul Pierce, 2008 Title Team Help Maintain the Culture of the Boston Celtics

Joe Mazzulla Uses 4 Words to Perfectly Sum Up Derrick White

Joe Mazzulla Uses 4 Words to Perfectly Sum Up Derrick White