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

Joe Mazzulla Blasted After His Celtics Blow Lead Against Warriors

Joe Mazzulla Blasted After His Celtics Blow Lead Against Warriors

Steph Curry Continues To Show the Boston Celtics What a True Superstar Is

Steph Curry Continues To Show the Boston Celtics What a True Superstar Is

Cedric Maxwell Admits the Best Player He Played With Wasn’t a Boston Celtic

Cedric Maxwell Admits the Best Player He Played With Wasn’t a Boston Celtic

Former Boston Celtics Star Still Carries His Hatred for the LA Lakers

Former Boston Celtics Star Still Carries His Hatred for the LA Lakers

Boston Celtics Mourn the Death of Former First-Round Pick

Boston Celtics Mourn the Death of Former First-Round Pick

Kristaps Porzingis Explains His Meaning of Boston Celtics Basketball

Kristaps Porzingis Explains His Meaning of Boston Celtics Basketball

Celtics’ Derrick White Was Off in His Recent Self-Assessment

Celtics’ Derrick White Was Off in His Recent Self-Assessment

Boston Celtics Quick Tempo Suited Payton Pritchard Just Fine

Boston Celtics Quick Tempo Suited Payton Pritchard Just Fine

Jaylen Brown Has Some Words of Advice for Celtics Coaching Staff

Jaylen Brown Has Some Words of Advice for Celtics Coaching Staff

Boston Celtics Have a Big Problem Ahead of Matchup With Magic

Boston Celtics Have a Big Problem Ahead of Matchup With Magic

The Boston Celtics Conquered Their Latest Test but Another Looms

The Boston Celtics Conquered Their Latest Test but Another Looms

Why the 1985-86 Boston Celtics Team Is the Best in NBA History

Why the 1985-86 Boston Celtics Team Is the Best in NBA History

Draymond Green’s Pathetic Punch Could Benefit the Boston Celtics

Draymond Green’s Pathetic Punch Could Benefit the Boston Celtics

Derrick White Quick to Answer Why the Celtics Dominate at Home: ‘Pretty Simple’

Derrick White Quick to Answer Why the Celtics Dominate at Home: ‘Pretty Simple’

Jayson Tatum Takes His Maturity to Another Level After Comeback Win Over Cavs

Jayson Tatum Takes His Maturity to Another Level After Comeback Win Over Cavs

Is Jayson Tatum a Top-5 NBA Player? Paul Pierce Blasted for Saying So

Is Jayson Tatum a Top-5 NBA Player? Paul Pierce Blasted for Saying So

Stephen A Smith’s Mt. Rushmore of All-Time Greats Has Former Boston Celtics Star Floored

Stephen A Smith’s Mt. Rushmore of All-Time Greats Has Former Boston Celtics Star Floored

Stephen A Smith: No Team Can Look at the Boston Celtics and Say We’re Better

Stephen A Smith: No Team Can Look at the Boston Celtics and Say We’re Better

Derrick White for Boston Celtics MVP? He Answers the Question

Derrick White for Boston Celtics MVP? He Answers the Question

Jayson Tatum Explains Comment After Irking Andre Iguodala About NBA’s Best Player

Jayson Tatum Explains Comment After Irking Andre Iguodala About NBA’s Best Player

Jayson Tatum Insists Kobe Bryant Steered Him to a Life With No ‘Plan B’

Jayson Tatum Insists Kobe Bryant Steered Him to a Life With No ‘Plan B’

Jaylen Brown ‘Failed’ Last Postseason, and He’s Better Off Because of It

Jaylen Brown ‘Failed’ Last Postseason, and He’s Better Off Because of It

Is Larry Bird the Best Player in Boston Celtics History?

Is Larry Bird the Best Player in Boston Celtics History?

Kristaps Porzingis Chose Boston Because of a Combo Other Than Tatum & Brown

Kristaps Porzingis Chose Boston Because of a Combo Other Than Tatum & Brown

Kristaps Porzingis Reveals What’s Allowed Him to Mesh With Star-Studded Celtics

Kristaps Porzingis Reveals What’s Allowed Him to Mesh With Star-Studded Celtics

Boston Celtics Fans Should Cringe Over Charles Barkley’s Recent Guarantee

Boston Celtics Fans Should Cringe Over Charles Barkley’s Recent Guarantee

Kristaps Porzingis Gives Much-Needed Update On His Celtics Return

Kristaps Porzingis Gives Much-Needed Update On His Celtics Return

Are These Your Same Old Boston Celtics?

Are These Your Same Old Boston Celtics?

Boston Celtics Rewind: Kevin McHale Clotheslines Kurt Rambis to Key ’84 Finals Win

Boston Celtics Rewind: Kevin McHale Clotheslines Kurt Rambis to Key ’84 Finals Win

Jayson Tatum Pulls No Punches After Disappointing In-Season Tourney Elimination

Jayson Tatum Pulls No Punches After Disappointing In-Season Tourney Elimination