Markazi left for ESPN in 2009 where he became a senior writer based in Los Angeles, covering, among other teams, the Lakers, Dodgers and Kings.
In 2010 Markazi wrote an article for ESPN.com about a publicly advertised, ticketed party LeBron James was paid to host at Tao,[4][5][6] a Las Vegas nightclub, shortly after “The Decision” aired on ESPN.
Six years later, Markazi covered LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrating winning the NBA championship at XS, a Las Vegas nightclub, for ESPN.
In 2011, an Internet video Markazi shot of Kate Upton doing the dougie hip-hop dance while they were attending a Los Angeles Clippers game together went viral and served to increase her popularity.
[16] The sentences from the seven articles were largely numbers based such as the salaries of NBA 2K League players and the cost of XFL season tickets.