This is an accepted version of this page Brian Windhorst (born January 29, 1978), nicknamed Windy, is an American sportswriter for ESPN.com who covers the National Basketball Association (NBA).

[3] In 2007, he co-wrote The Franchise: LeBron James and the Remaking of the Cleveland Cavaliers with sports columnist Terry Pluto.

In 2010, Windhorst left The Plain Dealer for ESPN to cover James' new team, the Miami Heat.

In an interview, Windhorst stated that "obviously LeBron's a huge factor" in his decision to join ESPN,[6] but that the Cavaliers "need to move on" without James.

[7] In addition to writing for ESPN, Windhorst hosts the popular Hoop Collective podcast.