Philip Mark Jasner (March 24, 1942 – December 3, 2010) was a sports journalist in Philadelphia.
In 1972, Jasner joined the staff of the Philadelphia Daily News.
[2] He covered the Philadelphia 76ers and the NBA on a full-time basis from 1981 until his death.
Jasner was a past president of the Professional Basketball Writers Association and the Philadelphia College Basketball Writers Association.
He was the Pennsylvania Sports Writer of the Year for 1999, and was presented the 2004 Curt Gowdy Media Award,[1] presented by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for outstanding contributions to the sport during his career; he was a finalist for the award in 2001, when he also received a lifetime achievement award from the Professional Basketball Writers Association during the NBA Finals.