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Contact info for NBA and NFL players??

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by NINE, Jul 9, 2011.

  1. NINE

    NINE New Member

    I'm needing to conduct interviews in the coming weeks with a handful of NBA players. In the past, I've always just gone through team media relations folks. But I called the Dallas Mavericks offices yesterday and was told that they "could not facilitate any player contact".

    Does anybody have suggestions for ways to get in contact with media relations personell for NBA players? I'm assuming NFL players might be under the same rules. Anybody have suggestions or contact info?
     
    NINE, Jul 9, 2011
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  2. Mark McGwire

    Mark McGwire Member

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    Mark McGwire, Jul 9, 2011
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  3. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    Oy.


    But in all seriousness, figure out what agents represent the people you need to talk to and try working through their offices.
     
    Cosmo, Jul 9, 2011
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  4. SportsGuyBCK

    SportsGuyBCK Active Member

    Contact the players associations for the respective leagues ... they have a list of who reps who, and how to get in touch ...
     
    SportsGuyBCK, Jul 9, 2011
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  5. Stitch

    Stitch Active Member

    If you have to ask for contact info, you really don't need the contact info.
     
    Stitch, Jul 9, 2011
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  6. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Twitter.
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Jul 9, 2011
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  7. Double Down

    Double Down Well-Known Member

    This is actually your best bet, though still a longshot. Recently got an NFL player that way myself, as a matter of fact. (Agents, to be honest, will be almost no help right now if you have no prior relationship with them, especially as free agency begins.)
     
    Double Down, Jul 9, 2011
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  8. schiezainc

    schiezainc Well-Known Member

    You could always just go to your local bar and wait for someone to yell out "All my bitches take shots!"
     
    schiezainc, Jul 9, 2011
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  9. JimmyHoward33

    JimmyHoward33 Well-Known Member

    If you hae a relationship with an SID at a big school that might have alum in the pros, they might have the contact info. Their willingness to share is an entirely different matter but...
     
    JimmyHoward33, Jul 10, 2011
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  10. Smasher_Sloan

    Smasher_Sloan Active Member

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    Smasher_Sloan, Jul 10, 2011
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  11. ChrisMaza

    ChrisMaza Member

    I had to find a player's information for a story I was doing on him helping his hometown (which I cover) after a tornado. The Patriots were actually very helpful. They said they couldn't directly get me in contact with them, but got me the cell number of his agent.
     
    ChrisMaza, Jul 10, 2011
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  12. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I'd call the local paternity lawyers. I'm sure they have most of them in their rolodexes.
     
    Mizzougrad96, Jul 10, 2011
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