Ashish Mathur

Sports Editor

About

Ashish Mathur has been covering sports since 2015 and joined Sports7 in 2020. He covers the NBA, NFL, and tennis for Sports7. Ashish finds inspiration in telling the sports stories fans care about, and he combines social media and trusted news outlets to find those stories. When he's not writing for Sports7, Ashish enjoys playing basketball, following his hometown Chicago teams, and reading the work of NBA writers such as Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania.

Articles by Ashish Mathur (68)

Dennis Rodman Bulls

Dennis Rodman Routinely Went to the Weight Room for an Hour-and-a-Half After Playing 45 Minutes per Game During His Bulls Years

Dennis Rodman may have had an eccentric personality, but the Bulls legend went above and beyond when it came to work ethic and impacting winning.

Ashish Mathur • 15 May 2023

Michael Jordan Scottie Pippen Bulls

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen May Never Be Friends Again After Pippen Admitted He Regrets Not Giving Jordan Condolences After His Father Was Murdered

Bulls fans hoping for Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen to reunite shouldn't get their hopes up.

Ashish Mathur • 09 May 2023

Michael Jordan plays for the Wizards.

Michael Jordan Told Wizards Teammates He'd Show Them How to Score 20 Points in a Quarter and Then Sit for the Rest of the Game: ‘That Was Unique'

Michael Jordan quickly showed his Wizards teammates he was the same old MJ.

Ashish Mathur • 04 May 2023

Michael Jordan walks through an airport in 2004 and waves at fans

Michael Jordan Was Asked for Autograph in Bathroom Once After Bulls Landed at Airport: ‘Takes a Piece of Paper and a Pen and Sticks It Up Underneath the Door'

If you value your privacy, you're lucky you aren't NBA legend Michael Jordan.

Ashish Mathur • 21 Apr 2023

LeBron James Kobe Bryant Lakers

Kobe Bryant Won More Championships Than LeBron James, but He Struggled Against the King in the Regular Season

Kobe Bryant and LeBron James loved playing against each other.

Ashish Mathur • 26 Jan 2022

Scottie Pippen Michael Jordan

Scottie Pippen Occasionally Gets Sad About Lack of Closeness Between Him and Michael Jordan: ‘It Hurts a Lot'

Believe it or not, there's a chance Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen may never talk again.

Ashish Mathur • 19 Jan 2022

Michael Jordan Scottie Pippen Bulls The Last Dance

Michael Jordan Apologized to Scottie Pippen for Covering Playoff Series Against Knicks Where Pip Refused to Go Into Game on Final Play in ‘The Last Dance'

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen caught up after “The Last Dance” premiered in April 2020, and Jordan had some apologizing to do.

Ashish Mathur • 04 Jan 2022

Scottie Pippen Michael Jordan Bulls Karl Malone

Scottie Pippen Was Upset at Michael Jordan for Not Including His Trash Talk to Karl Malone in Game 1 of '97 Finals in ‘The Last Dance'

Scottie Pippen doesn't understand why Michael Jordan put him down so much in “The Last Dance.”

Ashish Mathur • 03 Jan 2022

Michael Jordan Phil Jackson Bulls

Michael Jordan Wasn't Happy When Bulls Fired Doug Collins and Named Phil Jackson Coach: ‘I Wasn't a Phil Jackson Fan When He First Came In'

Michael Jordan won six championships and six Finals MVPs under Phil Jackson. However, they didn't always see eye to eye.

Ashish Mathur • 15 Dec 2021

Michael Jordan Pistons Bulls Dennis Rodman

Michael Jordan Surviving Physical Beatings He Took From Pistons Is Why Dennis Rodman Can't Compare Anyone to Him: ‘For Him to Survive That and Still Maintain That Greatness, I Mean It's Very Unparalleled'

Michael Jordan is one of one, according to Dennis Rodman.

Ashish Mathur • 15 Dec 2021