Broadcaster Makes it Big on B/R

Unlike most sports news and opinion outlets, Bleacher Report is a fans-first site. But every once in a while, it’s refreshing to be reminded that the sports journalists and analysts who cover our favorite teams are still fans themselves.

Last week, we were fortunate enough to publish an editorial from guest writer Bob Fitzgerald, television play-by-play voice of the Golden State Warriors. Fitz spends countless hours covering the NBA and brainstorming ways to make the league better. As such, we were thrilled that he chose B/R as a platform to gain feedback and exposure for his idea.

Within a 24 hour cycle, Fitz’s article on NBA realignment and playoff restructuring was the most popular and most commented article on the site—special thanks to our NBA Community for taking time to read and critique Bob’s proposal.

And a huge “Thank You” to Fitz for sharing his thoughts with us, and then going above and beyond by plugging Bleacher Report on his Bay Area radio show, Fitz & Brooks.

Rest assured: our goal is not to squeeze out the fan analyst with big name writers. But when a big name happens to be a big fan, it’s no surprise that he or she feels right at home on Bleacher Report.