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Steve Nash After Tough Game 1 Loss: ‘I’m Proud of the Guys’

Holden VelascoApril 17, 2022June 10, 2023
April 17, 2022June 10, 2023
It’s typically hard to stay positive after being handed a loss on a buzzer-beating game-winner — especially when it’s...
SLAM

Jordan Poole Blossoming Since Stephen Curry Exited the Lineup

Holden VelascoApril 4, 2022June 10, 2023
April 4, 2022June 10, 2023
It was reported over a month ago that the Golden State Warriors want to extend Jordan Poole’s contract for four more years. You...
SLAM

Kansas Commit Gradey Dick Earns Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year

Holden VelascoMarch 23, 2022June 9, 2023
March 23, 2022June 9, 2023
Future Kansas Jayhawk Gradey Dick just earned Gatorade National Player of the Year status.  The Wichita native, who is...
SLAM

The Brooklyn Nets Run the 76ers Out of Wells Fargo Arena, 129-100

Holden VelascoMarch 11, 2022June 9, 2023
March 11, 2022June 9, 2023
The fourth and final matchup between division rivals, the Brooklyn Nets, and the Philadelphia 76ers was expected to be...
The Knight News

Hard Earned: Queens College Men’s Basketball Team Battling For Playoff Spot

Holden VelascoFebruary 24, 2022June 10, 2023
February 24, 2022June 10, 2023
Things were looking bleak. The Queens College men’s basketball team just suffered a 12 point defeat to the University...
SLAM

NYC to Phase Out Vaccine Mandate Opening the Door For Kyrie Irving to Play Full-Time

Holden VelascoFebruary 23, 2022February 25, 2022
February 23, 2022February 25, 2022
Kyrie Irving could possibly return to the Brooklyn Nets as a full-time player in the coming weeks. Irving was restricted from...
NetsDaily

FANTASY CHECK-IN: Reflections, New Faces, and Rookies

Holden VelascoFebruary 22, 2022February 25, 2022
February 22, 2022February 25, 2022
It’s been awhile since I last went over how the men in black-and-white were doing in the fantasy basketball realm. It...
SLAM

Joel Embiid Wills 76ers Past Bucks, Furthering His MVP Case

Holden VelascoFebruary 18, 2022February 20, 2022
February 18, 2022February 20, 2022
To quote the legendary Jay-Z: On to the next one. The Philadelphia 76ers did just that last night, beating...
SLAM

Ben Simmons ‘Blessed’ to be a Brooklyn Net, No Timetable for Return

Holden VelascoFebruary 16, 2022February 20, 2022
February 16, 2022February 20, 2022
The newest Brooklyn Net, Ben Simmons, spoke to reporters for the first time in months during a 15-minute introductory press...
Holden’s Picks NetsDaily

FANS’ CHOICE: Hit the panic button … or hope for the best

Holden VelascoFebruary 4, 2022February 20, 2022
February 4, 2022February 20, 2022
The Brooklyn Nets have hit a bump in the road. Or, the end is near! Fans choice. It was just 37...

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Holden Velasco is an award-winning student journalist about to graduate from CUNY Queens College.

Velasco has had his work published in The New York Times, SLAM Magazine, the Long Island Herald and SB Nation's NetsDaily. Velasco served as the Editor-in-Chief, Sports Editor and Webmaster of Queens College's student-run newspaper, The Knight News.

As one of twenty selected students, Velasco was an inaugural member of the prestigious New York Times Corps, where he received one-on-one career-guidance from a mentor within The New York Times.

In his free time, Velasco enjoys playing his electric guitar and watching various TV shows and movies.

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Velasco has had his work published in The New York Times, SLAM Magazine, the Long Island Herald and SB Nation's NetsDaily. Velasco served as the Editor-in-Chief, Sports Editor and Webmaster of Queens College's student-run newspaper, The Knight News.

As one of twenty selected students, Velasco was an inaugural member of the prestigious New York Times Corps, where he received one-on-one career-guidance from a mentor within The New York Times.

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