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Oren Weisfeld is a freelance sports journalist based in Toronto. He covers Canadian basketball, the Toronto Raptors, the NBA, the WNBA, and the intersection of sports and politics/culture.

Oren’s work appears in several internationally recognized publications including The Guardian, Toronto Star, VICE, SLAM, CBC, Complex, Yahoo! and more. He currently writes a regular column about Canadian basketball for Sportsnet.ca.

Oren is an experienced profile writer, having written about Olympians Race Imboden and Justyn Knight, NBA players Scottie Barnes and Precious Achiuwa, Toronto Blue Jay Alek Manoah, and several Canadian basketball players. He’s written viral long-form features on the growth of men’s and women’s basketball in Canada. And he has covered many international tournaments including Olympics, the FIBA World Cup, March Madness, and more.

Oren has previously hosted three sports radio shows/podcasts: “The Rap Up,” “The Sports Politics Show” and “Mustang Nation.”

You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram. He is available for freelance work and can be contacted by email here.