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, Sportsnet, Yahoo! and more. His debut book, “The Golden Generation: How Canada Became a Basketball Powerhouse,” is on sale now.
Oren writes regularly about the NBA and Canadian basketball. He 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 has also written reported features about how the NBA’s misinformation crises and privacy concerns for modern athletes.
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.