Ethan Sherwood Strauss is a Golden State Warriors beat reporter for The Athletic. Before that, he held the same role for ESPN. He hosts a podcast, House of Strauss, and is a frequent guest on Slate's Hang Up and Listen sports podcast. His articles have appeared in numerous outlets including Slate, Salon, FiveThirtyEight, Huffington Post, and more. He has 97,700 twitter followers and counting.
"The Victory Machine is The Breaks of the Game of its era. Strauss
pulls the curtain back to reveal the ambitions, insecurities, and
riches that propel one of the most interesting sports leagues in
the world. Most sports books are either idea-driven or
character-driven-but Strauss has accomplished both. This is a book
I'll come back to again and again for its insight and wit."--Kevin
Arnovitz, NBA writer, ESPN The Magazine
"The Victory Machine isn't a romantic look at the Golden State
Warriors dynasty, but it gets to the human core of success and asks
the reader to question everything he or she knew about
sports."--Bomani Jones, cohost of High Noon
"Strauss skillfully captures a team peaking as change is taking
place all around them, and pulls the curtain aside on the often
unsavory realities of what it means to succeed in the NBA."
--Library Journal
"While Strauss clearly loves the sport, he also treats the N.B.A.
as a reflection of the 'Darwinian contest' prized by American
society...[he] offers insights into how power gets played out in
personalities--the motivations, insecurities, and over-all vibe of
people who are often insulated from judgment."--The New Yorker
What Ethan Strauss does best is to dispense with the niceties and
to cut to the core. He's done it again with The Victory Machine, an
unvarnished inside account of the Golden State Warriors, from the
driven, resolute owner who bought them to the capricious,
conflicted superstar who ultimately left them. A must-read for NBA
fans.--Jackie MacMullan, senior ESPN writer and Hall of Fame
basketball commentator
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