Mike Vorkunov ✓

@MikeVorkunov · Jersey · joined 18 Sep 2008

Basketball reporter @TheAthletic. Co-founder @30newsletter. Host of Business Decision. Daily Targum alum. @mikevorkunov.bsky.social mvorkunov@theathletic.com

25 698Followers

2 186Following

72 530Posts total

377.9KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

6 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views33 598this account2 896median for 10K–100K

Reach, %130.74%this account9.51%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.30%this account1.56%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	33 598	2 896	11.6×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	130.74%	9.51%	13.8×
Engagement rate	0.30%	1.56%	0.19×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

48.8K28 Aug

144.7K2 Sep

18.4K

12.9K3 Sep

152.1K

957

Last 6 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.23%28 Aug

0.61%2 Sep

0.27%

0.29%3 Sep

1.16%

0.31%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.56%.

What the audience does

Likes74.2%2 252 in total

Reposts13.5%410 in total

Replies2.1%63 in total

Quotes4.0%120 in total

Bookmarks6.3%192 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

Steve Ballmer has been banned from running the Clippers for a year. What does that actually mean? @joevardon breaks it down https://t.co/XldQcOhJ8J 957 views · 1 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies 03 Sep 2026 In the last year, the NBA has had: 4 current or former players charged in a federal gambling case 1 sitting head coach charged in a related federal case A team stripped of 5 1st round picks An owner suspended for a year An owner sell a team while under federal investigation 2 152.1K views · 1.4K likes · 246 reposts · 39 replies 03 Sep 2026 Steve Ballmer was among Clippers officials who tried to calm Robertson and let him know team would get him the $10 million in off-court income he wanted, according to NBA's report. Ballmer said Clippers were“collective workers to try to help [Kawhi] achieve his financial goals" 12.9K views · 32 likes · 3 reposts · 0 replies 03 Sep 2026 NBA docked the Clippers 5 first-round picks, levied a $30 million fine, and suspended Steve Ballmer for a year after its investigation found the team circumvented the salary cap. Our @TheAthletic story, free for all to read, with details from the NBA's report: 18.4K views · 41 likes · 5 reposts · 2 replies 02 Sep 2026 Dennis Robertson, Kawhi Leonard's uncle, told the Clippers months after Leonard signed that he was looking for about $10 million in off-court income. He told Lawrence Frank and Steve Ballmer. In April 2020, he complained they hadn't happened yet. Clippers said they'd make it http 144.7K views · 692 likes · 128 reposts · 16 replies 02 Sep 2026 The NBA's expansion process is gaining steam. One bid deadline has passed for Las Vegas and Seattle, sources said, and a second round is coming up next month for Las Vegas bidders. More here @TheAthletic on where expansion stands. Free for all to read: https://t.co/oWTKuVu0Dj 48.8K views · 76 likes · 26 reposts · 6 replies 28 Aug 2026