Damian Burchardt is an Assistant Sports Editor for The U.S. Sun, who specializes in basketball. He's extensively written about the NBA in his career with his work including live coverage of the Las Vegas Summer League and the NBA draft. He's also conducted several exclusive interviews with current and former NBA players. Damian used to work on the Los Angeles Lakers beat for Lakers Nation, covering LeBron James winning his fourth NBA championship in the Orlando bubble. He's done advanced stats-based NBA analysis for The Ringer. He's also previewed the NBA Finals and trade deadline period for radio stations in the US and UK. Besides basketball, Damian writes about the NFL, NHL, MLB, soccer, and sports media – and, occasionally, gaming and culture. He also has political reporting experience having written stories for The Berkshire Eagle and The Boston Globe. He first worked for The Sun in London between 2018-2019.