Mervin LR

Mervin Lourdu Raj is an assistant content manager at College Sports Network and occasionally writes about basketball. He studied journalism at Madras University in Chennai, and prior to working at College Sports Network, he worked at various media outlets, including Sportskeeda. Mervin feels basketball requires a unique blend of physicality, skill, and teamwork, which makes it more exciting than other sports. He believes the Golden State Warriors have had a transformative influence on the sport’s culture, and Steph Curry embodies that change the most. Curry has been the most impactful player during Mervin’s time watching the NBA, as he changed how everybody views the 3-point shot. The Warriors winning the NBA Championship in 2015 and 2017 are his all-time favorite moments in the sport’s history. Mervin specializes in providing analysis, tracking trends, and studying profiles of prodigious talents. He strictly follows the rule of 5W and 1H, checks information via multiple sources, and stays updated on the sport to craft compelling content. He has interviewed many Indian athletes, including Neeraj Chopra, Sreeshankar Murali, and Dipika Pallikal, among others. In his free time, Mervin enjoys watching movies, hiking, crafting poems, and occasionally cooking.