Alex Wong is a writer, author, and content producer based in Toronto.
An NBA features writer since 2014, he has published work at the New York Times, GQ, Complex, SLAM, and other places. Alex co-hosted the weekly Toronto Raptors show “Run It Back” for Yahoo Sports Canada until 2021 when he joined Sportsnet as the producer and co-host of “The Raptors Show” In 2024, he launched the independent Raptors podcast “Hello and Welcome” alongside Will Lou and Jerome Cheng. It is presently the number-one ranked basketball podcast in Canada.
In 2019, Alex co-wrote “We The Champs,” a special commemorative book on the Toronto Raptors’ historic run to the 2019 NBA championship. In 2021, he published “Cover Story,” a behind-the-scenes look at the most iconic basketball-related magazine covers of all-time. In 2023, He published “Prehistoric,” a book about the origin story of the Toronto Raptors.
Alex also has experience producing content with athletes and brands, working as a consultant and producer on Serge Ibaka’s “How Hungry Are You” and helping with the launch of Red Bull Canada’s partnership with Pascal Siakam.
In addition to covering the NBA, Alex is also a culture writer and has written features covering the history of sneakers, independent comics, and interviewed prominent sports and culture personalities including Constance Wu, The Clipse, Nardwuar, Kirsten Dunst, Raekwon, and Kevin Garnett.
Alex’s other bylines include The New Yorker, ESPN The Undefeated, The Atlantic, the National Post, Bleacher Report, Uproxx, Highsnobiety, Hypebeast, Grailed, SoleSavy, VICE Sports, The Hundreds Blog, Rolling Stone, Fader, Buzzfeed, SB Nation, The Sporting News, and Grantland.