Kent Babb

KENT BABB is a reporter for The Washington Post and author of the acclaimed Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson . His writing examines the intersection of sports and culture, and three of his stories appeared in The Best American Sports Writing . The Associated Press Sports Editors have three times honored his features as the nation's best, and Not a Game was shortlisted for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing. He lives in the Washington, DC, area...See more

KENT BABB is a reporter for The Washington Post and author of the acclaimed Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson . His writing examines the intersection of sports and culture, and three of his stories appeared in The Best American Sports Writing . The Associated Press Sports Editors have three times honored his features as the nation's best, and Not a Game was shortlisted for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing. He lives in the Washington, DC, area with his wife and daughter. See less