Game Changers

Seerat is currently living the dream as an NBA reporter for Yahoo Sports She has covered teams like the Toronto Raptors and worked with players such as Kawhi Leonard Jimmy Butler DeMarcus Cousins to name a fewSeerat was born and raised in Edmonton She attended the University of Alberta and graduated with a degree in political science It was during her time at the U of A that she started to work on her craft and seriously pursue sports journalism as a career Prior to being signed by Yahoo Sports she freelanced as a sports writer for companies like ESPN and SBnationHer dedication sustained selfbelief and witty takes have allowed her to grow a following of over 40000 followers on TwitterWe sat down with Seerat to talk about her experience covering the Raptors surreal Championship run how she got into sports journalism the journey from freelancing to securing a fulltime position what its like being a woman in a maledominated industry and much much more