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As has become tradition in the city of brotherly love, the NBA world has to have extra patience when waiting for the next big prospect to make his debut in a 76ers uniform as they usually make their actual on court debut in year two (or year three), which is the case with No. 1 [...]

As we grow older we have a tendency to romanticize the past and view it through rose colored lenses as greater than it actually was. This is even heightened, it seems, when it comes to competition, especially in the sports realm. You can talk to old timers that were former greats in any professional sport [...]

Steve Kerr returned to the Golden State Warriors sidelines for Game 2 of the NBA Finals, and now that he’s back, he has no intention of going anywhere. Per the Bay Area News Group’s Anthony Slater: [tweet https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/871491349425537026] This was always Kerr’s plan. He didn’t want to be a distraction, returning only to leave yet [...]

Lonzo Ball landing with the Los Angeles Lakers is starting to feel like less and less of a formality. The latest, in fact, is fairly damning. A source told Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz that, if the draft were today, the Lakers would pass on Ball for a variety of reasons: [tweet https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/871111030918848513] Even if the [...]

  Dion Waiters is due for a substantial raise from the $2.9 million he made in 2016-17, and he’s hoping it comes from the Miami Heat—so much so he’s willing to return at a discount. Here’s what he said during an appearance on WSVN’s 7 Sports Xtra (via the South Florida Sun Sentinel‘s Ira Winderman): “It depends,” he said [...]

On the heels of another blowout loss at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, this one a 132-113 drubbing in Game 2, the Cleveland Cavaliers are thinking about a starting lineup change. According to ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin, although Iman Shumpert needed intravenous fluids to address cramping in Game 2, the coaching staff is contemplating about [...]

The Cavaliers better hope the long known Madden curse doesn’t extend to the hardwood. The highly popular NBA 2K franchise (I roll with “The Process” these days) has announced their cover athlete for the 2K18 version of the game, Kyrie Irving. [tweet https://twitter.com/champssports/status/870260730037194753] The timing was very savvy for the game makers as it was [...]

John Wall doesn’t need basketball. Sure, it’s made him more than $70 million to date, on the court. But he’s a multisport athlete—the extra sport being bowling. Speaking with CSN’s Chris Miller (via CSN Mid-Atlantic’s Tyler Byrum), Wall said that his primary hobby is bowling, and that he believes he could go pro if he put [...]

On the heels of the Golden State Warriors’ 113-91 romping of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, LeBron James was asked what stood out about his foremost rival. His answer was simple. “KD.” [tweet https://twitter.com/SInow/status/870499700792623105] That’s the kind of night Kevin Durant had. He finished with 38 points, eight rebounds and [...]

There is an inescapable hangup in every attempt the New York Knicks make to trade Carmelo Anthony: He doesn’t want to leave. This is borderline common knowledge, but sometimes, public perception differs from what’s happening behind closed doors, or from what players tell other players. Yet, if Anthony really does want out of New York, [...]