by gordie | Aug 9, 2024 | Journalism, NBA
Some 450 people jammed into Congregation Ohev Shalom in Wallingford for Andy Jasner’s memorial service on Monday. Of course it was unspeakably sad, because Andy – son of Phil, the late, legendary Sixers beat writer and an accomplished sports journalist himself – died...
by gordie | Aug 2, 2024 | NBA, Philadelphia 76ers
There’s a photo I adore that dates back to at least the 1980s. It shows the late Phil Jasner, then the Sixers’ beat writer for the Philadelphia Daily News, seated on a folding chair in the locker room at St. Joe’s, where the team practiced at the time. Phil, cradling...
by gordie | Jun 26, 2024 | NBA
Chris Finch is where he always seemed destined to be, coaching an NBA team. And if his route was somewhat circuitous – he went from Division III player to European player to European coach to G-League coach to NBA assistant before becoming a head man – consider how...
by gordie | Jun 5, 2024 | NBA
Luka Doncic, a one-of-a-kind player, can be found in every gym in America. If you have ever played pickup ball, you know Luka, or at least his ilk. He’s the guy who’s a little out of shape, a little plodding, a little sloppy … but gets where he needs to go and does...
by gordie | Apr 29, 2024 | NBA
Having laid waste to the Sixers Sunday afternoon, New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson exited the Wells Fargo Center wearing a black sweatsuit (accessorized by black low-top Chucks). Emblazoned on the back of his jacket was this: “It Will Always Be New York or...
