by gordie | May 1, 2025 | NBA
“Inside the NBA” remains the best watch in sports television, even though – let’s face it – the show’s principals have precious little inside information to share. (And in fact don’t even seem interested in watching the games that appear on their air. Ever notice how...
by gordie | Apr 28, 2025 | NBA
An NBA officiating crew blew a critical call at the end of a playoff game Sunday – you’re shocked, I’m sure – and the result was a “my bad” and … and … AND? Well, nothing. Maybe the crew in question, led by David Guthrie, will be barred from doing games for a time....
by gordie | Feb 18, 2025 | Journalism, NBA
There are those who claim age is just a number, but that seems reductive. Age adds and subtracts – adds some physical wear and tear, subtracts (if you’re lucky) the sharp edges that can make your younger years a rough go. It also multiplies and divides – multiplies...
by gordie | Dec 23, 2024 | Journalism, NBA, Philadelphia 76ers, Writing
One night in October 2022, I was seated by myself at a table in the large banquet room of a local hotel when I felt someone’s hands around my neck. That was obviously unsettling in the extreme, not only because I had been approached from behind but because of the...
by gordie | Aug 13, 2024 | NBA
The public face of most NBA players (non-Tyrese Maxey Division) is one of studied nonchalance. Nothing can surprise them, concern them, bring them true joy. Theirs is an impenetrable facade, or so they would have you believe. Then Steph Curry explodes, and all bets...
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...
