by gordie | Feb 17, 2023 | NBA, Philadelphia 76ers
The banner, supported by two poles, was still on display Wednesday afternoon, across Pattison Avenue from the Eagles’ practice facility in South Philadelphia. It was green with white lettering, of course. “William Penn. Ben Franklin. Jalen Hurts,” it said on one side....
by gordie | Feb 3, 2023 | NBA, Philadelphia 76ers
Having long before completed his night’s work, Joel Embiid stood before a clot of media types at his cubicle in the Sixers’ locker room late Wednesday. This was highly irregular. Normally the NBA scoring leader, like his teammates, confines his postgame remarks to the...
by gordie | Jan 14, 2023 | NBA, Philadelphia 76ers
In an era when everybody fires from deep, the old-school elegance of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s fifth-year guard, stands as a refreshing anomaly. He hoists fewer than three 3-point attempts a game, a miniscule number for a starting NBA guard,...
by gordie | Dec 4, 2022 | NBA, Philadelphia 76ers
On April 27, 2020, Mark McNamara’s heart gave out as he stood outside a museum in Ely, Nevada. The long-retired NBA center, who began his eight-year career in 1982 as a first-round draft pick of the 76ers, died later that day at age 60. Before his time, as the phrase...
by gordie | Nov 24, 2022 | NBA, Philadelphia 76ers
The fan standing along the railing in the Wells Fargo Center’s lower stands was a guy in his 20s. No more than that. As Ben Simmons exited the court late Tuesday night, his Brooklyn Nets a 115-106 loser to the Sixers’ JVs, the fan’s eyes were bulging. His voice was...
by gordie | Oct 22, 2022 | NBA
Game point, Sixers down one. Final seconds melting away. James Harden with the ball in his hands, Jrue Holiday in a defensive stance. Such a delicious matchup, on so many levels. Harden is an elite scorer, Holiday an elite defender – “the head of our snake on...
