by gordie | Oct 11, 2021 | NBA
One October day 60 years ago, a man named Tom Clausen happened to see Wilt Chamberlain emerge from a restaurant. Which is not surprising, given that Wilt was (shall we say) a man of enormous appetites. The greater surprise was that the restaurant was in Lititz. Wilt...
by gordie | Sep 26, 2021 | NBA, Philadelphia 76ers
Brett Brown, walking by himself in the Maine woods when he was reached by phone last Friday afternoon, pronounced himself “slightly beneath outstanding.” “Just a little bit,” the 76ers’ former coach said. “Just a sliver.” A slivah, in Brown’s distinctive New...
by gordie | Aug 1, 2021 | NBA, NFL, Writing
Last Wednesday in Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers discussed with reporters the discontent that had made it appear during the offseason that the reigning NFL MVP was headed elsewhere. The following day, news broke about the Los Angeles Lakers trading for Russell Westbrook....
by gordie | Jul 25, 2021 | NBA
OK, so we lost to France — France! — in men’s hoops on Sunday at the Olympics, and there is dismay upon the land. I mean, this ain’t dressage; this is our game. What are we to do here in the land of (World B.) Free and (former) home of the (Buffalo)...
by gordie | Jul 17, 2021 | NBA
At a critical moment in Game Four of the NBA Finals Giannis Antetokounmpo was first one place, then another, and now the same can be said of his career. The Greek Freak’s block of Deandre Ayton’s dunk attempt with a little over a minute left Wednesday night preserved...
by gordie | Jul 11, 2021 | NBA, Philadelphia 76ers
Mikal Bridges’ 27-point outing for Phoenix in Game Two of the NBA Finals afforded us all one more opportunity to have a chuckle at the expense of the Sixers: Behold the team that stupidly traded a hometown hero on draft night three years ago, and received next to...
