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 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 | Apr 15, 2024 | NBA, Philadelphia 76ers
Just before the unveiling of the Allen Iverson statue last Friday in Camden, N.J., Sixers coach Nick Nurse stood at a lectern within the team’s practice facility and addressed Iverson and the large crowd that had gathered. “I’m gonna fight my ass off,” Nurse told the...
by gordie | Jan 23, 2024 | NBA, Philadelphia 76ers
Once again Joel Embiid walked with giants Monday. Those known by their first names (Wilt, Kobe). Those known by their initials (MJ, AI). Those who are members of a very exclusive club. This is no longer a surprise. This is the company Embiid has been keeping for a...
by gordie | Jan 14, 2024 | NBA, Philadelphia 76ers
Before the Sixers hosted Portland earlier this season, I asked Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups about the maturation process of young guards, two of whom – Scoot Henderson, the No. 3 overall pick by the Blazers last June, and Tyrese Maxey, the Sixers’ budding star...
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....
