The second game of the season is hardly time to panic, so the 76ers shouldn’t. They’ve got a really good team, the Ben Simmons drama will eventually work itself out with either a trade or a return to the lineup and eventual “but what about the playoffs? ” storyline (that would grate on everyone until […]
Kyrie Irving ain’t walking through that door…tonight. Read more…
Ben Simmons has attempted 34 three-pointers in his four-year NBA career, which is about how many shots from downtown Kyrie Irving attempts in five games. As point guards go, the two former No . 1 overall picks could hardly have more different games. Read more…
Andrew Wiggins’ refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine — as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle , and backed by ESPN’s reporting — is a near-perfect intersection of inanity. Read more…
Yes, they’re old. Yes, we should have concerns about injuries. Sure, we don’t even know if all the players are vaccinated yet, which will matter because they’ll have to be . Read more…
One of two things — or both — are related to Paul Millsap reportedly signing with the Brooklyn Nets today. Read more…
James Harden left Game 1 of the Nets-Bucks series in the first minute, after aggravating the hamstring injury that cost him 21 games during the regular season. Steve Nash doesn’t know whether Harden will be available for Game 2 — either way, the former MVP’s health coming into question reshapes everything about the… Read more…
If you told me that the James Harden-Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving trio would combine for 96 points, opposite 50 from Jayson Tatum and only 6 from Kemba Walker, I would’ve thought the Nets won that game by double figures. Read more…
Just because LaMarcus Aldridge has his lowest scoring average since he was a rookie, his lowest true shooting in five years, and his lowest rebounding average ever this season doesn’t mean he’s cooked at 35. Read more…