It’s official: 50% of major sports in the United States are locked out. The National Basketball Association has joined the NFL in locking out its players. The lockout will become official as of 12:01am EST on Friday morning. Yahoo! Sports quotes NBPA representative Matt Bonner: “We tried to avoid a lockout. Unfortunately we could not [...]
By Mike Lederer, PhilaPhans Columnist NBA: Monday, March 7th: Portland Trailblazers at Orlando Magic at 7:00pm EST Both teams come into this matchup 7-3 in their last 10 games. The Trailblazers have been playing much better basketball over the past month after battling through a lot of adversity and injury. They will have a tough [...]
By Mike Lederer, PhilaPhans Staff Writer After losing out on the Carmelo Anthony sweepstakes, the New Jersey Nets have traded for a superstar of their own. The Nets have acquired PG Deron Williams from the Utah Jazz in a five-player deal. In the trade New Jersey sent PG Devin Harris, PF Derrick Favors, the [...]
By Mike Lederer, PhilaPhans Staff Writer NBA: Tuesday, February 22nd: Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors at 10:30pm EST The Warriors were one of the hottest teams in the NBA heading into the All Star break winning seven of their final ten games. They have a tough test coming out of the break as they [...]
By Mike Lederer, PhilaPhans Columnist NBA: Tuesday, February 15th: Philadelphia 76ers at Memphis Grizzlies at 8:00pm EST Head coach Doug Collins quietly has the 76ers playing their best basketball in nearly a decade. Philadelphia will travel to Memphis with revenge on their minds after blowing a 20-point lead at home in an embarrassing 99-94 loss [...]
Just three days after agreeing to a one-year contract extension, the long-time coach of the Utah Jazz has stepped down
By Mike Lederer, PhilaPhans’ Columnist The Sixers will have a representative in Los Angeles for All Star Weekend. Second year point guard Jrue Holiday has been selected to participate in the Rookie vs. Sophomore game on Friday night of All Star Weekend. Holiday will be the first Sixers player to participate in the game since [...]
By Mike Lederer, PhilaPhans Staff Writer Lower Merion, PA – The Kobe Bryant Gymnasium Dedication was a sold-out event on Thursday evening at Lower Merion High School just outside of Philadelphia. Bryant, a 1996 Lower Merion graduate, donated $411,000 to the school district to fund “a series of inspirational, interactive, and education displays.” “Its cool [...]
The Answer is China? By Mike Lederer One of the most prominent basketball players in the world over the past decade is sitting at home without any interest from a single NBA team. How can a 4-time scoring champion, 2-time NBA All-Star MVP, and former league Most Valuable Player not be able to find a [...]
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