Kyrie Irving 's long-term future with the Dallas Mavericks has been a major discussion point this offseason, amid speculation that a potential mid-season trade could end his tenure in Dallas. Kyrie enters the new season with strong motivation to prove he's back after sitting out the entire last season due to injury, yet his future could still become a major talking point ahead of the trade deadline. Discussing potential trade scenarios this season, veteran NBA reporter Tim MacMahon said he wou...
The New York Knicks are heading into the new season as NBA champions, but potential contract disagreements could lead to bigger problems at the trade deadline. Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart were pivotal members of the Knicks’ championship squad last season, but they still haven’t inked extensions that would keep them with the team long-term. […]
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Less than five minutes into his preseason debut with his new team, Sixers big man Ariel Hukporti suffered a non-contact injury to his right leg and exited Monday’s game early. While guarding former Knicks teammate Karl-Anthony Towns, Hukporti fell to the floor and immediately grabbed the back of his lower right leg, raising concerns about […]
On Monday, October 5, the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers faced off for their opening preseason game.
The Dallas Mavericks ended up with the 6’7” 20-year-old Sergio De Larrea on draft night following not one, but two trades. He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers, traded to the New York Knicks, and landed with the Mavericks in a series of trades that, to this day, I can’t comprehend. He joins a […]
The new-look Philadelphia 76ers kicked off their preseason Monday night hosting the New York Knicks. Well… sort of the new-look Sixers. As there tends to be for preseason, there were a number of absences, some more major than others. Joel Embiid, LeBron James, Tyrese Maxey, Anfernee Simons, Dominick Barlow and Adem Bona all missed the […]
New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown praised LeBron James' unprecedented longevity and warned that the Philadelphia 76ers have assembled one of the deepest rosters in the Eastern Conference, historically. Brown made the comments after the Knicks opened their preseason with a 120-97 loss to Philadelphia on Monday. The Sixers won despite James, Joel Embiid, and Tyrese Maxey all sitting out. "I mean, you look at their roster, and it's just: multiple-time All-Star, multiple-time All-Star, multipl...
The New York Knicks played their first game since being crowned NBA Champions back in June. This game was of much lesser significance, but it is the start of the Knicks’ attempt at becoming the first back-to-back champions since the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018. Up first on the docket, both in the […]
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Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse highlighted several encouraging developments after his team opened the preseason with a 120-97 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday. Nurse was particularly pleased with the growing confidence of Jabari Walker, emphasizing the importance of taking open shots and contributing on the glass. “He’s kind of been playing […]
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Jaylen Brown made a strong first impression in his Philadelphia 76ers debut, scoring 22 points in a 120-97 preseason victory over the New York Knicks. After the game, Brown focused on getting valuable game reps, building chemistry with his new teammates and establishing the right approach for the season. “It felt good to get out […]
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Jaylen Brown made a strong first impression with the Philadelphia 76ers as they opened the preseason with a 120-97 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Making his Philadelphia debut after arriving from the Boston Celtics in the offseason, Brown led the 76ers with 22 points in just 17 minutes. […]
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Philadelphia 76ers center Ariel Hukporti was forced to leave Monday’s preseason game against the New York Knicks after suffering a noncontact injury to his right leg. Hukporti’s night ended only five minutes into the game. The injury happened with 7:06 remaining in the opening quarter of Philadelphia’s 120-97 victory over New York. The Sixers are […]
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Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse said center Ariel Hukporti will undergo imaging on his right Achilles after suffering a non-contact injury in Monday's preseason opener against the New York Knicks. "They're going to do the imaging tomorrow [on Tuesday]. They're going to look at the right Achilles," Nurse said following Philadelphia's 120-97 victory. Hukporti went down just five minutes into the game, with 7:06 remaining in the first quarter. The 24-year-old fell to the floor on the def...
Karl-Anthony Towns has made it very clear the Knicks’ negotiations on his contract extension haven’t been up to scratch. Towns is eligible for a four-year deal worth over $276 million. He is due $57 million this season and has a $61.1 million player option for next season. New York’s latest offer to Towns was a […]
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Karl-Anthony Towns walked into the New York Knicks‘ preseason opener with a championship ring and a contract question still hanging over him and the front office. The reigning champions opened their exhibition slate at Philadelphia on Monday, facing a revamped 76ers team they swept in May. Hours before that tip, the center spoke up about [...]
The wait has concluded, and the new-look Sixers look as strong as imagined through the first preseason game. They defeated the Knicks 120-97 without the services of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Anfernee Simons, Dominick Barlow, Adem Bona and, oh yeah, LeBron James. It was a good test for Jaylen Brown and VJ Edgecombe, who showcased […]
The Philadelphia 76ers kicked off their preseason with a dominant 120-97 victory over the New York Knicks, as Jaylen Brown led the way with 22 points.
The New York Knicks were blown out by the Philadelphia 76ers, 120-97, in the preseason at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Monday. The Knicks had their usual starting unit, while the 76ers were without Joel Embiid, LeBron James, and Tyrese Maxey. Jalen Brunson had 12 points, four rebounds, and three assists in 15 minutes, while OG […]
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The Philadelphia 76ers opened their preseason account on Monday with a demolition of the reigning champion New York Knicks at home, 120-97. While it’s difficult to make any sweeping conclusions from an exhibition game, especially when both teams’ established players didn’t play too many minutes, the early signs are promising for Jaylen Brown in a […]
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Real fans watch preseason games, these half-hearted scrimmages in which stars tend to lollygag, and the guys fighting for roster or rotation consideration tend to play as you’d expect—like guys trying to secure seats at the southern reach of the bench. Bandwagoners and parade crashers don’t tune in for this slop. Real fans do, cuz […]
The vibes were high entering the Sixers’ preseason opener Monday vs. the New York Knicks, but the excitement was quickly dampened. Ariel Hukporti, starting while Joel Embiid sits out, appeared to hurt his leg early in the first quarter while attempting to contest Karl-Anthony Towns. The former Knick seemed to know it was bad right […]
The Philadelphia 76ers took on Eagles fan Karl-Anthony Towns’ New York Knicks in preseason action October 5 as LeBron James watched from the stands. James joined Towns in making a fashion statement as he watched with Philly gear on, on a night when Jaylen Brown took over. James was seen rocking a Phillies baseball cap […]
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We are so back. The Sixers tipped off their preseason with a 120-97 win over the defending champion New York Knicks Monday night. In his first game as a Sixer, Jaylen Brown put up 22 points, shooting 8-of-13 from the floor along with two rebounds and two assists in 16 minutes of action. VJ Edgecombe […]
Philadelphia 76ers forward Jaylen Brown made it look easy in his preseason debut, tallying all-around numbers in limited action against the New York Knicks. The 76ers hosted the Knicks at Xfinity Mobile Arena, and Brown set the tone right away. In 17 minutes, he logged 22 points, two rebounds, two assists, and one block. He […]
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The 76ers’ big-man curse struck early. Philadelphia hosted the reigning champion New York Knicks in a preseason exhibition on Monday night, but the game took a turn for the worse in the opening frame. Newly acquired center Ariel Hukporti went down with an apparent lower-leg injury, leaving his current and former teammates devastated by the […]
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