The Sixers’ $196 Million Commitment to Joel Embiid Could Be the First Domino to Fall in Daryl Morey’s Master Plan

The Sixers have positioned themselves for a blockbuster trade to pair with Joel Embiid’s new $196 million contract.

Jack Dougherty  •  18 Aug 2021
Michael Jordan Can Add to His $1.6 Billion Net Worth With a New Golf Investment

Michael Jordan’s latest golf move could help the NBA legend further grow his massive net worth.

Joe Kozlowski  •  18 Aug 2021
Larry Bird Brought His Teammates to French Lick, and Bill Walton Left With a Souvenir and a Strange Impression of the Town

Larry Bird has said the 1986 team was the best one he played on in Boston.

Mike Thomas  •  18 Aug 2021
Jason Kidd Blasted by Former Bucks Player in Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Biography: ‘I Don’t Think He’s a Bad Person, but …’

The history is clear, but teams keep hiring Jason Kidd to coach. Now with the Dallas Mavericks, Kidd was not remembered fondly by several of his former Milwaukee Bucks players in a new Giannis Antetokounmpo biography.

Phil Watson  •  18 Aug 2021
The NBA Is Pitting Giannis Antetokounmpo Against Aaron Rodgers, and Bucks and Packers Fans Lose

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and Aaron Rodgers of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers will both be working on Christmas Day, leaving sports fans in Wisconsin a tough choice about which superstar they’ll want to watch in person.

John Moriello  •  17 Aug 2021
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Once Received the Grossest Gift From Wilt Chamberlain: Some Smelly, Sweaty Suits

Before the two men developed a rivalry, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar received a gross gift from Wilt Chamberlain.

Joe Kozlowski  •  17 Aug 2021
Kevin Garnett Had the Weirdest, Most Intimidating Trash-Talk Game in the NBA According to Blake Griffin

Blake Griffin says that Kevin Garnett was the last of a generation of trash talkers who really knew how to get in their opponents’ head. He said that Garnett would unnerve his opponent by talking trash without directly looking at them which was funny and unsettling to Griffin.

Tim Crean  •  17 Aug 2021
Robert Parish’s Biggest Basketball Moment Came in the 8th Grade

Robert Parish had his biggest basketball moment in the eighth grade.

Mike Thomas  •  17 Aug 2021