Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

THE TRUTH ABOUT: 8 | History Defined

Lakers may have more than three coaching candidates

The Lakers' list of final head coaching candidates may be a bit longer than first thought.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Lakers haven’t abandoned hope of Doc Rivers becoming available?

Suspicions persist in league coaching circles that the Lakers have not completely abandoned hope that Philadelphia's Doc Rivers becomes unexpectedly available - despite the recent insistence from Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey ...

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bill Plaschke: He might be a longshot, but Doc Rivers still Lakers' best shot for coach

LOS ANGELES — So, the Lakers floated their three leading candidates for coach to the media this week as a sort of trial balloon.

Los Angeles Times

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Philadelphia City Council names Joel Embiid Most Valuable… Philadelphian

The Sixers ended their season in embarrassing fashion last week, stringing back-to-back uninspired efforts together to end their season in Round 2. Philadelphia City Council may have just managed to up the ante on how humiliating the season's finish ...

USA Today Sports Media Group

David Murphy: Three things we know about the Sixers’ offseason plans, with Tobias Harris a big key

PHILADELPHIA — Daryl Morey is back where he started. Not really. But, kind of.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Can James Harden still be an elite scorer? Or is the Sixer now just a facilitator? Daryl Morey won’t say

PHILADELPHIA — Daryl Morey used the word “unlocked” a couple of times when referring to 76ers point guard James Harden.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mike Sielski: The Sixers did the worst thing you can do to Philly sports fans. They gave them false hope.

The most toxic commodity in Philadelphia sports is unfulfilled hope. The 76ers of this era have delivered little more than that. It’s no stretch to say that the collective reaction around here to the Sixers’ 99-90 loss Thursday night and their six-game, second-round flameout to the Heat goes beyond mere…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Lakers will be interested in Doc Rivers if 76ers let go of him

If the Philadelphia 76ers fire head coach Doc Rivers, the Lakers will consider him a candidate for their coaching job.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Doc Rivers will return as Sixers coach, team president Daryl Morey says

PHILADELPHIA — Addressing the big question about Doc Rivers’ future as the 76ers’ head coach, team president of basketball operations Daryl Morey gave his assurance on Friday that Rivers will be back next season.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

David Murphy: Joel Embiid says the Sixers need tougher players like P.J. Tucker. They also need more of it from James Harden.

PHILADELPHIA — What now?

The Philadelphia Inquirer

76ers’ Daryl Morey Gives Definitive Answer on Doc Rivers’s Job Status

Philadelphia’s president says Rivers will return as head coach.

Sports Illustrated

Joel Embiid: ‘Everybody expected the Houston James Harden, but that’s not who he is anymore’

Michael Scotto: Joel Embiid on James Harden: "Obviously, I'm sure since we got him, everybody expected the Houston James Harden, but that's not who he is anymore. He's more of a playmaker. I thought, at times, as with all of us, could've been more ...

USA Today Sports Media Group

The 76ers’ James Harden Experiment Has Reached a Head

After The Beard flopped when it mattered most, Philly must decide whether to push forward with Harden’s partnership with Joel Embiid or move on.

Sports Illustrated

Mike Sielski: With his latest injury, Joel Embiid is becoming a tragic figure in Philly sports

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid might be the most star-crossed figure in Philadelphia sports history. Who else compares? Perhaps Eric Lindros. More and more, the two seem kindred spirits, such obvious and marvelous talents, such promise never quite fulfilled for reasons out of their control. The injuries. The mismanagement. The trap…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Sports Illustrated

76ers Must Win After Betting House on James Harden

The stakes are high in Philadelphia after betting the house on James Harden.

Los Angeles Times

Helene Elliott: Why Kareem Abdul-Jabbar asking LeBron James to ‘be careful’ is a reasonable request

Bizarrely chaotic to the last drop, the Lakers’ cursed season took another sour turn Sunday afternoon as they stumbled closer to an inevitably unhappy ending with a 129-118 loss to the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena.

Sports Illustrated

Joel Embiid: ‘I Thought I’d Really Lose It’

Throughout a season of uncertainty for the Sixers, he has been the team’s unshakable anchor, steadfast in his focus on bringing a championship to Philly.

Al Jazeera

NBA returns to Chinese television following Hong Kong blacklist

State broadcaster CCTV stopped airing games in 2020, angered by a team official supporting Hong Kong democracy movement.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue rips Sixers president Daryl Morey with shot at old Hong Kong tweet

PHILADELPHIA — Los Angeles Clippers coach Tyronn Lue and 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey aren’t holding back in their war of words.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ty Lue and Daryl Morey might have the most random NBA feud in league history

NBA feuds are so petty and it's awesome.

Sports Illustrated

Daryl Morey Reacts to James Harden’s 76ers Debut: ‘That Was a Good One’

Philadelphia’s president of basketball operations was impressed with Harden’s quick adjustment to the team.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Marcus Hayes: Tyrese Maxey would’ve started even if Ben Simmons had played for the Sixers, Doc Rivers says

PHILADELPHIA — Doc Rivers knew he had something special in rookie guard Tyrese Maxey. He just didn’t know how special, but he knew he didn’t want to lose Maxey in a trade.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Marcus Hayes: With James Harden, Sixers owner Josh Harris takes another big swing after 10 years of misses

PHILADELPHIA — He coiled his trim and wiry 57-year-old body, then uncoiled in a baseball swing. His right hand described the arc of an imaginary dinger.

Zenger

Reuniting With James Harden May Be Daryl Morey’s Legacy-Defining Move

Daryl Morey made his all-in move to reunite with James Harden, and the gamble may ultimately define his legacy as an executive.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mike Sielski: James Harden chose the Sixers. He has no choice but to give them his best.

PHILADELPHIA — The most telling moment of James Harden’s introductory press conference with the 76ers came less than a minute in, with Josh Harris – the franchise’s principal owner – laying bare the power dynamic that defines the modern NBA and that will define Harden’s tenure with the team, however…

1 … 6 7 8 9

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.