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Kevin Durant Offers Thoughts on NBA Heckling Ahead of Ben Simmons’s Philly Return

The Nets forward was asked whether he’s given Ben Simmons advice ahead of his Philly return, and he responded saying he wouldn’t ‘hold his hand.’

Sports Illustrated

Black Opals: How a rare Black Philly literary journal is finding new life

PHILADELHPIA —They were a collective of Philadelphia writers — teachers, students, newcomers to Black literary circles, others well-acquainted with rising stars from Harlem’s artistic milieu. They decided to put out a literary journal themselves. They’d call it Black Opals.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Ben Simmons about to file a grievance against the Sixers?

Thursday evening's Sixers-Nets meeting is one of the most anticipated games in South Philly in recent memory, a spectacle with battles within battles within battles. There's Kevin Durant vs. Joel Embiid, James Harden vs. his former teammates, and ...

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Ahead of return to Philly, Kyrie Irving has advice for Ben Simmons

NEW YORK — If Ben Simmons needs advice on how to deal with animosity from the fanbase of his previous team, all he needs to do is seek out No. 11.

Tribune News Service

David Murphy: It’s no surprise Ben Simmons won’t play in Philly. Question is, will he show his face?

Give Ben Simmons credit. He at least seems to understand how bad he looks. How else should we interpret Monday’s report that the Sixers’ onetime franchise cornerstone plans to accompany his new teammates on their scheduled trip to the Wells Fargo Center this Thursday?

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Report: Ben Simmons Will Most Likely Not Play Vs. 76ers

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski said the Nets’ plan is to have the guard debut in Brooklyn after the Philly game.

Sports Illustrated

Woj: Kevin Durant could return Monday, Ben Simmons won’t debut in Philadelphia

Nets Daily: Woj: Kevin Durant could return as early as Monday. Its up to KD. He's looked terrific in practice. Nets will not debut Ben Simmons in Philly. Joe Harris is "playing." Source: Twitter @NetsDaily What's the buzz on Twitter? Alex Schiffer @ ...

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How real is "Abbot Elementary"?

In ABC's new mockumentary, a Philly school experiences teacher turnover, insufficient resources & other challenges

Salon

Philly indie-rock artist Shamir's new album focuses on his queer identity. So why is it called 'Heterosexuality'?

PHILADELPHIA — Since moving to Philadelphia from Las Vegas in 2015, Shamir has been an abundantly creative force.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Seth Curry pushes back on Danny Green, says relationship with Ben Simmons is fine

One day after his former Sixer teammate Danny Green suggested that his relationship with Ben Simmons wasn't "cordial" in Philly, Seth Curry pushed back on the notion, saying "The relationship was fine." Source: Net Income @ NetsDaily What's the buzz ...

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Danny Green Doesn’t Think Ben Simmons Will Play in 76ers-Nets Game

Green said his former teammate “does not like to play in Philly.”

Sports Illustrated

For Berube, what happened in Philly made him better in St. Louis

VORHEES, N.J. — Craig Berube doesn’t strike you as the sentimental type. Nonetheless, Monday’s practice had to been a little strange for the Blues’ head coach.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Teen traveled to Philly to get vaccinated against his parents’ wishes

High school junior Nicolas Montero stays busy. He runs track, works night and weekend shifts at Burger King, and keeps on top of his schoolwork at Neshaminy High School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Tribune News Service

Mike Sielski: To James Harden and all future Philly athletes, here’s your handbook for success

PHILADELPHIA — The long local nightmare is over. James Harden has arrived. Ben Simmons has left. And if you’ve paid any attention to social media and the currents and eddies of public discussion about the 76ers-Nets trade that shook the NBA last week, you know that, once more, a Philadelphia-related…

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'Yo! MTV Raps' is returning — this time with a Philly DJ as host

PHILADELPHIA — Hip-hop heads, rejoice — Yo! MTV Raps is making a comeback. And this time around, a famed Philly DJ is heading up hosting duties.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Celtics drub Sixers 135-87, put damper on day team introduces James Harden

PHILADELPHIA — The Philly boos came out when Shake Milton lost the ball on a second-quarter turnover.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Marcus Hayes: Daryl Morey ditched Ben Simmons, snagged James Harden in Philly’s biggest trade ever

PHILADELPHIA —Halloween 2020 was a disappointment for millions of children because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the season of witches brought a wizard to Philadelphia, a sorcerer who concocted the biggest deal in the city’s history:

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The time James Harden crashed the championship game of a Philly summer basketball tournament

PHILADELPHIA — The championship of the Rumph Classic — Philadelphia’s premier summer pro-am basketball tournament — was already set in 2016 when Mike Morak received a text message from Marcus Morris hours before tip-off.

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Ben Simmons has caused massive damage to his reputation. Can it be salvaged?

The stand-off between Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers is finally over and both now need to move on. That's especially true for Simmons, who may have done irreparable damage to his reputation in the NBA and wider sporting community, writes Jon Healy.

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Jalen Rose doesn’t think James Harden gets traded until offseason

David Hardisty: Jalen Rose thinks a James Harden trade won't happen until the offseason. He believes Kevin Durant is telling Harden to give him a chance to get healthy, make a run in the playoffs and if they come up short, "then we make changes." ...

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Sixers couldn’t beat the NBA-best Phoenix Suns amid the ‘noise’ surrounding the trade deadline

Here in Philly, the 76ers’ game against the NBA-best Phoenix Suns might have been the furthest thing from fans’ minds.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Sheryl Lee Ralph on 'Abbott Elementary,' her marriage to Pa. lawmaker and the show's Philly cred

PHILADELPHIA — It was 20 years ago, Sheryl Lee Ralph recalled, when State Sen. Vincent Hughes gave the actor a gift in a not-quite robin's-egg blue box with a white bow that began their love story.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philly soul music of the 1970s will be celebrated in new 'The Sound of Philadelphia' doc

PHILADELPHIA — The Philly Sound is going to the movies.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Carjackings in Philly are on a record pace. Officials aren’t sure why

PHILADELPHIA — A pizza delivery driver shot an attempted carjacker in Kensington last Thursday, leaving the man in critical condition.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Workers at two Philly Starbucks stores want to unionize

Starbucks workers at two Philadelphia stores took a key step in forming a union last Friday, accelerating a budding labor movement at the coffee giant that has seen employees at dozens of the chain's locations nationwide try to organize.

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