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The Philadelphia 76ers and president of basketball operations Daryl Morey were each fined $75,000 by the league over Morey’s recent tweets about Stephen Curry, the NBA announced on Monday afternoon. The tweets, the league said, violated its anti-tampering rule. Daryl Morey told Steph Curry to ‘join’ his brother Seth in a tweet The tweets in question came on June 3, one day after the 76ers closed out their opening-round playoff series with the Washington Wizards. Morey took a screenshot of… Source link

Philadelphia sports fans have a certain reputation. So when a 76ers fan dumped popcorn on an injured Russell Westbrook on Wednesday — let’s just say the sports world wasn’t shocked. Tobias Harris has been on both side of the Philadelphia fan experience. Before joining the 76ers, he was a visiting player in Philadelphia as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers. Now he’s in his third season with the 76ers, playing a key role on a playoff team… Source link

Giannis Antetokounmpo had another monster night for the Milwaukee Bucks in a 109-105 overtime win against the Philadelphia 76ers on the road Wednesday. The reigning two-time NBA MVP celebrated in pure Philly fashion. He made sure he got a cheesesteak along with some ordering assistance in the postgame interview. It may not have perked up 76ers faithful after his celebration elicited a rain of boos on the court. Giannis has fun with OT celebration The Bucks erased a 19-point deficit to come back… Source link

It seems like an innocent use of social media, but Daryl Morey drew a fine for it anyway. The NBA fined the Philadelphia 76ers president $50,000 for violating the league’s anti-tampering rule, the league announced Monday. The violation is for a tweet Morey shared on Dec. 20 that he quickly deleted. That post was an “On This Day” anniversary post from Dec. 20, 2019, when Morey was the Houston Rockets general manager. It has a photo of James Harden celebrating that he broke the franchise… Source link

Dwight Howard’s free agency wasn’t a smooth process by any means. By the time he had signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, however, Howard was more than happy to be headed East. After all, 76ers coach Doc Rivers was apparently the only one to hit him up this offseason. “The reason why I was super locked in on being here in Philly is that Doc was the only coach that called me during this free-agency process,” Howard said Wednesday, via ESPN. “He was the first one to call me and he said we want… Source link

Free-agent center Dwight Howard was under the impression that he had a one-year, $3 million deal on the table to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. This led to the veteran center tweeting out his announcement. Dwight Howard’s tweet from Friday evening announcing his return to the Los Angeles Lakers. However, sources within the organization are adamant that a formal offer was never made, maintaining that dialogue was merely a “deal concept.” Howard thought if… Source link

After a five-month delay, the NBA draft finally happened Wednesday night, and with it came some surprises — good and bad. The Minnesota Timberwolves ended up drafting Anthony Edwards despite him saying he’s “not really into basketball” earlier this week, while the Golden State Warriors drafted James Wiseman with questions surrounding Klay Thompson’s health after he suffered a lower leg injury. We take a look at the winners and losers of the 2020 NBA draft. WINNERS Florida State coach… Source link