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Kyle Kuzma: “What’s your favorite U.S. city?” Yao Ming: “My favorite? Philadelphia” Kyle Kuzma: “Why?” Yao Ming: “Uh... cheesesteak. And I like museums.” Kyle Kuzma: “Oh, you like museums?” Yao Ming: “Yeah. Chicago’s got good museums too, but Philly definitely has a great museum. Good museum.”

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Brett Siegel: Number of National TV games for 2025-26 NBA season (ESPN, ABC, NBC, & Amazon): Atlanta: 13, Boston: 25, Brooklyn: 2, Charlotte: 3, Chicago: 3, Cleveland: 24, Dallas: 23, Denver: 26, Detroit: 16, Golden State: 34, Houston: 28, Indiana: 9, Los Angeles Clippers: 21, Los Angeles Lakers: 34, Memphis: 10, Miami: 5, Milwaukee: 18, Minnesota: 28, New Orleans: 2, New York: 34, Oklahoma City: 34, Orlando: 14, Philadelphia: 14, Phoenix: 9, Portland: 8, Sacramento: 9, San Antonio: 22, Toronto: 2, Utah: 2, Washington: 2

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Josh Robbins: The Orlando Magic are scheduled to play a total of six games on either NBC or ESPN: + Nov. 4 at Atlanta on NBC + Nov. 12 at New York on ESPN + Nov. 25 at Philly on NBC + March 11 vs. Cleveland on ESPN + March 24 at Cleveland on NBC + April 1 vs. Atlanta on ESPN. The Magic are scheduled to have eight other games on either Peacock or Amazon Prime.

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Jason Beede: The #Magic will travel to Philadelphia to round out their 2025 preseason schedule, @orlandosentinel.com has learned. Orlando’s full preseason schedule: - Oct. 4: at Miami (San Juan, Puerto Rico), - Oct. 10 at Philadelphia, - Oct. 12: vs. Miami, - Oct. 16: vs. New Orleans

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The Nets' Cam Thomas might be the most likely of the four notable restricted free agents out there — along with Giddey, Kuminga and Philadelphia's Quentin Grimes — to take the bet-on-yourself option and accept his qualifying offer. Brooklyn has not made an aggressive effort to retain Thomas on any long-term deal, sources say. Sources also say Thomas is showing an increasing interest in playing out next season on a $6 million qualifier for the right to enjoy true free agency next summer.

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Adam Aaronson: Clearing this up: Sixers source confirms their preseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Oct. 17 will be played in Philadelphia, also known as "The City of Brotherly Love"

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Marc Stein: Jeff Dowtin Jr., who shot 40% from 3-point range last season for Philadelphia, is signing a two-year deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv in the EuroLeague, his agent Bill Neff tells me. Dowtin is Maccabi’s new PG and the second Sixer to join them this summer alongside Lonnie Walker IV.

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Harrison Grimm: I’ve been covering the Sixers for nearly a decade, and I can’t remember this many players (big names included) being in Philly this early. A real culture shift is happening. This is why “trade Maxey” takes are clueless. Stars who lead like this are rare.

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Rod Boone: No Kon Knueppel vs. Philadelphia tonight. #Hornets say this was anticipated as part of his buildup following a right ankle injury that occured during pre-draft process. He's expected to play on Monday vs. Dallas.

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But if you’re someone who covers the Sixers, someone who covered them during the Sam Hinkie and especially the post-Hinkie years, you don’t get Jerry Colangelo on the phone and not ask him about the strangest story in recent Philly sports history. So, Jerry, how is your son doing? “Bryan is doing fine,” he said. “He’s not in basketball, as you well know, and that’s a sad story from my perspective because he really had nothing to do with anything, if you know what I mean.”

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Full schedules will be announced in August, coinciding with the rest of the NBA's schedule rollout for the 2025-26 season. The groups: East Group A - Cleveland, Indiana, Atlanta, Toronto, Washington. East Group B - Boston, Detroit, Orlando, Brooklyn, Philadelphia. East Group C - Milwaukee, New York, Chicago, Miami, Charlotte. West Group A - Oklahoma City, Minnesota, Sacramento, Phoenix, Utah. West Group B - L.A. Lakers, LA Clippers, Memphis, Dallas, New Orleans. West Group C - Houston, Denver, Golden State, Portland, San Antonio.

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Sean Highkin: Jabari Walker on Instagram. Philly’s getting a good one.

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“Leaving Philly was not a major key,” the French player said in an interview with SKWEEK TV, a streaming platform focused on European basketball. “I was thinking to myself ‘Oh my god, I could go back,’” Yabusele continued. “I didn’t really have any issues over there like I want to leave, no. I was like, ‘OK, if they want to re-sign me and then they give me something good, I will come back, for sure. And if they want me to leave, then I will leave.’ “I didn’t have any hard feelings or hard time. But they almost didn’t make really like an offer. They did, but it was really, really low to be really transparent. So it was I felt like, ‘Oh my god, you guys, it seems like you don’t really want me to stay, kind of.’ So it was a situation.”

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After receiving 11 bids, the WNBA chose Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia as its next three expansion teams, with all three teams backed by owners of the NBA teams in those cities. The owners of the three WNBA expansion teams preceding these—the Golden State Valkyries, the Toronto Tempo and Portland—also have NBA ties. Last September, Allen & Co. was hired by the league to lead the expansion process. “If there are NBA owners in the back room saying, ‘Hey, when am I getting my team?’ I think Adam [Silver] is probably listening,” Austin expansion backer Fran Harris, an entrepreneur and former WNBA player, told Sportico in a phone interview. “It’s hard to tell a billionaire with a thriving NBA team and operation that they can’t run it back with a W team. It’s hard to look at them and just go, ‘I don’t think you’re right.’”

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