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Stephen Curry confirmed something Warriors fans had assumed for months without ever hearing him say it outright: he actively tried to recruit LeBron James to join Golden State this summer, before James ultimately signed with the Philadelphia 76ers. Curry didn't shy away from admitting it. "If anybody didn't try, I think they'd be a fool," Curry said, adding that seeing a player of James' stature get to choose his own next chapter was good for the league as a whole.
Omer Osman: Nick Nurse on the Toronto Raptors building bridges with their alumni: “It shows a lot of maturity. The organization’s maturing just as the years go by, and you have these occasions of success to celebrate […] I think it’s great.” “I can tell you just yesterday, I’m sitting in our practice facility, looking at the names up there: Moses [Malone], and Dr. J [Julius Erving]. To me, it’s such a historic thing to be a part of. Now the Raptors get to start telling their little bit of historic stories, too.” “As far as long as I’ve been around, they’ve [Raptors] always done everything first-class and the right way. Now it’s nice to see them be able to celebrate some of the greatness that they’ve had.”
Heat Central: Draymond Green DEFENDS Giannis after Channing Frye called him a 7’0 running back who isn’t as skilled: “I think this is a dumb statement. To call one of the greatest in the game Giannis, a 7FT running back is PATHETIC. It takes a lot of skill to dribble end to end and dunk the ball. Takes lot of skill to get in the paint and get finished and kick outs. I’ve seen him take people to the post and put in the rim. — To act as ‘he’s a RB’ cause he don’t have the same skillset as Joel Embiid, ok cool. Then Shaq was also a RB. Kevin Garnett did not have the skillset as Joel Embiid… That’s wack. Calling somebody that great a 7FT RB, that’s clickbait.”
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Eurohoops: 6️⃣ EuroLeague players will earn a higher salary than LeBron ($3,8M) will with the 76ers in the upcoming season 👀📊 🔴 Vasilije Micic — $5,6M 🟢 Kendrick Nunn — $5,3M 🟢 Guerschon Yabusele — $5M 🟢 Nigel Hayes-Davis — $4,5M 🔴 Sasha Vezenkov — $4,2M 🟢 Sylvain Francisco — $4M
Given what we know about helicopters, are we sure it’s a good idea for LeBron to be commuting from New York to Philly via that manner, as you’ve suggested might be the case? Brian Windhorst: Well, I don’t know if that’s what he’s going to do. I think what I heard was the first inclination that the 76ers got that they might actually win the sweepstakes was that LeBron started asking questions to people on the team about commuting, and like where to live and like what about commuting between New York and Philly. I don’t know if he’s made up his mind. I’m sure we’ll get an update on that at Media Day. But it just so happens that the Sixers’ actual practice facility in South Jersey has a premium helipad. It was constructed here because Josh Harris, their owner, routinely commutes from New York to Philadelphia by helicopter. But I don’t know. I said that I knew that LeBron had investigated it.
Patrick Beverley: "It's nothing I've ever experienced in basketball in my life. That Heat culture is absolutely real. Anyone who's been there, the practice facility, the locker room is downstairs, you got to go upstairs to get to the practice facility. Before you open the door to get to the practice facility, you have to have on knee pads and your jersey has to be tucked in every single time. I don't care who you is. Discipline off the rip. Before LeBron James got to the Heat, they didn't have a motherfucker with no headband. Think about it."
"What's the biggest misconception about your relationship with Jaylen Brown?" Jayson Tatum: "There's just so many different narratives and so many different opinions and speculations. For me, I love that guy. What we were able to accomplish together in nine years, right, went to the conference finals five times, we went to the championship twice, we won a championship, we've shared All-Star games together. You can't talk about him without talking about me and vice versa, the success that we've had as just two young kids growing up in this league and really just pushing each other. Unfortunately, the business of basketball is always going to play a part. Nobody has ever played together forever, but it's not like a thing to be sad or upset about, it's a thing to celebrate what we were able to do."
Front Office Sports: Kevin Hart and LeBron James are planning a YouTube golf match, but they're not rushing it. Tune into @FOSTonight at 11 p.m. ET for the full interview with Hart.
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Center Adem Bona has picked up an injury late in the offseason, the Sixers announced Thursday. An MRI confirmed that Bona has “suffered a left foot sprain,” the team said in a statement. He’s “expected to be re-evaluated at the start of training camp.”
Oh No He Didn't: Anthony Slater on how involved Steph is in personnel decisions: "He's heard, his voice matters. Mike Dunleavy will call him at various points. And obviously, anytime Steph Curry calls, Mike Dunleavy, Joe Lacob, they will pick up, and they'll hear what he has to say. But he doesn't want to be too involved, he never has wanted to be too involved. He called LeBron James this summer as a recruiter, he'll do that, but I'll give you an example. A couple of years ago, the Warriors were deep in trade talks for several players. They ended up trading for Jimmy Butler, but Steph Curry very much values his place as a leader in the locker room. And he doesn't wanna be viewed as moving chest pieces around. He was very friendly with Andrew Wiggins. They had to trade Andrew Wiggins to get any of those trades done. So Steph Curry, I think always is wanted a separation between front office and him. And that's how he's always kept it"
The Boston Celtics are just over a month away from kicking off their new season with a very different roster than the one they had last year. The Celtics’ offseason was highlighted by the trade of Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers, which drew immense backlash from the fanbase. Now, Celtics star Jayson Tatum has spoken about his relationship with Brown during an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show. “There’s just so many different narratives and opinions… For me, I love that guy… You can’t talk about him without talking about me and vice versa,” he said, per Dan Patrick Show on X, formerly Twitter.
The Knicks committed a ticketing turnover and are working to get back possession of more affordable prices. After their individual game tickets were listed Wednesday with eye-popping prices — including a $1,000-plus minimum for the season opener against the Sixers — the Knicks suspended sales because of an internal mistake, The Post has learned.