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Andre Drummond said he went from millions to the league minimumPhoto: Matt Slocum (AP)In today’s sports media landscape, it’s rare to find active players keeping it 100 percent real. Even when they speak the truth, it feels like they’re…

Ben SimmonsImage: Getty ImagesMaybe one day Philadelphia sports fans will forgive Ben Simmons for not taking the court at all for the 76ers last season, not shooting in four consecutive fourth quarters, and the play in which he passed the…

Billy Donovan (left) and Zach LaVineImage: Getty ImagesThe contemporary NBA has conditioned basketball fans to seek out unhappy All-Stars like lions stalk the most vulnerable wildebeest. The Chicago Bulls dropped to 6-10 on the season after…

Anthony Davis would love it if the Lakers would sign an actual center.Image: Getty ImagesBasketball fans always wondered why the pre-Kevin Durant Golden State Warriors didn’t start its vaunted Death Lineup but instead opted to begin games…

Lonzo Ball needs another procedureImage: Getty ImagesThe ideal version of this Chicago Bulls roster — the one that started last season 27-11 and featured three wing-sized guys on the perimeter that played defense, scored, and shared the…

The LA Lakers finally announced the recruitment of former Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham. The franchise took to Twitter to officially welcome Ham as their new head coach. While news of his recruitment by the Lakers had made the…

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokić are two of the biggest stars in the NBA.Image: Getty ImagesThirty years after the Dream Team introduced the NBA to the world at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, the league has transformed into…

Welp, none of that worked.Image: APUpon hearing the news of any trade, the first reaction is to think about which team won the trade initially. In the NBA court of public opinion, that distinction usually goes to the side that obtains the…

Kevin Durant (l.) and Kyrie IrvingPhoto: Getty Images“If Kyrie and KD average 30 and 35 points per game, that’s only 65 points. Where are the rest of the points going to come from?” I heard some version of this take several times before the…

Ben Simmons didn’t play but the Brooklyn Nets smashed the 76ers.Image: Getty ImagesIrony was at play inside the Wells Fargo Center in Philly on Thursday night.Ticket prices were through the roof. Fans were camped outside the Brooklyn Nets…