For years, the rivalry across town in Los Angeles produced plenty of speculation but very few shared superstar pursuits. One franchise chased sustained contention, while the other often found itself linked to blockbuster names that never quite happened. This summer, however, the balance briefly shifted. Before LeBron James announced Philadelphia as the final destination of […]
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TNA is sending an invite to LeBron James. TNA Wrestling is inviting the new 76ers superstar to the iMPACT! tapings in Philadelphia on July 30 to be the title holder for Jeff Hardy and Nic Nemeth. From TNA: As the Philadelphia 76ers now seriously talk titles, TNA Wrestling has a major World Championship match Thursday …
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Maybe they never really had a chance, but the Celtics at least reached out and expressed interest in signing LeBron James as a free agent.
If you’ve been streaming Brooklyn Nets basketball or the rest of the local sports landscape through the Gotham Sports App, changes are officially on the horizon. In a partnership announced on Wednesday, MSG Networks and the YES Network entered an agreement that will make DAZN the exclusive direct-to-consumer streaming home for both networks starting with […]
Getting Stephen Curry to the San Antonio Spurs would be the ultimate nuke on the Western Conference. But does it make sense for literally anyone involved?
Natalie Nakase: “The minutes that when she’s on the floor, she’s impacting her teammates”
Bill Simmons has sharply criticized NBA commissioner Adam Silver for staying quiet while Portland’s future remains uncertain. The Trail Blazers’ new owner Tom Dundon is pressing for nearly $600 million in public funding to renovate the Moda Center, and without an agreement, the threat of relocation looms large. Simmons compared the situation to the Seattle […]
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Former Wisconsin Badgers star guard Johnny Davis hopes to return to the NBA, but for now he will have to grind it out abroad. Davis signed a contract with Turkish club Manisa Basket in June, and before he leaves for Turkey, he opened up about the unique route he is taking, hoping to make it [...]
The Portland Trail Blazers are rolling out the red carpet for their newly acquired superstar, even as the organization navigates growing public tension behind the scenes. Following a blockbuster trade with the Memphis Grizzlies that sent Jerami Grant and Kris Murray south, Portland unveiled the “Call Ja” campaign that bypassed the standard presser with an […]
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Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Mike Gansey recently delivered a positive Joel Embiid update.
The Dallas Mavericks are going into the season with a projected starting lineup of Kyrie Irving, Max Christie, Cooper Flagg, PJ Washington and Dereck Lively II. While this should be the starting five for the first game of the season (barring injury), it might not be how the Mavs finish the year. “This starting five […]
ESPN's David McMenamin revealed the Celtics and Clippers were among the surprise teams pursuing LeBron James in free agency.
Allen Iverson has an extremely positive reaction to LeBron James signing with the 76ers, but his expectations of the superstar remain quite clear.
Doug McKain is furious about James taking a massive pay cut for the 76ers, but not the Lakers.
Onyeka Okongwu's catch-and-shoot ability has given the Hawks an entirely new outlook on their center of the future.
The Philadelphia 76ers will soon make two crucial realizations about Dean Wade that the Cleveland Cavaliers know all too well: he is indispensable and fragile.
Joan Beringer will have to get playing time this year, but Chris Finch often hasn't given youngsters much time on the floor.
The 2026 preseason phase of the Chicago Bulls' schedule was announce Tuesday. The schedule should be an exciting stretch of basketball featuring Caleb Wilson.
New details have emerged on why LeBron James chose the Philadelphia 76ers over other suitors last week, including the draw […]
After LeBron James signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, many are wondering about the power he wields with his new team.
After recently identifying the Heat, Nuggets, and Cavaliers as suitors for free agent forward DeMar DeRozan, ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter video link) said during an appearance on NBA Today on Tuesday that the Wizards are another team that has been in contact with DeRozan within the past few days. The Wizards haven’t won more than […]
Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s 2025-26 player reviews! The series will look at the players who finished the season with the San Antonio Spurs on guaranteed contracts and who played consequential minutes and/or a vital role (so no two-way players because we hardly saw them this year, no players who were traded away, and none of the […]
The NBA was a well oiled machine that didn't have room for Johnny Davis to fit the part
Listen to enough sports podcasts, and eventually you will hear someone spit the name of every podcaster's greatest enemy: the aggregators. Oh, how the fellas who talk about sports into a mic for a living love to complain about the aggregators. Don't aggregate this! yelps Zach Lowe, before sharing a mild opinion about the Toronto Raptors. Listen up, aggregators, I am not reporting this , groans Bill Simmons, before guessing where LeBron James might sign. I need to be careful here, because of th...
The richest people on Earth aren't often satisfied with their winnings. The next fight could be to shift the 50-50 revenue split with players to be more skewed, or to establish more creative accounting to shrink the pie.