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• Alex Caruso reaches career milestone in Bulls loss to Wizards

Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso swiped his 100th steal of the season for the first time in his career Monday night in the Bulls’ 107-105 loss to the Washington Wizards. Caruso also became the first player in the NBA since Robert Covington in 2021-22 to post at least 100 made 3-pointers, 100 steals and 60 blocks....2024
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• Covington takes step forward in rehab; Embiid does ‘a little bit' of practice

Robert Covington took a "good step forward" Sunday in his rehab from a long-term left knee injury....2024
• 31 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports We went around the league to find the likeliest candidates to be dealt ahead of next week’s NBA trade deadline. With the Feb. 8 NBA trade deadline less than a week away, there seemed like no better time than to hop around the SB Nation NBA network and ask our local writers which player(s) they think each of the teams they cover and/or root for is most likely to...2024
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• Joel Embiid paid the price for the NBA’s new MVP rules

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Joel Embiid’s MVP chase missed the big picture. There’s plenty of blame to go around for his latest injury Joel Embiid should be far past the point of feeling like he has anything to prove during the regular season. Embiid is one of the very best players in NBA, a title he’s earned by finishing top-two in MVP voting each of the last three seasons....2024
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• Sixers Issue Injury Updates On Melton, Covington
The Sixers will be without a pair of rotation players for the foreseeable future, according to the team, which issued injury updates today on guard De’Anthony Melton and wing Robert Covington, as Derek Bodner of PHLY Sports relays (Twitter links). Melton (lumbar spine stress response) – who has missed Philadelphia’s past five games, and eight […]...2024
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• Watch: Celtics' Jayson Tatum gets ejected by two referees at once

On Friday night, Jayson Tatum complained so much that two officials ejected him at the same time. With seconds remaining in the third quarter, Tatum lost control of the ball and ended up hitting Philadelphia’s Robert Covington in the face while scrambling for the ball....2023
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• Covington takes step forward in rehab; Embiid does ‘a little bit' of practice
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• Joel Embiid paid the price for the NBA’s new MVP rules
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• Sixers Issue Injury Updates On Melton, Covington
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• James Harden trade grades for Clippers, 76ers, and Thunder in latest NBA blockbuster

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Grading the James Harden trade for the Clippers, 76ers, and Thunder as the veteran guard goes to LA. James Harden finally got his wish. The Philadelphia 76ers traded the veteran guard to the Los Angeles Clippers for a huge package of picks and players that also involves the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. T...2023
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• The Linc - NFL trade rumors include an old friend potentially returning to Philly

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 10/31/23. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Latest NFL Trade Deadline News and Notes - SIPhilly GM Howie Roseman has been active on the phones, and my sense is it’s both to see whether there’s big game out there for him to hunt, and to look for some off-ball linebacker help. On the latter, both Minnesot...2023
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• James Harden set to join Clippers in first blockbuster trade of the NBA season

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images The James Harden era has officially come to a (merciful) end in Philadelphia. We officially have our first late-night Woj Bomb of the 2023-24 season, and it puts to an end one of the saddest and strangest trade sagas in NBA history, as Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported early Tuesday morning on the East Coast that the Philadelphia 76ers are finally, mer...2023
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• Kings clinch first playoff berth since 2006
Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports LIGHT THE BEAM. Kings pummel Blazers to clinch playoff spot, 120-80 Normally, I wouldn’t start our daily scores proceedings with a game that was basically over before it started. But when it’s time to party like it’s 2006, it’s only fair. With Wednesday’s 40-point drubbing of what might as well be Portland’s G-League squad, the Sacramento Kings are officially...2023
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• 2 moves Blazers still must make after first weekend of 2022 NBA free agency
The Portland Trail Blazers had a very disappointing 2021-22 season. After eight straight playoff appearances, the Blazers went 27-55 and ended up 13th in the Western Conference. After Damian Lillard went down with a long-term injury, Portland pivoted toward a major retooling by trading away CJ McCollum, Norman Powell, and Robert Covington to tank the […] The post 2 moves Blazers still must m...2022
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• Clippers’ $24 million Robert Covington decision that will please Kawhi Leonard, Paul George
The LA Clippers season came to an abrupt end when the team failed to win either play-in game as they dealt with injuries to Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Their offseason, however, has gotten off to a fantastic start thanks for Robert Covington. The Clippers and Robert Covington have agreed to a two-year, $24 million […] The post Clippers’ $24 million Robert Covington decision that wil...2022
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"The Sixers already knew they were going to be without Tyrese Maxey, De’Anthony Melton, Nicolas Batum, and Robert Covington against the Warriors."

2023
"Robert Covington has played sparingly the last six weeks and the Clippers forward believes he can be a defensive force if he gets back in the rotation, he told Law Murray of The Athletic."

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"Clippers' Robert Covington agrees to two-year, $24 million extension"

2021
"Daryl Morey wants to win at everything, and placating a player in open breach of a max contract with four years and $147 million on it doesn’t exactly sound […] The post The Blazers must trade CJ McCollum, Robert Covington for Ben Simmons appeared first on ClutchPoints."

2020
"The Rockets, Hawks, Timberwolves and Nuggets have agreed to a multiplayer trade that includes Clint Capela and Robert Covington, among other players, and draft picks, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski."

2019
"Robert Covington (right knee) and Jeff Teague (left foot) have also been shut down, per […] The post Timberwolves Shut Down Derrick Rose for Remainder of Season appeared first on SLAM."

2018
"Think of the modest kid who feels connected to the soft-spoken Kawhi Leonard, or the baller practicing to shoot off one leg like Dirk or to fade like […] The post Robert Covington Trusted The Process and It Paid Off appeared first on SLAMonline."

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"The post Robert Covington Drills Game-Winner Against Portland appeared first on SLAMonline."

2016
"After Carmelo Anthony hit a 3 in regulation to tie the game and force overtime, the 76ers’ Robert Covington banked in his own 3 to force double-overtime."

2015
"After picking off a Robert Covington pass, LeBron James was home free to drive down court for an easy bucket."

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• The James Harden era is off to an awful start for Clippers

Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images James Harden has fallen off a cliff, and he’s taking the Clippers with him The Los Angeles Clippers probably thought they would have a championship by now. When the franchise signed Kawhi Leonard and traded for Paul George in the summer of 2019, the Clippers put the rest of the league on notice that they were chasing championships. It felt like they had a...2023
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• Clippers trade center Filip Petrusev, cash to Kings
The Los Angeles Clippers are trading recently acquired center Filip Petrusev and cash to the Sacramento Kings, per sources. This comes a day after the Philadelphia 76ers traded Petrusev, James Harden, and P.J. Tucker to the Clippers for Marcus Morris, Nic Batum, Robert Covington, KJ Martin, and draft picks. Petrusev, 23, was selected 50th overall […] The post Clippers trade center Filip Petr...2023
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• James Harden trade grades for Clippers, 76ers, and Thunder in latest NBA blockbuster
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• The Linc - NFL trade rumors include an old friend potentially returning to Philly
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• 76ers trade James Harden to Clippers for 4 players, picks: Sources
By: Shams Charania, Sam Amick and Lawrence Murray The Philadelphia 76ers are trading star guard James Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, per league sources. Here’s what you need to know: In exchange for Harden, the Clippers are sending Robert Covington, Nicolas Batum, KJ Martin, Marcus Morris Sr. and draft picks to the 76ers. Along with Harden, Philadelphia is sending P.J. Tucke...2023
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• James Harden, PJ Tucker Traded To Clippers For Marcus Morris, Nic Batum, Robert Covington, KJ Martin, Picks

The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to trade James Harden, PJ Tucker, and Filip Petrusev to the Los Angeles Clippers, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Sixers will receive Marcus Morris, Nic Batum, Robert Covington, KJ Martin, multiple draft picks, and a pick swap. The draft picks include an unprotected first-round pick in 2028, two second-round picks, and a pick swap. The Clippers will...2023
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• James Harden set to join Clippers in first blockbuster trade of the NBA season
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• Damian Lillard on Norman Powell, Robert Covington joining Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Clippers

SEATTLE, WA – When the LA Clippers landed Norman Powell and Robert Covington at the 2022 NBA trade deadline, many were caught off guard. The Portland Trail Blazers parted with a handful of weapons for Damian Lillard, and with Powell as well as Covington headed to Los Angeles, the Clippers were able to bolster their […] The post Damian Lillard on Norman Powell, Robert Covington joining ...2022
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• Kawhi Leonard, Clippers are winners of 2022 NBA offseason, per Kendrick Perkins
The LA Clippers‘ 2022 offseason was eventful yet somewhat quiet at the same time. Kendrick Perkins believes what they did has Kawhi Leonard‘s club as the winners of the summer. Before free agency even started, the Clippers negotiated a new contract extension with impending free agent Robert Covington. The forward, who arrived in a trade […] The post Kawhi Leonard, Clippers are wi...2022
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• The James Harden era is off to an awful start for Clippers
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• Broadcaster flames James Harden in epic halftime rant amid another horrible game

This rant will be music to your ears if you’re a James Harden hater. The Los Angeles Clippers didn’t think they had enough talent to seriously compete for a championship in their fourth season of the Kawhi Leonard and Paul George era. That’s why the Clippers pulled the trigger on a trade to acquire James Harden on Oct. 31. The Clippers were 3-1 at the time of the trade. They still haven’t won a g...2023
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• James Harden trade grades for Clippers, 76ers, and Thunder in latest NBA blockbuster
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• The Linc - NFL trade rumors include an old friend potentially returning to Philly
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• James Harden set to join Clippers in first blockbuster trade of the NBA season
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• Kenneth Lofton Jr. Named G League Rookie Of The Year

Kenneth Lofton Jr. has been named the 2022-23 NBA G League Rookie of the Year. Lofton Jr. averaged 20.2 points and 10.5 rebounds in 17 games for the Memphis Hustle. Santa Cruz Warriors guard Lester Quinones and Rio Grande Valley Vipers forward Darius Days finished second and third in voting, respectively. Past winners of the award include Paul Reed, Quinn Coo, Robert Covington and Tim Frazier....2023
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• Kings clinch first playoff berth since 2006
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• Game Recap: Clippers 141, Grizzlies 132
Led by Russell Westbrook’s season-high 36 points, along with 10 assists, the Clippers defeated the Grizzlies, 141-132. Robert Covington added 27 points (7-7 3pt FG) in the victory, while Ja Morant (36 points, nine assists) and Dillon Brooks (30 points, six rebounds, four assists) combined for 66 points for the Grizzlies in the losing effort. The Clippers improve to 41-36 on the season, while the G...2023
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• Covington 'goes for it,' has 43 as Clips' stars sit

With the LA Clippers resting several starters and key players, Robert Covington had the green light and delivered a career-best 43 points and 11 3-pointers in a 153-119 win over the Bucks....2022

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• VIDEO: Dubs bench goes nuts as Robert Covington forgets how to dribble on open lay-up
The Golden State Warriors hosted the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, as the Dubs looked to mark their third win of the season. Incidentally, the matchup featured a Shaqtin-a-fool moment from Blazers forward Robert Covington, which unsurprisingly had the entire Warriors bench going insane. Here’s a look at the play in question, which clearly shows […] The post VIDEO: Dubs bench goes n...2021
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• Karl-Anthony Towns shares Instagram tribute to traded ex-teammates
The Minnesota Timberwolves have undergone a complete roster overhaul over the past week, the scope of which is almost mind-boggling. Highlighted by the departures of Andrew Wiggins and Robert Covington and the arrival of D’Angelo Russell, the sudden and stunning changes to the change in teammates around him inspired Karl-Anthony Towns to pay tribute to those players no longer with the team. KAT to...2020
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• Watch: Robert Covington commits embarrassing blunder on failed breakaway dunk
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Robert Covington is often recognized as one of the NA’s most reliable three-and-D players on the wing. Unfortunately, his reputation will be taking a hit for an embarrassing moment during Saturday’s game. Minnesota trailed the Portland Trail Blazers 103-97 late in the fourth quarter and needed a spark. The Timberwolves forced the steal and Covington hustled downcourt...2019
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• Robert Covington proving to be a great fit with Timberwolves
During Jimmy Butler‘s final, acrimonious weeks in Minnesota, his ability to communicate with young Timberwolves players like Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins was called into question. Tasked with leading the club, Butler instead berated teammates in practice, questioning their desire to win and their ability to take criticism. By comparison, new forward Robert Covington, acquired in the deal ...2018
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• Atlantic notes: The process works, Mark Jackson a fit with the Knicks?
Love or hate The Process, it produced a Sixers team that is every bit an Eastern Conference contender. Beyond the roster loaded with talent, however, is a strong culture, one that ESPN’s Kevin Arnovitz points out is far more developed and nuanced than we all assumed while they were losing historically.“All of that was a time of learning, a time of progression, a time of really seeing the type of p...2018
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• Robert Covington taunts DeMarcus Cousins after he fouled out
DeMarcus Cousins was nearly unguardable in Monday’s game against the Sixers, dropping 46 points in only 32 minutes of play.Unfortunately, he fouled out in the game’s most pivotal moment, after turning the ball over via an errant pass with the Kings trailing, 116-113. There was only 58 seconds remaining in the game at the time, and Cousins probably would’ve been better suited to let that one go, ra...2017
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• Top 2016 Offseason Priorities for the Philadelphia 76ers
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• Saturday NBA Roundup: It's Time to Stop Doubting the Toronto Raptors
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• WATCH: Kyrie Irving Scores First Points of Season
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• Sixers Are No Longer League's Laughingstock and Other Saturday NBA Takeaways
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• Sources: Covington, Capela part of 4-team deal
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• WATCH: Andre Drummond Throws Dunk over 76ers Roster
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• Clippers' Robert Covington agrees to two-year, $24 million extension
Covington was sent from Portland to Los Angeles at the trade deadline...2022
• Robert Covington Drills Game-Winner Against Portland
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• WATCH: Sixers execute perfect end-of-game play to beat Wolves at buzzer
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• Fantasy hoops: Grab Trevor Ariza; trade Robert Covington?
Many sports fans are shifting their attention from fantasy football to fantasy basketball this week, with a majority of football leagues concluding. Certainly, those who have been heavily involved in their basketball leagues and have been following our weekly Fantasy Hoops column are in a better position to reach their fantasy basketball playoffs, but there’s still time for all to improve. Looking...2018
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• 5 Teams with the Most Holes to Fill Heading into 2016 NBA Draft
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• Daily Fantasy Basketball 2015: NBA DFS DraftKings Best Player Picks for Nov. 29
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• Robert Covington Injury: Updates on 76ers SF's Arm and Return
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• Joel Embiid paid the price for the NBA’s new MVP rules
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• The James Harden era is off to an awful start for Clippers
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• Broadcaster flames James Harden in epic halftime rant amid another horrible game
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• James Harden trade grades for Clippers, 76ers, and Thunder in latest NBA blockbuster
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• James Harden set to join Clippers in first blockbuster trade of the NBA season
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• Kings clinch first playoff berth since 2006
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• Clippers Interested In Trading For Switchable Center

The Los Angeles Clippers have interest in adding frontcourt depth behind Ivica Zubac. Myles Turner and Jakob Poeltl are considered the two most gettable centers on the trade market, but the Clippers will probably prioritize a switchable center to replace Zubac in small-ball lineups. Without another more traditional center, the Clippers would need to use an option like Robert Covington as a small-b...2022
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• 2 moves Blazers still must make after first weekend of 2022 NBA free agency
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• Norman Powell reacts to joining Kawhi Leonard, Paul George on Clippers after shocking Blazers trade
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers saw their newest trade acquisitions make their debuts Sunday night against the Milwaukee Bucks. Norman Powell and Robert Covington both came off the bench in their first game with their new team and had successful stints, albeit in a blowout loss. Powell finished with 28 points and four […] The post Norman Powell reacts to joining Kawhi Leonard, P...2022
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• What Norman Powell, Robert Covington trade means for Anfernee Simons
The Portland Trail Blazers’ primary goal in Friday’s shocking trade with the LA Clippers was saving money. They not only ducked below the luxury tax this season, making the franchise and billionaire owner Jody Allen subject to the most lucrative distribution of tax penalties in league history, but also shaved considerable money off their books […] The post What Norman Powell, Rob...2022
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• VIDEO: Blazers star Damian Lillard breaks Bulls’ hearts with epic buzzer-beater
Damian Lillard showed the Chicago Bulls what “Dame Time” really means, as he banked a gutsy buzzer-beater to propel the Portland Trail Blazers to the W. With six seconds remaining, the Blazers almost lost the opportunity to win Saturday’s contest when Robert Covington fumbled the possession off a jump ball. Fortunately, Lillard was able to […] The post VIDEO: Blazers star D...2021
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• Kings unlikely to trade Bogdan Bogdanovic
Bogdan Bogdanovic has been considered a potential trade target for contenders this winter, but the Kings are unlikely to move the third-year swingman, a league source tells James Ham of NBC Sports California. Bogdanovic, 27, has battled injuries this season but is still averaging a career-best 14.3 PPG to go along with 3.6 APG and a .376 three-point percentage. There has been speculation that the ...2020
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• Timberwolves back to where they began after trading Jimmy Butler
The Timberwolves are back to where they started before the first Jimmy Butler trade with a young nucleus built around Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins, writes Chip Scoggins of The Star-Tribune. Coach/executive Tom Thibodeau changed the blueprint in Minnesota last year when he acquired Butler from the Bulls in hopes of finding a veteran leader who could vault the team to the top of the West. N...2018
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• Fans react to 76ers pulling off Jimmy Butler trade
After weeks of waiting, the Minnesota Timberwolves have finally traded star guard Jimmy Butler. On Saturday, Minnesota shipped Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers in a Saturday morning blockbuster trade. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Minnesota will receive forwards Robert Covington, Dario Saric and a future second-round pick for Butler and Justin Patton. The saga around Butler’s desire sta...2018
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• Robert Covington Trusted The Process and It Paid Off

Everybody’s got a favorite player. Maybe yours hit a buzzer-beater at your first NBA game and you loved him from then on. For others, it runs deeper. Think of the modest kid who feels connected to the soft-spoken Kawhi Leonard, or the baller practicing to shoot off one leg like Dirk or to fade like […] The post Robert Covington Trusted The Process and It Paid Off appeared first on SLAMonline...2018
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• Sixers’ Robert Covington may want to try out for the NFL after this full-court bullet pass
If passing on Deshaun Watson is like passing on Michael Jordan, then what does that mean for the NFL teams who aren’t trying to offer Robert Covington a contract?The 76ers forward showed off his incredible arm Monday with a perfect full-court inbounds pass to Gerald Henderson to beat the third-quarter buzzer. What a cannon. Maybe Covington suffered a mysterious arm injury during halftime, a la Hen...2017
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• Joel Embiid points out the Sixers are ‘Undefeated in 2017’
The Philadelphia 76ers narrowly snatched victory from the jaws of humiliating defeat on Tuesday night, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves by a score of 93-91 at Wells Fargo Center. But the victory came after the Sixers blew a 26-point lead early on in the third quarter by allowing the T’Wolves to stage a furious comeback. The improbable almost became reality when a Ricky Rubio three-pointer tied t...2017
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