Anthony Gilbert is a Philadelphia native and graduate of Temple University. He has covered the NBA for SLAM Magazine over the past two decades. He wrote the Michael Jordan career timeline for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Gilbert has been published in several periodicals, appeared on US and international television shows, as well as been the subject in the documentary film, Air Force 1: Anatomy of an Urban Legend. Anthony is an avid reader and he thoroughly enjoys a healthy debate. Follow @axgilbert on X and Instagram for his thoughts, inspiration and updates from within and around the NBA.
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