Gordie Jones is Liberty Ballers’ grizzled veteran, having covered the Sixers in person since 1981 for several different outlets. That means he has chronicled a Sixers’ championship team – imagine that – though he has endured more than his share of forgettable squads as well. A Gettysburg College graduate (he arrived in town just after General Lee departed), his work has also appeared in the New York Times and Philadelphia Daily News, and on such websites as ESPN.com and The Athletic. He lives with his wife in Lititz, meaning he has the longest game-day commute.
Former Sixer Royal Ivey’s South Sudan team ‘a beam of light’ for a young nation in turmoil
Royal Ivey is the head coach of the South Sudan national team set to begin an "unfathomable" journey to the Paris Olympics this summer.
Kelly Oubre, Jr. channeling his inner Bruce Lee while Sixers’ rotation sorts itself out
Kelly Oubre, Jr. is "being like water" as Nick Nurse figures out a crowded Sixers rotation.
Cunningham, Williams reflect on how George McGinnis ‘put [the Sixers] on the map’
Billy Cunningham played with and coached the late George McGinnis. The two had a falling out after McGinnis was traded, but were able to make amends before his passing.
George McGinnis, who helped return Sixers to relevancy, dies at 73
Former Sixer George McGinnis died Thursday at the age of 73 from complications resulting from cardiac arrest.
Molded by his Detroit roots, former Sixer Earl Cureton beat the odds to have a long career
Earl Cureton was a part of the last Sixers team to win a title and has lived a life he could only dream of growing up on the East side of Detroit.
Is Tyrese Maxey ‘the straw that stirs the drink’ for the Sixers?
Joel Embiid is the reigning MVP, but Tyrese Maxey could be the player that most impacts the Sixers’ success.
Iguodala to Turner: ‘I always say, you were set behind, the moment you got drafted’
In a podcast full of former Sixers, Evan Turner and Andre Iguodala joined JJ Redick’s podcast, The Old Man and Three, where Turner’s early Sixers days were a hot topic.
A picture Marc Iavaroni would love to forget belies successful career that started in summer league
Marc Iavaroni started for the 1983 NBA champion Sixers and had a 12-year pro career. But there’s one image from it he wished didn’t exist.
Former Sixer Theo Ratliff talks about ‘crushing blow’ of his 2001 trade
Theo Ratliff made his first and only All-Star team in 2001. Unfortunately, an injury opened the door to him being traded and missing out on the Sixers’ thrilling run.
Trade Embiid? History tells us that would not be wise for the Sixers
Joel Embiid is coming off an MVP season. The Sixers’ history of trading MVP-caliber players is nightmare fuel.