On Monday evening, as the Sixers closed in on a gutsy road victory over the Brooklyn Nets that was due in large part to their suffocating fourth-quarter defense and a career game by Ben Simmons, Yahoo Sports reporter Chris Haynes tweeted his knowledge of the team’s interest in former MVP, current Detroit Pistons guard Derrick Rose.
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On Monday, May 13th, I walked in to Campus Apartments, a realty company nestled on Walnut street in downtown Philadelphia. The sky had opened up and was pouring rain, which felt apropos. Just 15 hours prior, the Sixers had seen their title hopes squashed by a game 7, buzzer-beating baseline jumper from Kawhi Leonard that rattled in the net after spending an eternity dancing on the rim. Joel Embiid immediately broke down in tears as he wept in the arms of Marc Gasol, before walking off the court for the final time in this 2018-2019 season. It was a crushing loss for an organization that went all-in on this year— trading multiple current and future assets on players set to become unrestricted free agents in July. As the team despondently boarded their international flight from Toronto headed back to Philadelphia, so, too, did Alan Horwitz.
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I have this recurring nightmare. It’s Sunday, April 5, 2020. Midday. My beloved Philadelphia 76ers, nearing the end of an undefeated season, are set to welcome the Orlando Magic into town for a 1 p.m. matchup at the Wells Fargo Center. Their final of three meetings on the year — but first at home — will provide the Philly faithful with their first and only opportunity to see Orlando and former Sixer Nikola Vucevic up close, save for a playoff series later in the month.
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