Gainesville the Rock high school star Joel Embiid and Florida Gator star Joakim Noah are both ruled out indefinitely for the remainder of the 2017 NBA season. The Sixers switched Embiid’s status from day-to-day to out indefinitely Monday. This news comes three days after they shut down 2016 No. 1 pick …
Read More »Local Player Joel Embiid Shining in the NBA
The Philadelphia 76ers have taken on the motto of “Trust the Process.” The centerpiece of that process: Joel Embiid, an alum of The Rock School in Gainesville. Embiid’s Roots Before he made his way to the United States, Embiid was born and raised in Yaoundè, Cameroon. At 15, he picked up a basketball …
Read More »Orlando Magic Get First Home Win, Top Kings
The Orlando Magic improved to 2-3 last night after a 102-94 win over the Sacramento Kings. Last night was the Magic’s second win in row with great performances by Evan Fournier and Aaron Gordon. Fournier and Gordon Fournier came up big for the Magic, leading his team in scoring with 29 …
Read More »Kobe Bryant “Black Mamba” Finishes Career with a Bang
It wasn’t a storybook ending for Kobe Bryant the way he wanted to finish it, but nevertheless he put an exclamation point on his 20-year Hall-of-Fame career by ending it in remarkable fashion in the only way the Black Mamba knew how scoring. Also, the Warrior won their 73 game and …
Read More »Magic, Heat Pick Up Wins
Both of Florida’s NBA teams notched wins Sunday night. The Orlando Magic snapped their two game losing streak defeating the Philadelphia 76ers, 130-116. The Magic got off to a fast start, scoring 40 points in the first quarter alone. The 40 points was the highest number of points the Magic have scored …
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