Former 76er star and self-proclaimed non-role model Charles Barkley was arrested early Wednesday morning on suspicion that he had been driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Gilbert police Lt. Eric Shuhandler saw the Hall of Fame forward blow a stop sign around 1:30 AM while conducting a law enforcement task force that targets drunk driving. When pulled over, Barkley reportedly refused a breathalyzer test. He was given a blood test however, but the results were not immediately available.
After being cited and processed, Barkley was released and left in a cab, according to Shuhandler.
“There was nothing unusual about how he was taken into custody,” Shuhandler said. “He was treated exactly like we treat anybody else.”
The one-time Phoenix Sun was arrested in the Old Town area of Scottsdale, a very popular spot in the Phoenix metro area.
No comment has yet been obtained from the former star.
Barkley played 16 season in the NBA, including his first eight with the 76ers. He then went on to …
After starting the Tony DiLeo era 2-0, the Sixers had a major setback Thursday as they learned that star forward Elton Brand would be out for a month with a fracture of the humeral bone and a tear of the labrum.
Sixers team doctor Jack McPhilemy said he does not think the injury will require surgery at this time.
Brand suffered the injury after coming down hard in the third quarter of Wednesday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Brand left the game clutching his right shoulder and the initial diagnosis was that he had suffered a dislocated shoulder.
Brand did not travel with the team to Washington, where they will face the Wizards on Friday. He will be made available to the media on Saturday before the Sixers’ home game against the Indiana Pacers.
The injury comes at a poignant time for the Sixers, as they have been reeling from a worse then expected start to the season that ultimately resulted in the firing of popular head coach Maurice …
The 76ers fired coach and former fan favorite point guard Maurice Cheeks Saturday. Senior Vice President and General Manager Tony DiLeo will serve as interim head coach.
The 9-14 Sixers have lost eight of their last 10 games and are in last place in the Atlantic Division, despite being considered a favorite to contend for the Eastern Conference championship. After making it to the playoffs last season and taking the Detroit Pistons to six games, and making several key acquisitions during the offseason, including the signing of Elton Brand, the Sixers were expected to be one of the top teams in the east this season.
The Sixers late season success was a big reason why GM Ed Stefanski decided to extend Cheeks’ contract another year during the offseason, despite his being a Billy King hire.
“I feel comfortable with Mo, but it’s only been a couple of months,” Stefanski said at the time. “I feel that I need more time to see …
It was a night of extra chances, as both the Flyers and Sixers needed overtime to pull off their losing streak ending victories.
The Sixers got themselves a little redemption against the Chicago Bulls, who beat them in Philadelphia on Sunday, overcoming a 14-point 76ers lead. It was the Sixers fourth loss in a row.
Tuesday night, however, the Sixers simply would not be denied. Led by the Andres, Iguodala and Miller, the Sixers held off a late charge by the Bulls to win 103-95 in overtime. Miller had 28 points to lead all scorers, including nine in OT, and Iguodala added a hefty 25 of his own.
The Sixers have struggled this season with their consistency, at times looking like the top contender everyone thought they would be, and at other times looking like a lost, confused high school team. The Sixers lost a 14-point lead in both games against the Bulls, but they were able to buckle down Tuesday night and work through it for the …
Despite being considered a top-contender to make the NBA Finals coming into this off-season, the 76ers are a dissapointing 7-9 after suffering their third straight loss on Friday night, a 102-78 thumping at the hands of the Boston Celtics.
The Sixers were down by as many as 30 points at one point. While no one expected them to be better than the defending champions, they were expected to at least compete.
Coach Maurice Cheeks said he made sure to leave a lasting message with his struggling team.
“Yeah, I left one,” Cheeks said during his post-game press conference after taking about 5 minutes longer than usual to meet with reporters. “I left it with them.”
When asked whether it was a stronger, more definitive message then the one he delivered earlier this season, Cheeks responded with a less than definitive yes.
“For me, yeah,” Cheeks said. “But you have to ask them that. But, for me, yes.”
To their credit, the players seem to understand that they are seriously …
The Sixers continued with their ridiculously busy off season Monday by signing fifteen year veteran shooter Donyell Marshall.
Marshall, a Reading, PA native, has averaged 11.4 points per game and 6.8 rebounds in his career. He has played for eight teams, including the Toronto Rapters, with whom he set an NBA record with 12 three-pointers against the Sixers in 2005.
Marshall is a proficient shooter with a power forward’s body. He is 6’9, 230-pounds. He averaged 42% from beyond the arc in 2004-2005 and is part of GM Ed Stefanski’s plan to make the Sixers a better three-point shooting team after they were last in the league in 2007-2008.
So far this off-season the Sixers have signed Elton Brand, Kareem Rush, Royal Ivey, Theo Ratliff and re-signed Andre Iguodala and Lou Williams.
The Phillies continue to toil with our delicate emotions, first getting swept in an embarrassing fashion and then turning around and winning their next three series. After playing like a Single-A winterball team against the Dodgers in LA, the Phillies managed to take two out of three against both the Padres and Nationals. (In reality they should have swept both those last place teams but we’ll take series wins however they come at this point.) Then the Dodgers came to town for another four game set and so far the Phillies have shut them down, winning the first three games. Sunday night’s game was won in dramatic fashion off the recently mended bat of Pedro Feliz, who tied the game up in the 9th inning and then hit a walk-off home run in the 11th.
The Phillies continue to receive spectacular pitching from their starting rotation, including Jamie Moyer’s league leading 14th game in a row without allowing more than three runs in a …
Sixers’ General Manager Ed Stefansky continues to show a bold and aggressive nature not often seen in Philadelphia outside of the Flyers with the announcement that they have signed veteran center Theo Ratliff to a one-year deal at the veteran’s minimum of $1.4 million.
Ratliff, who played for the Sixers from 1997 to 2001, was reportedly offered more money to play elsewhere but preferred to return to Philadelphia. Even though he was not on the Sixers’ roster when they made it to the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers in 2001, Ratliff was a key component of the Larry Brown renaissance.
Since leaving the Sixers, Ratliff has played for Atlanta, Portland, Boston, Minnesota, and Detroit last season. He has career averages of 7.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocks.
Signing an additional big man was made a major priority two weeks ago when back up center Jason Smith tore his ACL.
Ratliff brings veteran experience to one of the youngest teams in the league, as well as …
The Philadelphia 76ers and star forward Andre Iguodala are reportedly close to a 6 year deal worth $80 million. While it is largely assumed that the deal will be completed either Wednesday or Thursday, there has been no official comment.
Sixers’ GM Ed Stefanski has repeatedly stated that negotiations were progressing, but that there is nothing to report. On vacation in California, Stefanski attended Tuesday’s Phillies Dodgers game, and when asked by Phillies’ broadcaster Tom McCarthy on whether a deal had been finalized as had been reported, he replied that
“Right now we’re still negotiating. I hope it comes to fruition, but there’s no deal yet.”
The Iguodala signing would cap off a very busy off-season for Stefanski, who has so far lured free agent Elton Brand from the Los Angeles Clippers, re-signed restricted free agent guard Lou Williams, and signed free-agent guard Royal Ivey and Kareem Rush.
Getting a deal done with Iguodala, who was …
Despite a sputtering offense, the Phillies remained in first place this week, two games up on New York Mets. The Phils’ offense continues to look lost, and at one point this week went 23 innings without scoring a run, despite facing less than stellar opposing pitching.
The Phillies lost two games to the Florida Marlins, who are just a half a game back of the Mets in the National League East standings, despite facing three pitchers with less than 20 starts between them this season. The Phillies’ offense got starting pitcher Jamie Moyer his first career loss to the Marlins, despite allowing only two runs on Tuesday. On Thursday they were shutout by Chris Volstad, who was making his fifth career start. Volstad didn’t allow a hit until the fifth inning, when opposing pitcher Cole Hamels lined a single to center with two outs.
The Phillies’ incomprehensible woes continued on Friday against the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates and Paul Maholm. Maholm went seven shutout innings and struck out a career high 10 batters, including five in …
The Philadelphia 76ers 08-09 season schedule was announced and it could be considered news worthy for a couple of reasons. One reason being The 76ers will play one final game at The Spectrum before it is brought to the ground. On Friday, March 13 at 7:00pm, the Sixers will take on the Chicago Bulls in the building that holds a rich history for Philadelphia. It is in that building the 76ers won games 1 and 2 on the way to winning their last NBA championship in 1983. I’m personally glad to see the 76ers team and staff pay their respects in this their 60th anniversary season.
Another notable tidbit about The Sixers schedule is that this year 7 games will be on national television. I think that is slightly more national exposure than last year and after sneaking into the playoffs they deserve it. The games shown on national tv will be played against: Orlando (twice) , Cleveland , A.I. and the Denver Nuggets , Chicago …
Philadelphia 76ers’ back up center Jason Smith tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a Las Vegas NBA camp. The injury will require surgery and Smith could miss the entire 2008-2009 season, according to his agent, Marc Bartelstein.
“It’s unfortunate that this happened, but Jason is resilient and he’ll receive the best treatment available,” said Sixers general manager Ed Stefanski. “I was there, along with coach Cheeks and Tony DiLeo, when the injury occurred, which was during a routine, five-on-five drill at an NBA-approved camp held in Las Vegas. There was no contact made with Jason when he suffered the injury.”
Stefanski added that the Sixers would begin exploring their options to add an additional big man to the roster.
Smith, from Colorado State, was the first-round draft pick of the Miami Heat (20th overall) in the 2007 NBA Draft. The 76ers immediately traded for Smith, sending their pick, Daequan Cook, a 2009 second-round pick, and cash to Miami.
In his rookie season with the Sixers, Smith …
