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RT @BobbyMarks42: The best-and-worst from Week 1 @zachkram @BenGolliver @WindhorstESPN @JamalCollier @anthonyVslater @VinceGoodwill @mikecwright @mcten @BannedMacMahon @krisrhim1

RT @ramonashelburne: After a weekend of nonstop frantic discussions and negotiation, Game 6 of the WNBA Finals will be played Thursday at 12:30 pm at 17,000-seat State Farm Arena in Atlanta, sources told ESPN. The Atlanta Hawks-Cleveland Cavaliers game that night will move back to 8 pm to accommodate the doubleheader, just as the Hawks did for Game 4. This allows a potential Game 7 to remain scheduled for Halloween at Chase Center in San Francisco. All three Finals games in Atlanta have required hurried adjustments to the schedule at State Farm Arena. It took collective efforts from the WNBA, NBA, the Hawks, State Farm Arena, Dream, Valkyries and broadcast partners to figure out the best course of action again. By moving the game earlier in the day, the WNBA avoided a scenario where a potential championship game was played inside the Dream’s home arena, the 3,500 seat Gateway Center. The other option under strong consideration was moving Game 6 to an open date at State Farm Arena on Friday and Game 7 to an open date at Chase Center on Tuesday, November 3.

RT @krisrhim1: LeBron James hopeful cameo at center won't be fixture for short handed Sixers “Well, s--- we got an MVP over there. I'm not here to have a sustainable role at the five.” - James

LeBron has played a lot of center in the 1st week of the 76ers’ season. He is willing to do so, but he says him and the team don’t plan to do it too much: “I’m not here to have a sustainable role at the 5 when you got Joel Embiid … but it’s a role we can tap into if we need it”

LeBron James on what the Sixers need to do to fix their rebounding woes: “In the great words of Taurean Prince … the ball goes up into the air, and then you go grab the ball …”

Tyrese Maxey scored 23 of his 29 after halftime but the Sixers suffered their first loss of the season, 106-93, to Detroit. They’re 3-1 with their next game coming Wednesday at Indiana.

KCP is back on the bench. Appears to be favoring his right hand/wrist

The Sixers are battling here with Detroit, down 79-71 early in the 4th Q, and might not have Kentavious Caldwell-Pope down the stretch. KCP just was hunched over in pain and went to the back, accompanied by a trainer during the timeout.

RT @BannedMacMahon: Oklahoma City’s Jalen Williams just suffered what appeared to be a significant injury to his left leg. His unfortunate injury luck continues.

The Sixers start the game 0-for-7 from the field, finish the 1st Q shooting 8-for-21. They trail the Pistons 34-22 heading into the 2nd. Common problem areas: being outrebounded 18-10 and four turnovers to Detroit's one.

After a slow start (by his standards) -- averaging 25.5 pts on 38.5% through LAL's first two games -- Luka Doncic exploded for 52 pts on 17-for-30 shooting, 10 ast, 8 reb in a 132-123 win over Utah on Sunday. The Lakers are 3-0 for the 2nd time in three seasons with JJ coaching

Edgecombe is out, per the Sixers.

Nick Nurse says VJ Edgecombe took a knee to his side last night. He is questionable tonight vs. DET with an abdominal contusion. Nurse says Edgecombe is feeling sore today

RT @ramonashelburne: The two leading options of the not so great options are a matinee at State Farm Arena for Game 6 on Thursday in Atlanta or shifting Game 6 to Friday and Game 7 to Tuesday. Thus far the league doesn’t love the idea of a weekday matinee for a Finals game. Others don’t love the idea of 3 days between Games 5/6 AND 6/7.

Wanna buy tickets for Game 6 of the WNBA Finals in Atlanta? No one knows yet where or which day it’ll be. Story with @alexaphilippou on yet another scheduling mess that everyone is trying frantically to solve.

RT @krisrhim1: The jagged relationship between former Boston Celtics teammates Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown took another turn Saturday night. "He should stay ready at all times.” - Jaylen Brown

RT @krisrhim1: Sixers overrule Embiid, sit center with plantar fasciitis management

The Sixers’ once 16-point lead was cut to 3 with 2:02 remaining. In the next 1:33 of gametime, VJ Edgecombe had 1 stl, 1 blk, 1 ast and 2 reb and PHI won by 11. Was Tyrese Maxey surprised? “I’m surprised when he doesn’t do it … I call it, ‘Hey, go do that VJ stuff you do’”

Joel Embiid on playing on the front end of the back-to-back against MIL instead of the back end against DET: “I actually want to play tomorrow, so can you guys put pressure on them?” (Referring to Sixers management/coaching staff)

Jaylen Brown on his relationship with Jayson Tatum, in response to Tatum sharing his take on Brown’s Boston exit yesterday: “He’s got a great PR team. There’s no beef … but there might be some lamb chops and gravy”