NBA
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Kobe Bryant’s Basketball-Palming Hand Imprints Forever Preserved in Hollywood
NBA superstar and Lower Merion High School alumni Kobe Bryant has joined Hollywood stars of the past in a permanent tribute. His massive handprints in…
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These are the Ten Black-owned Philadelphia Restaurants NBA.com Says Should Not Be Missed
Black History Month is the perfect time to spotlight some Black-owned restaurants in NBA cities, and Philadelphia has eight that are especially notable, writes NBA.com:…
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Villanova Student Athletes Looking for $$ Deals Get Some Help
Friends of Nova is a new collective that will help student-athletes connect with financial opportunities and the community, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal.…
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Netflix Looks at NBA Gambling Scandal Involving 2 Former Cardinal O’Hara Students
Two former Cardinal O’Hara students, Tim Donaghy and Jimmy Battista, who would later become the subjects of a federal investigation into an NBA gambling plot…
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Steve Courtin, a Delco Hall of Famer Who Made It to the 76ers
Steve Courtin, a Delaware County Hall of Famer who came from St. James High in Chester and made it to the 76ers, died Saturday. He…
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5 New Members to be Inducted into Cardinal O’Hara Hall of Fame
There will be five new members and several champion swim teams added to Cardinal O’Hara High School’s Hall of Fame at a ceremony set for…
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New Podcast Chronicles Kobe Bryant’s Lower Merion Years, Meteoric Rise from Basketball Obscurity to Legend
The new 12-episode podcast “I Am Kobe,” hosted by Philadelphia Inquirer journalist and author Mike Sielski, chronicles the early years of basketball legend Kobe Bryant,…
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Philadelphia’s Basketball History Well Represented at Jay Wright Hall of Fame Induction
Jay Wright brings together a lot of Philadelphia history for his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball of Fame, writes Pat Ralph for phillyvoice.com. Wright,…
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Jay Wright Speaks Glowingly About Team USA Experience, Despite Challenges
It was “an incredibly rewarding and exhilarating feeling when we finally won the gold,” says Villanova basketball coach Jay Wright describing being on the coaching…
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NBA All-Star Kevin Durant Buys Minority Stake of Philadelphia Union
The Philadelphia Union soccer team welcomed 10-time NBA All-Star Kevin Durant as a new member of its ownership group. Durant has reportedly bought a minority…
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DELCO Today Writer Shares His Remembrances of the Late Kobe Bryant
The news broke on Sunday afternoon, and after a couple of sleepless nights, it still doesn’t seem real to me. NBA icon Kobe Bryant —…
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Drexel Hill Screenwriter Scripts Film on Tim Donaghy NBA Scandal
Drexel Hill’s Andy Callahan has written the script for the new movie about the sordid Tim Donaghy gambling scandal that shook the NBA a little…
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Meet One of Philly Basketball’s ‘Royal First Families’
On a wall near a stairwell, there’s a picture of Joe and Patti Arcidiacono’s fourth child, Ryan, celebrating Villanova’s 2016 national championship with coach Jay…
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Carroll Grad Emerges as Quality Role Player for NBA’s Miami Heat
Although his professional career got off to an inauspicious start, Chester native and Archbishop Carroll graduate Derrick Jones Jr. has emerged as a quality role…
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Villanova Product, NBA Rookie Adjusts Well to Pro Game and Reminisces About … Wawa
At 6-foot-7 with a 7-foot-2 wingspan, Malvern native Mikal Bridges, a rookie with the Phoenix Suns, has both the height and athleticism that NBA teams…
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NBA Star from Chester Gives Back to Community, ‘Shows Kids a Way Off the Streets’
For the last five years, Indiana Pacers guard Tyreke Evans has been returning to his native Chester to give back to the community with a…
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Yeadon Resident Who Refereed Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-Point Game Dies at 98
Yeadon resident Pete D’Ambrosio, a former NBA referee who officiated Wilt Chamberlain’s historic 100-point game, has died at the age of 98, writes Bonnie Cook…
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Chester’s Jameer Nelson to Receive Degree 14 Years After Leaving College for NBA
Chester’s Jameer Nelson will receive his degree from Saint Joseph’s University 14 years after he left to pursue a basketball career, writes Terry Toohey for…
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