‘Pretty scary”: Harden, Russ combine for 78

President Donald Trump said Thursday that the NBA has become like ”a political organization,” criticizing the league the day after player protests over police brutality led to the postponement of playoff games. Senior White House aides earlier had suggested that the protests were not constructive and were hypocritical considering the league’s relative silence about human rights violations in China, where U.S. pro basketball has a large audience. The president said in a radio interview this month that NBA players were ”very nasty” and ”very dumb” for kneeling during the national anthem to protest social injustice.

Written for Sixers.com by Ryan O’Neil After starting the summer 0-3 with losses to the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, and Washington Wizards, the 76ers now have a clean slate.  They begin the tournament portion of the MGM Resorts NBA Summer League Thursday against the Phoenix Suns (6:30 PM EST

The Celtics acknowledged that Isaiah Thomas’ hip injury played a role in the deal. It also might factor into the trade for Kyrie Irving getting voided.