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Chris Sheridan Promises “More Later” As Sixers Shrug Off His Column

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Apr 17th, 2019 · 2:58 PM EDT

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I don’t know if the Chris Sheridan story describing some dysfunctional behind-the-scenes Sixers stuff is true or not. I pointed out some factual inaccuracies in this morning’s write-up, but like the Joe Santoliquito Philly Voice story, I can’t tell you whether the guy’s sources are legit or not. You and I are not in the Sixers locker room or wiretapping Elton Brand’s phone, so how are we gonna prove or disprove this thing with actual hard evidence? You can’t.

For what it’s worth, the Sixers put less than zero stock in the New York Daily News article, which was brought up at today’s practice session.

Brett Brown said this about the column:

I am aware of it. I have not read it, and I won’t. I have nothing to say about it.

Short and to the point, huh?

Ben Simmons said this, after the jump:

A New York Daily News story said #Sixers PG Ben Simmons missed a March 25 game in Orlando because he had spent the previous night partying instead of having a stomach virus that the team said he had. I asked Simmons about this pic.twitter.com/7XMPVZN2Kz

— Marc Narducci (@sjnard) April 17, 2019

Similar response.

Sheridan, however, teased us with this:

More later, y'all.

— Chris Sheridan (@sheridanhoops) April 17, 2019

And said this, among other things on Twitter:

Bottom line is that ##Sixers are in damage control mode and taking cheap shots at me when they know full well that multiple options were being discussed when trade deadline was nearing.

— Chris Sheridan (@sheridanhoops) April 17, 2019

There are two ways I see this playing out:

1. This thing serves as a distraction, the Sixers lose game three and have more pressure and negative energy heaped on them.
2. A galvanized Sixers squad goes out and drops 150 on the Nets to take a 2-1 series lead.

Feels like there’s not really a middle ground here, but I could be wrong. The brevity at which the Sixers brushed this off is interesting to me, because Brett, for instance, did speak at length about the story describing confrontation he had with Jimmy Butler back in December. That incident he addressed, this one he swatted away in three seconds. And head PR guy Dave Sholler could have squashed other stories he may have deemed fake, but went after this one instead.

Anyway, that’s the update. The next story will be about actual basketball, hopefully.