The first part of the NBA schedule was released a short time ago, and the Sixers will play a handful of marquee games on national television.

They’ll open the season on the road in Boston, an 8:00 p.m. game on TNT. They’ll come back to Philly to play the Bulls in the home opener, two days later, also on TNT.

Christmas Day it’ll be the Celtics again, with the Sixers going up to Boston for a 5:30 p.m. start on ABC. They will also host the Rockets in a prime-time game on MLK Day.

Here’s the full slate from the NBA press release:

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I missed this on Tuesday afternoon, but I know how much y’all love Skip Bayless, so I had to get this scorching hot take on the site:

"Philly is coming out of the East; Philly will be a better overall basketball team than Boston. … Maybe the @sixers have two better players than anybody on this Celtics roster." — @RealSkipBayless pic.twitter.com/CR4oOzOYxZ

— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) August 7, 2018

Maybe Skip is just correcting course after missing on so many Eagles and Cowboys takes last year, but…

…I think he actually makes a decent point when he talks about adding Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward to that Celtics team.

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It’s not in Europe or China.

It’s right here in America.

Jah is gonna get another shot in the NBA with the New Orleans Pelicans, according to Woj:

Source: Partial guarantee on this season, and a team option for 2019-20. https://t.co/uqHXwW06Rb

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 8, 2018

Good for him, yeah? I never understood the distaste for Okafor. No, he didn’t turn out to be the player Sixers fans had hoped for, but I don’t know why some people were actively rooting for him to fail.

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It’s a broken foot for Zhaire Smith, per Shams:

Sources: Philadelphia 76ers rookie Zhaire Smith has suffered a fractured left foot. Smith, the No. 16 pick in the Draft, hurt his foot on Monday in Las Vegas during a developmental camp for NBA players.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 7, 2018

Smith had MRI/imaging in Philadelphia today revealing a Jones fracture — with surgery scheduled for later this week, league sources said. He also will see another specialist in Philadelphia. https://t.co/VT0RVpZ9oi

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 7, 2018

Really? A Jones fracture? OF COURSE it’s a Jones fracture.

That’s the same injury Ben Simmons suffered during his rookie year. He had his surgery on October 4th of 2016 and wound up missing the rest of the season. Kevin Durant also dealt with the injury 3-4 years ago. Both of those guys obviously performed at a very high level after coming back to the court.

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A medical update from the Philadelphia 76ers:

STATEMENT FROM PHILADELPHIA 76ERS VICE PRESIDENT OF ATHLETE CARE DR. DANIEL MEDINA:

Rookie guard Zhaire Smith suffered a left foot injury during Tim Grgurich’s development camp in Las Vegas on Monday. He is returning to Philadelphia to be further evaluated and updates will be made available once a diagnosis is determined.

Get your hard hats and shovels ready, because we’re breaking ground on the 76ers brand new “Fieldhouse” in Wilmington.

Well, not me, but Delaware dignitaries and Sixers people. It’s a ceremony next Wednesday, August 8th, to begin work on the facility that will host the Blue Coats (formerly the 87ers) this coming season.

It’s a 140,000 square-foot complex that can hold about 2,500 fans for Blue Coats home games. There will also be two indoor turf soccer fields, a sports performance and athletic training area, plus retail and office space. The Fieldhouse will be privately funded and also host programs for underserved youth in the region.

This thing is being built on the south side of Wilmington, right off of the route 13 interchange with I-495:

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