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"I think the Chinese government actually takes a lot of pleasure knowing that they can actually strong-arm individuals and companies into capitulation to its own political ideology."

PHILADELPHIA — Information plus motivation is greater than depreciation. That’s the calculation Sixers president Daryl Morey has made. As long as it holds, Ben Simmons will remain trapped in basketball purgatory, trapped in that realm where only the spirits play. Maybe the balance of that equation changes between now and…

James Harden or bust? That’s the feeling around the NBA as the 76ers search for ways to end the Ben Simmons saga.

Simmons has not played for Philadelphia this season, but has been the subject of significant trade speculation for almost a year.

PHILADELPHIA — Daryl Morey’s job is to construct the best 76ers team for today and tomorrow, Ben Simmons be damned.

PHILADELPHIA — People hoping to see the 76ers move Ben Simmons before the Feb. 10 NBA trade deadline might be disappointed.

NEW YORK — Cam Reddish’s first appearance in a Knicks jersey “should be any day now,” coach Tom Thibodeau said Thursday. That day wasn't Thursday night’s matchup against the Pelicans, which Reddish missed alongside Nerlens Noel. But the new trade acquisition is “pretty close” to returning from his ankle injury,…

However, Morey said Joel Embiid’s recent play has shifted the chances of a Simmons deal a bit.