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James Harden used to stay up all night with Meek Mill then go straight to practice

NBA Central: James Harden says he used to stay up all night in the studio with Lil Durk, Meek Mill and Lil Baby and then go straight to practice “I can’t miss this opportunity” (h/t @kirppyy719) pic.twitter.com/8ENY465bvr Source: Twitter …

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Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#NBA story: What’s reasonable to expect from James Harden in Friday’s first game with the #Sixers? https://t.co/uccYbybRHr #76ers pic.twitter.com/khBuZlaWPF – 7:30 PM

Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
James Harden Era with the #Sixers begins Friday after a brief delay inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-… via @phillyinquirer – 7:29 PM
Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Joel Embiid and James Harden going 1-on-1 after practice #Sixers pic.twitter.com/Jifi9NjnHg – 7:03 PM

Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Joel Embiid, James Harden and Tobias Harris get up shots following practice. #Sixers pic.twitter.com/89Eg1zDaNi – 7:01 PM

Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#NBA column: It’ll be interesting to see how James Harden’s #Sixers’ debut compares to other Philly stars’ notable first games with the #76ers: https://t.co/MqDdD7yjFJ pic.twitter.com/56Bd2RsJtV – 7:00 PM

Rich Hoffman @rich_hofmann
Embiid, Harden and Harris getting up shots after practice in Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/oHGVH6O3DD – 6:58 PM

Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Doc Rivers says the plan is for at least two of James Harden, Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris and Tyrese Maxey to be out on the court at all times, to ensure Philadelphia has consistent offensive threats out there at all times. – 6:54 PM
Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
James Harden here at practice in Minnesota #Sixers pic.twitter.com/xmdH6rIvco – 6:51 PM

CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
James Harden 76ers debut: All-Star guard to play Friday night vs. Timberwolves, per report
cbssports.com/nba/news/james… – 5:53 PM
The Vertical @YahooSportsNBA
James Harden will make his Sixers debut on Friday at Minnesota, per @Shams Charania 👀 pic.twitter.com/7FfzSQdhyG – 5:42 PM

Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#NBA story: How will James Harden, who isn’t on the team’s injury list, perform in his first game with the #Sixers Friday night vs. #Timberwolves after not playing since Feb. 2? https://t.co/CNKsOeoRd6 #76ers pic.twitter.com/scRuiufDxy – 5:38 PM

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
10-time NBA All-Star James Harden will make his Philadelphia 76ers debut on Friday at Minnesota. – 5:30 PM
Andrew Bogut @RogueBoguesPod
Basketball Pod Episode 54 – @andrewbogut and @HoopConsultants discuss James Harden “forgetting” to file his extension paperwork.
Listen to it here 👇
https://t.co/u0OwdyWBh0
#LetsGetRogue #RogueBogues #NBA #JamesHarden #Philly pic.twitter.com/g0BvoJ72Nf – 5:19 PM

Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#NBA column: How will James Harden’s #Sixers’ debut compare to other stars’ notable first games with the #76ers? https://t.co/MqDdD7yjFJ pic.twitter.com/Lm9heOObDY – 4:10 PM

Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
James Harden: I’m willing to do whatever it takes to bring a championship to the 76ers and Philly sportando.basketball/en/james-harde… – 1:56 PM
Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
#DidYouKnowFlow: #Sixers PG James Harden is second in the #NBA in assists at 10.2 per game. – 1:37 PM
Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#NBA column: With James Harden expected to make his #Sixers’ debut Friday night, here’s a look at the first #76ers’ games of some notable players over the years (everybody except Joel Embiid, shown here in his Philly debut, is a Hall of Famer): https://t.co/euNp6ngJfn pic.twitter.com/vNbCsJoObo – 12:30 PM

CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
NBA’s 10 most intriguing stretch-run storylines: James Harden with the 76ers, Lakers’ last gasp and more
cbssports.com/nba/news/nbas-… – 10:17 AM
Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#NBA column: With James Harden’s debut drawing near, we take a look at how other stars fared in their first game with the #Sixers: https://t.co/MqDdD7yjFJ pic.twitter.com/P8UWDFKHbm – 9:30 AM

Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#NBA column: With James Harden expected to make his #Sixers’ debut Friday, here’s a look at the first #76ers’ games of some notable players over the years: https://t.co/euNp6ngJfn pic.twitter.com/knIe53n7xv – 6:45 AM

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“Like I’ve been saying since the season started, I’m happy,” Embiid said. “Whoever wants to play is welcome. If someone wants to play, they’re welcome. But we’ve got guys here that want to be here, that show up every single night. “Like I said … I don’t know what other type of word I can use, but I get paid to bring results and win games. I don’t get paid to, you know, babysit Tyrese (Maxey). I get paid to challenge him to try to help me win games. I get paid to, you know, do the same thing to Tobias and all the other guys and they respond to it, every single time. And just like the same way they challenge me, they know that it is never personal. I always go at them, and they always come back at me, because we all got the same goal: we want to win. -via ESPN / February 9, 2022
“But anybody is welcome to play. And if you want to be part of us, I am sure everybody is gonna be fine with it, but you got to show up. You got to want to be there. And I’m sure everybody is going to accept whoever that is. But, you know, to answer your question, I’m just worried about the guys that are here, and for the guys that are here, and if you’re here, I’m going to challenge you and we’re going to challenge each other to be better and try to win a championship.” -via ESPN / February 9, 2022
Brian Windhorst: I talked to somebody who just recently saw Ben Simmons work out. He’s working out in Philadelphia. Ramona wrote a story about this last week. I heard he looks great. -via Spotify / February 8, 2022

Michael Rubin’s assets are growing. The …

Michael Rubin’s assets are growing. The 76ers co-owner is part of a group that will purchase vintage team jersey maker Mitchell & Ness. Rubin, the founder and chief executive of Fanatics, will team up with rappers Meek Mill, Jay-Z and Lil Baby along with sports-marketing businessman Maverick Carter and Tik Tok’s D’Amelio family to purchase Mitchell and Ness. Multiple reports have the purchase for $250 million.

According to sources, Harden and his …

According to sources, Harden and his camp have maintained a close relationship with Morey. In addition, Sixers co-owner Michael Rubin is also tight with Harden and his friends. Harden’s close friend and rapper Lil Baby was even on hand when Rubin, Meek Mill and the Sixers hosted 25 youths from the Philadelphia area before their Dec. 15 game against the Miami Heat. Together, the group provided a Wells Fargo Center experience through the REFORM Alliance for young people who have been adversely affected by criminal justice.

Hours before the Philadelphia 76ers, a …

Hours before the Philadelphia 76ers, a team he co-owns, played a home game against the Miami Heat on Dec. 15, Michael Rubin put the business aside, and focused on something more significant. “I think of business all the time, but I didn’t running up and down that court,” Rubin said. “That’s actually amazing to me. I didn’t look at my phone for more than an hour. I didn’t think about work.” The reason: Rubin needed to pay attention to families impacted by an unfair criminal justice system. He needed to show his friend, hip-hop star Meek Mill, that he remains engaged in REFORM Alliance, an organization created to push for a change in the criminal justice system.

REFORM claims to have raised more since …

REFORM claims to have raised more since then but would not provide CNBC with an exact figure. But since establishing REFORM, Rubin said 13 bills were passed in eight states, including California, where probation is now capped at two years for most violations. He added legislation in Pennsylvania is now at the state senate level. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, “community supervision,” — those on probation or parole — dropped from more than 4.1 million individuals supervised to roughly 3.8 million during 2020. And for probation only, down 8.3% the largest annual decline for those on probation since in 1980.

Philadelphia 76ers partner Michael …

Philadelphia 76ers partner Michael Rubin and rapper Meek Mill’s Reform Alliance treated 26 kids to a VIP experience at the team’s game on Wednesday — which included meeting TikTok stars Charlie and Dixie D’Amelio. The event was part of an initiative for Rubin and Meek’s Reform Alliance — which they founded with Jay Z, Robert Kraft and Clara Wu Tsai, among others, in 2019.

Sources said the kids all received …