Daily News | Sixers partners Josh Harris and David Blitzer make bid for Premier League giant Chelsea F.C.
Harris and co-managing partner David Blitzer are part of the group that submitted a bid for Premier League soccer team before Friday 5 p.m. deadline. A spokesperson for Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, a sports entertainment company which owns and operates the Sixers and the NHL’s New Jersey Devils, declined comment.
Harris and Blitzer already have a stake in a Premier League team. They are part of the ownership group for Crystal Palace. The duo would have to sell their ownership stake in Crystal Palace if their bid for Chelsea is successful.Paul Millsap’s new basketball reality with the Sixers is being limited to encouraging teammates from the bench. And it’s a role that will take some getting used to.
“The evolution of myself and the changing of the tide has been a challenge,” he said. “But I’ve been trying to figure it out on the fly.”‘Positive vibrations’ — and a new puppy — help Tobias Harris rediscover rhythm with new-look SixersThe Louisiana native was a 2003 fourth-team Parade All-American at Grambling High School. Millsap went on to lead the nation in rebounding in each of his three seasons at Louisiana Tech.
Despite being a power forward, the 6-foot-7, 257-pounder made his first of seven appearances as Joel Embiid’s backup center on Feb. 15. Millsap missed the team’s March 7 game against the Chicago Bulls to attend his grandmother’s funeral in Atlanta. He hasn’t played in the first four games since his return because the Sixers signed DeAndre Jordan as backup center on March 3.