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Sixers guard Royal Ivey crashed into the man while running after a loose ball, spilling his glass of wine onto him and, from the looks of it, his two kids. The fan made a valiant effort to shield his children from the flying wine, but came away with only a cautionary tale about buying expensive glasses of wine in a place where massive flying objects (or people) are in range. Then again, if he can afford courtside seats in the first place, he'll probably live. USA Today Sports

Philadelphia 76ers, Royal Ivey 

The NBA officially warned Sixers guard Royal Ivey for violating its anti-flopping policy on Sunday. SI.com

Philadelphia 76ers, Royal Ivey, Flopping 

Tell me something about Kevin Durant that I wouldn’t know. Royal Ivey: He doesn’t like greens. He just started eating salad like a year ago. He loves chicken wings though, but yeah, he won’t eat greens, and he’ll tell you that he doesn’t like greens or salad. I don’t know how he got so tall, or how he stays so skinny without eating greens, but he doesn’t. I sit next to him on the plane and have never seen him eat greens. SLAM

Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant, Royal Ivey 

What about Westbrook? Royal Ivey: He’s the self proclaimed best dresser in the NBA [laughs]. I love Russ because, you know, he’s himself on and off the court. On the court he plays with a lot of fire and he’s intense and competitive, and that’s what people see. But off the court, he’s happy-go-lucky. He also thinks that he’s a great dancer. Him, Durant, all those guys. I have love for all of them and they have a special place in my heart. SLAM

Oklahoma City Thunder, Russell Westbrook, Royal Ivey 

You went back to Texas last summer and got your degree (in applied learning and development) and, like you say, education is clearly something that is important to you. Do you find that you’re different than other players in the League in terms of how much you value education? Royal Ivey: Yeah, because of my parents. You know, education was always big in my family. Books before basketball, books before basketball. It didn’t matter the circumstances, it was just always books before basketball. That was engrained in my head, and, when I didn’t get my degree after four years of college, we were all disappointed, but I told my parents that I was going to [eventually] go back to school and get my degree. And I did. I’m a man of my word. SLAM

Philadelphia 76ers, Royal Ivey 

The Sixers on Friday officially signed veteran point guard Royal Ivey to a one-year veteran minimum deal ($1.23 million). Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia 76ers, Royal Ivey 

The Philadelphia 76ers announced today that they have signed free agent guard Royal Ivey. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. NBA.com

Philadelphia 76ers, Free Agency, Royal Ivey 

Guard Royal Ivey has returned to the Sixers, coach Doug Collins told reporters today. The 6-4 Ivey played in 71 games with the Sixers in 2008-09, averaging 3 points per game in 12.1 minutes as a reserve. Ivey appeared in 26 games the following season before he was traded to Milwaukee in the deal that brought Jodie Meeks. Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia 76ers, Free Agency, Royal Ivey, Doug Collins 

Royce Young: So it's official: Derek Fisher, Nazr Mohammed and Royal Ivey won't be returning to the Thunder next season. Twitter

Oklahoma City Thunder, Free Agency, Derek Fisher, Nazr Mohammed, Royal Ivey 

As for free agency, the Cavs have not confirmed their interest in veteran NBA point guard Derek Fisher, but another NBA source did. I think he will go somewhere he can win more than Cleveland. Some other possibilities include forward Anthony Tolliver, guards Jonny Flynn and Royal Ivey and swingman Sonny Weems. Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland Cavaliers, Free Agency, Jonny Flynn, Derek Fisher, Anthony Tolliver, Royal Ivey, Sonny Weems 

Presti said he has explored the option of re-signing each player. Ivey and Mohammed likely would be minimum-wage offers, and Fisher would also come at a bargain. Dallas, Miami and Chicago are said to have a keen interest in Fisher. Oklahoman

Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, Free Agency, Derek Fisher, Nazr Mohammed, Royal Ivey 

James Harden and Royal Ivey: The reserve guards start their routine with three hand slaps, but then, they do a funky shimmy shake move. They're smiling or laughing almost every time. Oklahoman

Oklahoma City Thunder, James Harden, Royal Ivey 

Ebanks, who had just checked into the game, inserted himself into a loose ball scrum after the whistle had already stopped play. He then shoved Thunder reserve guard Royal Ivey using both hands, for no apparent reason. That led to the usual jawing between the teams and Ebanks and Ivey were hit with double technicals. Ebanks then picked up a second technical and an automatic for talking back to one of the referees. On his way off the court, things got even more interesting. Ebanks tossed aside a chair and stripped off his jersey as he entered the tunnel. CBSSports.com

Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Devin Ebanks, Royal Ivey 

Nick Collison: My teammate Royal Ivey, however, still wants revenge. He was one of four rookies in Atlanta who were called the "Toys R Us Clan" by the older guys. He was responsible for bringing donuts and the local newspaper every single day. Before and after every flight, the rookies had to load and unload all the bags on and off the plane. They had to get up an hour earlier on the road to deliver the practice gear to each room. On road trips, Kevin Willis would call Royal's room at 2 A.M. and say "Rook, I need you to go get me a carton of cigarettes." Now, Kevin Willis didn't smoke, but Royal still would have to get out of bed and find a convenience store to get him his cigarettes, then knock on his door and deliver them. All that Royal would get for his troubles was a "Thanks Rook," as he watched the grinning veteran throw the cigarettes in the trash. GQ.com

Oklahoma City Thunder, Nick Collison, Royal Ivey 

Nick Collison: Today, the cycle continues. We make sure our rookies this season—Reggie Jackson and Ryan Reid—wear their pink Justin Bieber and "My Little Pony" backpacks and carry their oversized teddy bears on all road trips. Last year, Royal had Cole Aldrich's car filled to the roof with packing peanuts. He says he went easy on him—it could have been buttered popcorn. Kendrick Perkins says in Boston they made a rookie go out in a foot of snow and do 100 pushups in only his spandex shorts. GQ.com

Oklahoma City Thunder, Kendrick Perkins, Nick Collison, Cole Aldrich, Royal Ivey, Ryan Reid, Justin Bieber, Reggie Jackson 

Two weeks ago, 10 players on the Thunder roster met for four days in Austin, Texas, on the campus of the University of Texas. That camp was set up by reserve point guard Royal Ivey, who is on the verge of earning his bachelor's degree from UT this fall. Next week's camp has been orchestrated by reserve center Nazr Mohammed, a former University of Kentucky player. Prohibited from any contact whatsoever with any team or league officials, NBA players must organize workouts among themselves. The Texas session lasted four days and included weight training and court work in the morning, followed by pickup games in the afternoon. Oklahoman

Oklahoma City Thunder, Nazr Mohammed, Royal Ivey 

Grantland: Complete this sentence: The Thunder would have beaten the Mavericks if … Ivey: “The Thunder would have beaten the Mavericks if it was 2013. It’s experience. Those guys have been there before. They tasted a little bit losing in ’06 against the Heat, and experience goes a long way. They got that savvy and they played with it. It was their year, and they won and went through everybody and they played well. That goes to show: Experience does win championships.” Grantland

Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Royal Ivey 

Jorge Sierra: Thunder guard Royal Ivey is now being represented by Jim Tanner. Ivey was formerly with Keith Glass, who now has no NBA clients. Twitter

Oklahoma City Thunder, Royal Ivey, Keith Glass 

The signing of Royal Ivey last week put the Thunder at 16 contract players, one more than NBA rules permit teams to carry into the regular season. That means someone must go. Mo Peterson will be 33 next month but can still contribute on the court and has earned a reputation in his 10 seasons of carrying a first-class attitude away from it. Don't expect Peterson to be waived. Daequan Cook, 10 years younger than Peterson, provides much of the same assets and essentially is on a one-year trial run as a 3-point specialist in OKC. Cook figures to be on the opening-night roster as well. Since the Thunder's coaching staff and front office is pleased with the returning nine-man rotation, and No. 11 overall pick Cole Aldrich is entrenched in the long-term plans, that leaves Byron Mullens, D.J. White and Kyle Weaver as the most likely candidates to be on the outside looking in. Oklahoman

In an effort to add a tough-minded backcourt presence, the Thunder has signed free agent guard Royal Ivey to a contract. Oklahoman