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Just a day after DeVonta Smith was snagged at 10th overall in the 2021 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, he made an appearance alongside his new QB1 Jalen Hurts at a Sixers game on Friday night. In classic Philly fashion, the two Eagles took their turns ringing the bell prior to the 76ers destroying […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Dwight Howard may be nearing the tail end of his career, but there’s no denying that the eight-time All-Star can still produce some spectacular highlight plays. The Sixers center did just that on Saturday with an emphatic block on Danilo Gallinari of the Atlanta Hawks. Howard rose up to swat away […]

The Atlanta Hawks and the Philadelphia 76ers will face off in a highly-touted Eastern Conference matchup on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hawks-76ers prediction and pick. Atlanta has lost two games in a row and hasn’t surpassed 86 points scored in either. They are dealing with a […]

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons resorted to some trickery to get the better of the Atlanta Hawks’ defense in the first quarter of their match at Wells Fargo Arena on Wednesday. With less than six minutes left in the opening canto, Simmons was directing traffic on the break and found wide-open Sixers teammate Tobias Harris. […]

The Philadephia 76ers may have been unsuccessful when they first pursued Kyle Lowry at the trade deadline, but that doesn’t mean they’re done trying. According to The Athletic’s Sam Amick, the Sixers will be contenders for Lowry’s services in the free-agency market, with the franchise hoping to complete a sign-and-trade for the veteran point guard. […]

The Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers will battle it out in an Eastern Conference matchup at the Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hawks-76ers prediction and pick. Atlanta has been dealing with a plethora of injuries recently, but the team has still managed to win […]

Whatever Dwight Howard has done to the referees across the NBA, he’s sincerely sorry. The Sixers big man has been a victim for most of this season, currently leading the league with 16 technical fouls. Howard isn’t sure why the refs are so against him, but he offered a hilarious message to them in the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have one of the best defenses in the NBA. While Joel Embiid is the anchor of the defense in the middle, the Sixers also can shut teams down thanks to their elite stoppers on the wing in Ben Simmons and Matisse Thybulle. There’s one stat that illustrates just how dominant the Simmons-Thybulle […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will travel to Indiana to take on the Pacers on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Blazers-Pacers prediction and pick. Portland has lost five straight and eight of its last 10 games coming in. The Blazers have high expectations every season and will have […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons remains has been absolutely stellar for one of the NBA’s best teams this season, but he still manages to receive criticism from doubters regarding his offensive production on the floor. He bared that he used to pay attention to all the outside noise, but he eventually learned to focus on […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers did not hold back in blasting the officials for calling a soft technical foul on Dwight Howard in their 132-94 defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks. The long-time NBA mentor believes Howard received the tech solely on his reputation, claiming that if that had been any other player on the […]

The Golden State Warriors sit .500 with a record of 30-30. They’re in the mix to participate in the play-in game this year. With just 12 games left in the season, the Warriors are doing everything they can to make the postseason this year. Within the last week, Golden State faced off two of the […]

Chris Paul is enjoying his time as a member of the Phoenix Suns. However, the Philadelphia 76ers apparently made a strong push to acquire Chris Paul from the Oklahoma City Thunder during the off-season, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. CP3 reportedly had no interest in having a reunion tour with ex-GM Daryl Morey and […]

Tobias Harris has been in and out of the lineup for the Philadelphia 76ers the past few days due to a knee issue. He did return to action on Thursday when they visited the Milwaukee Bucks, logging in 30 minutes in his first game back after sitting out their previous three games. After the game, […]

Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons may be the Sixers that draws the most headlines for his dogfight with Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz for the Defensive Player of the Year award, but Joel Embiid has every intention of forcing his way into the conversation. Against the Milwaukee Bucks Thursday night, the All-World center reminded fans just […]

As usual, Shaq did not hold back. In this case, Sixers fans should be happy that the Big Diesel said what he thought. NBA Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Shaquille O’Neal chimed in on who he thinks should walk away with the MVP award this season. As far as O’Neal is concerned, Philadelphia 76ers […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Danny Green had some high praises for fellow teammate and All-Star Ben Simmons and Matisse Thybulle. Green, who played with the San Antonio Spurs for eight years, compared both his teammates with him and superstar Kawhi Leonard—one of the best defenders in the league today.  “When me and Kawhi [Leonard] were in […]

On the surface, the relationship between Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry and younger brother Seth Curry of the Sixers appears to be one that most siblings can only dream about. After all, they are both playing in the best basketball league in the world. As it turns out, however, Steph and Seth were just […]

Joel Embiid has had one of the most impressive seasons a big man has had in recent memory. He is a deserving MVP candidate and he has been one of the best players in the league. However, an argument can be made he is not the most valuable player on the Sixers. That might sound […]

Joel Embiid has been incredible this season. He has led the Philadelphia 76ers to the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 39-19 record. He is averaging an impressive 30.1 points, 11.3 rebounds, and 3.2 assists on 64.0% true shooting. Those are certainly MVP stats, and he’s in the midst of a heated race […]

Sixers star center Joel Embiid said his motivation to be the best player in the league came from Shaquille O’Neal. The “Big Diesel” and Charles Barkley were among the analysts to call upon Embiid to be better and join the ranks of the elite. Embiid told Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic he took […]

The Philadelphia 76ers currently reside in first place in the Eastern Conference. At just half a game ahead of the Brooklyn Nets, the Sixers are doing everything they can to secure the number one seed for the playoff race. Joel Embiid has been a monster this season, to say the least. Currently, he is averaging […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will head to the Midwest to take on the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a 76ers-Bucks prediction and pick. The first head-to-head matchup between these teams saw the Bucks pull off a thrilling 117-109 victory in overtime back in March. Both teams enter […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers came insanely close to bringing their game against the Phoenix Suns to OT. How close? Literally a few inches. The MVP candidate threw up a prayer with less than a second left on what could’ve been one of the best plays of the entire 2020-21 NBA season. Watch as […]

Joel Embiid will have quite a load to carry on Wednesday when the Philadelphia 76ers take on the Phoenix Suns. The Sixers will be without Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris due to respective injuries, so Embiid will need to be in MVP form if he hopes to lead his team to victory against the mighty […]

The Phoenix Suns will face off against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday as they continue their Eastern Conference road trip. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Sixers prediction and pick. The Suns hold a record of 41-16 overall and 36-21 against the spread. Phoenix is coming off a hard-fought win […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors traveled to play Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. This game featured two of the NBA’s MVP contenders in a nationally televised skirmish. But facing Embiid wasn’t what motivated Curry to play despite his recently injured ankle. Did playing against younger brother Seth Curry do the […]

Stephen Curry is from another planet. On Monday, the Golden State Warriors superstar had another electric performance that put him up there with the greats. Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant to be exact. Curry led the way with a 49-point eruption against the Philadelphia 76ers to grab another crucial win for the Warriors, 107-96. In […]

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry just dropped 49 points on Monday, embarrassing George Hill and the Philadelphia 76ers with his 3-point shooting. Curry shot 10-of-17 from downtown. He drained one of his 3-pointers after shaking off Hill in the fourth quarter to finally seal the win. Steph Curry is not of this world. https://t.co/0uYoN49QmD […]

Philadelphia 76ers fans were so impressed with Stephen Curry that he was met with MVP chants in the opposing team’s home court. After all, not a lot of pundits expected the struggling Golden State Warriors to defeat the mighty Sixers, 107-96, in their showdown at Wells Fargo Arena on Monday. The two-time NBA MVP singlehandedly […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry often makes minced meat out of opposing teams’ bigs during defensive switches. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, however, is not your typical center and got the better of the two-time NBA MVP in this sequence. The Sixers hosted Curry and the Warriors at Wells Fargo Arena on Monday. Jojo […]

The Golden State Warriors took on the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night, which meant it was a battle between those two sweet-shooting brothers: Stephen Curry of Golden State and Seth Curry of Philadelphia. Before the game even began, the brothers dapped each other up in a display of sportsmanship and brotherly love: Curry brotherly love […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid may be jockeying against Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden in the MVP discussion, but, he doesn’t mind campaigning on behalf of the All-Star wing. At the moment, Embiid’s Sixers (39-17) lead the Nets (38-19) by 1.5 games atop the Eastern Conference standings. “He’s had a big impact,” Embiid told ESPN Zach […]

The Golden State Warriors will face off against the Philadelphia 76ers for the second time this season in a cross-conference battle. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Warriors-Sixers prediction and pick. The Warriors hold a record of 28-29 overall and 27-30 against the spread. Golden State is coming off a […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid has been playing at an elite level right now. As a matter of fact, the Sixers big man has been doing so for pretty much the entire season. This is exactly why he is considered by most as one of the frontrunners to this year’s MVP title along with the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers duo of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons have been identified as strong candidates for this season’s Defensive Player of the Year award. In a recent statement, Embiid himself conceded that at this point, his Sixers teammate should be the frontrunner for the coveted accolade. According to Embiid, he firmly believes that Simmons […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid is playing at a different level this year. His strong play for the Sixers has allowed him to enter the MVP race for the season and it has had a lot to do with the vast improvement he’s had in his perimeter shooting. Embiid himself attributes the development of this […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons sat down for an exclusive interview with Tyler Tynes of GQ and touched on a bunch of topics. The interviewer, who revealed to be from Philly, asked the dynamic Sixers guard what he thinks about his naysayers. It’s safe to say Simmons gave quite a lovely message to his haters. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers logged another key victory on Friday, defeating the mighty Los Angeles Clippers, 106-103. This was thanks in large part to another tremendous performance from Joel Embiid who just matched a long-standing Sixers franchise record previously held by the one and only Allen Iverson. Embiid finished with 36 points against LA on Friday, […]