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Philadelphia 76ers jack-of-all-trades Ben Simmons made sure the 2021 NBA Defensive Player of the Year discussion stayed alive and well on Tuesday afternoon. The Sixers’ stopper had some spicy comments directed at annual DPOY contender and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert. In a Tuesday interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols on “The Jump,” Ben Simmons told […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons can still remember the 2019 playoffs like it was yesterday. After all, the Sixers were just one game away from the Eastern Conference Finals, only to be denied by Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors. Speaking with Rachel Nichols on The Jump, Simmons recalled the heartbreaking moment and admitted that […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons has no shortage of confidence in himself and his team. He sincerely believes that he will come away with the Defensive Player of the Year Award and that the Sixers can win a ring this season. "I think we can win it all" – @BenSimmons25 on how far the Sixers can […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers seems to be unbothered as his team is set to host another strong contender in the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. As per Derek Bodner, he claimed that he didn’t know that they were about to play Kevin Durant and company until he walked in that particular interview. Doc […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons has gone a long way from winning the controversial Rookie of the Year plum in 2018 over Donovan Mitchell. Now in his fourth year in the league, Simmons takes pride not just in his playmaking skills—which is the main reason for his rise—but also in his defensive skills. So much […]

Joel Embiid firmly believes he is just like Kevin Durant. Yup, you read that right. The Philadelphia 76ers superstar nonchalantly compared himself to the former MVP after putting on a clinic on Monday night against the Dallas Mavericks. Embiid channeled his best Slim Reaper impression against the Mavericks, exploding for 36 points in just 26 […]

After Monday night’s victory over the Dallas Mavericks, the Philadelphia 76ers remained the top seed in the Eastern Conference, and star guard Ben Simmons is feeling extra confident. The Sixers improved to 37-17 and Simmons feels they can take on all comers. Simmons even issued bold remarks against the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn […]

One of the most iconic images of the NBA in the 1990s was the rookie class photo of the epic 1996 draft class. A cover photo of SLAM Magazine featured the likes of Kobe Bryant, Ray Allen, Steve Nash, and Stephon Marbury, to name a few, in a picture that would end up being a […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers has come out with a strong statement addressing the shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota on Sunday. The Sixers coach had a few things to say following the alleged accidental shooting of a 20-year-old African American man at the hands of the police. Rivers spoke from the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers head to Dallas to take on the Mavericks for the second and final time this season. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a 76ers-Mavericks prediction and pick. Philadelphia is coming off a resounding 24-point victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Dallas is coming off a tough two-point loss against the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are currently tied for first place with the Brooklyn Nets in the Eastern Conference. The Sixers have been extremely consistent this season with Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, and Tobias Harris leading the way. They have a great shot at earning the first seed in the postseason, giving them home-court advantage for their […]

Not a lot of people can outmuscle Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard in the paint. However, Lu Dort of the Oklahoma City Thunder belongs on that shortlist. Despite giving up several inches (not to mention a couple of lbs.) against the chiseled Sixers big man, Dort flexed his muscles by absorbing a lot of contact […]

Currently sitting in second place in the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia 76ers have played as one of the top teams in the league. Joel Embiid suffered an injury scare not too long ago, but since then has been back in the Sixers lineup. Only being one game behind the first-place Brooklyn Nets, the Sixers are […]

On a rare occasion, the Philadelphia 76ers found themselves on the losing end as they suffered an upset defeat against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Sixers head coach Doc Rivers spoke about his team’s struggles and bared that they lacked mental toughness as they went up against a less talented squad in the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers experienced a double whammy on Friday night against the New Orleans Pelicans. Aside from absorbing a disappointing 101-94 defeat at Smoothie King Center, the Sixers might also lose Joel Embiid to injury once more. Shortly after the match, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers revealed that his superstar center might have re-aggravated his […]

Zion Williamson delivered the dagger dunk in the New Orleans Pelicans’ impressive 101-94 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers at Smoothie King Arena on Friday. The home team was only clinging to a six-point advantage with 1:16 left in the fourth period, so the Pelicans knew they needed a bucket in that possession. Fortunately, they found […]

These days, players taking the occasional night off has become commonplace in the NBA. This certainly was not the case for the great Allen Iverson, though. The Philadelphia 76ers legend had such a knack for playing through his injuries that at one point, the Sixers had to trick him into sitting out games. Sixers Teased […]

While the Brooklyn Nets are currently considered as the heavy favorites to come out of the East, there are more than a few folks out there that would beg to differ. One such man is NBA legend Julius Erving, who firmly believes that the Philadelphia 76ers have what it takes to defeat the mighty Nets […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will look to continue a phenomenal season as they head down to New Orleans to take on the reeling Pelicans. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a 76ers-Pelicans prediction and pick. Philadelphia has won three of their last four, despite Joel Embiid’s absence in two of those games. New Orleans […]

Since the start of the 2020-21 season, three teams have stood atop the league as the favorites to win the NBA championship. The Los Angeles Lakers started the season as the overall favorite to repeat, but they were surpassed by the Brooklyn Nets after the acquisition of James Harden. The only teams that have topped […]

Allen Iverson played in Philadelphia for 10 years, leaving a slough of highlights along the way. However, the Sixers traded the 11-time All-Star to the Denver Nuggets in the summer of 2006, ending one of the better eras of basketball in the franchise’s storied history. This is the story of the famed Allen Iverson trade. […]

The NBA trade deadline has come and gone, and the Philadelphia 76ers made a move to upgrade the point guard position. However, after the Sixers acquired George Hill via trade, the 13-year veteran is apparently still not close to returning from the thumb surgery that has sidelined him since late January. Sixers head coach Doc […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid came up huge for the Sixers on Tuesday as they took down their rivals, the Boston Celtics, in the TD Garden, 106-96. Boston had no answer for Embiid all game long, and it resulted in another dominant display from the Sixers big man. He had such a good game that […]

Philadelphia 76ers general manager Daryl Morey may be most known for his penchant for data analytics and the three-point revolution, especially during his stint with the Houston Rockets. But in a recent interview, Morey actually believes that the long shot “skews” the game in a not-so-good way. Morey appeared in The Dan Le Batard Show […]

The Philadelphia 76ers took on the rivals Boston Celtics on Tuesday night with a big name back on the court: Joel Embiid is finally healthy after suffering a left knee bone bruise against the Washington Wizards. In the game against Boston, Embiid showed out with 35 points and six rebounds, but after the contest, he […]

The most cherished friendship in the NBA today is that of Dallas Mavericks big man Boban Marjanovic and Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris. We all know about their antics when they were teammates and even when they got separated. In a recent interview, Marjanovic compared Harris to his wife—not in a romantic way. But it […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Ben Simmons showcased his hangtime early in the second quarter of action on Tuesday as the Sixers took on the Boston Celtics in the TD Garden. Simmons came up with an insane reverse layup that surprised even the 24-year-old himself (h/t ClutchPoints on Twitter): How in the world did Ben Simmons get […]

The Philadelphia 76ers head to Boston to take on the Celtics for their third and final time this season. The East-leading 76ers have already taken the season series against the C’s, winning the first two games by a total of 22 points. Philly has had Boston’s number after winning the season series in 2019-20 as […]

Philadelphia Sixers coach Doc Rivers was bold about why they have lost three of their last five games. After Sunday’s defeat to the Memphis Grizzlies, Rivers said the condensed schedule this year is a factor in their recent slump (via The Athletic’s Derek Bodner).  True enough, this season’s schedule has been pretty tight due to […]

Doc Rivers is not worried one bit about Ben Simmons’ lackluster performance as the Philadelphia 76ers dropped just their fifth home loss against the visiting Memphis Grizzlies. The three-time All-Star was rather invisible for the Sixers on Sunday after tallying a low-end stat line of just seven points, seven rebounds, and four assists. But according […]

Everyone knows that Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant is one hell of an athletic freak. We’ve seen all his nasty dunks and acrobatic layups in his first two years in the league. But against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, Morant showed off his incredible vision through a crafty pass. Peep the clip below to witness […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid finally returned to action on Saturday night ever since he sustained a left knee bruise against the Washington Wizards back in mid-March. Looking back on the incident, the Cameroonian big man admitted that he thought his 2020-21 Sixers campaign was already over when he fell down on the floor, via […]

Philadelphia Sixers center Joel Embiid and Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns have had a complicated competitive relationship over the past few years. The two have been in between multiple flagrant fouls, fights, wrestles and cursed words. In their recent NBA showdown on Saturday, Towns and Embiid went at it once again.  In the third […]

Joel Embiid made his much-awaited return to action for the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday as the Sixers took on the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Wells Fargo Center. Embiid had to make sure to mark his comeback with at least one memorable moment, and it came in the form of this D-Generation X-inducing and-one play. Embiid […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns knew that Joel Embiid was playing in his first game back on Saturday following a lengthy spell on the sidelines, so KAT decided to welcome back the Philadelphia 76ers star with a massive poster jam. Embiid was a bit late on his contest on Towns and the Timberwolves star […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is back in the Sixers’ starting lineup after recovering from a bone bruise in his left knee. Embiid missed the Sixers’ past 10 matches due to the injury he suffered during a game against the Washington Wizards last month. His initial recovery timetable was set at two to three weeks, […]

In case you missed it, the highly anticipated monster film Godzilla vs. King Kong was released earlier this week and has met positive reviews so far. It is the fourth film in Legendary’s MonsterVerse, featuring perhaps the two biggest titans in pop culture going at it to determine who really in on the top of […]

Dwight Howard and the rest of the Philadelphia 76ers want to make sure that the NBA is aware that they’re winning games even without their MVP candidate in Joel Embiid. On Thursday, the Sixers snapped a two-game skid after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road, 114-94. This is the 1oth straight game they’ve been […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will welcome back the player they’ve been missing the most real soon. Superstar center Joel Embiid is close to being cleared to play, per ESPN’s Tim Bontemps on Wednesday. Embiid, who sat out Philly’s last nine contests due to a bone bruise in his left knee, will still be out against the […]