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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, […]

Ben Simmons is the frontrunner for this year’s Defensive Player of the Year. If he isn’t, then he should be. If you have any qualms about that then you should definitely check out this insane defensive sequence from the Sixers star. Simmons is literally doing it all for Philly on the defensive end (h/t NBA […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been a dominant force all season, racking up an Eastern Conference-leading 38-17 record heading into Friday night’s showdown against the Los Angeles Clippers. Sixers president Daryl Morey dramatically reshaped the roster around Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons in his first offseason with the club, giving them a balanced attack on both […]

Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers are well within the confines of championship contention this year. The Sixers are first in the Eastern Conference with a 38-17 record. However, some remain unconvinced that they are truly championship contenders. Simmons is certainly not one of those people unconvinced. In an interview with GQ, Simmons said, “Exactly. […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons thinks he should be the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year. Joel Embiid disagrees. He believes he has earned that recognition. Embiid said on The Lowe Post podcast he deserves to be named DPOY. Embiid wants to be the DPOY 👀⁰⁰(via @ZachLowe_NBA) pic.twitter.com/AtGmSn8ZrA — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 16, 2021 The […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons continues to campaign for himself as the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year. But this most recent argument from the Sixers all-star is slightly confounding. The former No. 1 overall pick told Tyler R. Tynes of GQ his ability to guard multiple positions at a high level makes him the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will take on the Philadelphia 76ers for the second time this season on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Clippers-Sixers prediction and pick. Los Angeles has won seven games in a row, which is the longest streak in the NBA. Philadelphia just regained sole […]

Many consider Allen Iverson a cultural icon in the NBA. The Hall of Fame guard became an influential figure around the league on top being one of the best players in the NBA. With his elite status as one of the best “little men” to ever lace up a pair of basketball sneakers, Iverson also […]

Doc Rivers masterfully guided the Philadelphia 76ers to a 123-117 statement win over the Brooklyn Nets at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday. Although the Nets were greatly undermanned without the services of Kevin Durant, James Harden, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Blake Griffin, most pundits still believe the game was a potential Eastern Conference Finals preview. After […]

Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets took on the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night in a much-awaited matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. The Nets, however, had a bevy of players listed as out due to injuries or load management, including Irving’s fellow star players Kevin Durant and James Harden, plus […]

The Brooklyn Nets possess one of the most potent lineups in the league today. But the thing is, the team hasn’t had the opportunity to field all their players at once due to a host of reasons. Philadelphia 76ers veteran Danny Green believes that this is unfortunate, though he also has this theory that the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers outlast the shorthanded Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday to take the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Despite not suiting up for Brooklyn, though, Kevin Durant was showered with “KD sucks” chants towards the end of the final quarter. This just shows how Sixers fans indeed have no chill and just maybe want […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris isn’t really known for monster slams. But on Wednesday night against the Brooklyn Nets, the Sixers forward slammed one down over none other than star guard Kyrie Irving. Peep the clip below from ESPN to witness Harris spike one over Irving. Props to Irving for putting his body on the […]

If you haven’t heard recently, Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers is really, really, REALLY invested in winning this year’s Defensive Player of the Year award, particularly at the expense of Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert. In a recent interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, Simmons illustrated his latest case for taking the award over Gobert: […]

As formidable as the Brooklyn Nets team is, they don’t exactly have the best interior defense. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid knew this coming in their match at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday. The four-time Sixers All-Star exploited this weakness often, as he wreaked havoc inside the paint early on. With under six minutes left […]

Julius Erving may be the most iconic figure in Nets lore, but he isn’t a fan of how the 2020-21 Brooklyn Nets — which may end up as the greatest team in the history of the franchise — has come together. During an appearance on Philadelphia 76ers’ wing Danny Green’s “Inside the Green Room” podcast, […]

The Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers will do battle Wednesday night in a matchup between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. But this marquee showdown has lost some luster with the Nets going through a bit of a rotation shakeup due to injuries and injury management. Kyrie Irving is making his return to […]

The Brooklyn Nets will face off against the Philadelphia 76ers tonight in a battle between two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Sixers prediction and pick. The Nets hold a record of 37-17 overall, but only 26-28 and against the spread. Brooklyn is coming off […]

There has been quite a buzz surrounding Wednesday’s highly-anticipated clash between the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers. If you ask Kevin Durant, however, the Nets star does not seem to be too concerned about the Sixers right now. According to Durant, who led Brooklyn to a 127-97 blowout win against the Minnesota Timberwolves on […]

NBA fans will be in for quite a treat on Wednesday when the two best teams in the Eastern Conference battle it out on the hardcourt. With how things stand, however, it looks like the Brooklyn Nets might be without both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving when they take on the Sixers on Wednesday. Durant, […]

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 […]