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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 […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been dominating the league thus far. They currently rank first in the Eastern Conference with an impressive 32-15 record. However, in their last five games, the Sixers have been on the road, going 3-2 during their time away from home. The Sixers have lost two straight, and head to Ohio to […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers continues to give hints regarding the looming return of Joel Embiid. Although Rivers didn’t give a definitive answer, he still claimed that the Sixers big man is already working towards making a comeback after missing several games dating back to mid-March, per Rich Hofmann of The Athletic. Doc Rivers […]

The hilarious friendship between Tobias Harris and Boban Marjanovic hasn’t been as front-and-center since the Philadelphia 76ers parted ways with Marjanovic. Lucky for us: Tobi and Bobi have reunited for a commercial. Goldfish brought them on board to shoot a humorous scene to promote their product: The new Boban-Tobias Goldfish commercial. Too good. pic.twitter.com/3AwfndisaC — Michael […]

Philadelphia 76ers legend Julius Erving changed the game of basketball forever with his elite play highlighted by his athleticism and gravity-defying dunks. As the game of basketball moves forward, it becomes more and more challenging for players to come up with new ways to revolutionize the game. With that said, what would it take for […]

Don’t mess around with Facundo Campazzo. This is a hard lesson Ben Simmons learned on Tuesday night as he was run over by the diminutive Denver Nuggets guard in a sequence that will certainly put a smile on the faces of Nuggets fans from around the world. Simmons tried to set a screen against Campazzo […]

The Philadelphia 76ers travel to the Mile High City tonight to take on the Denver Nuggets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Sixers-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Sixers currently hold a record of 32-14 overall and 26-17-3 against the spread. Philadelphia is coming off a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. The […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard has been ejected in consecutive contests. He said Monday he has to show restraint. Howard is hoping to keep his focus on the floor and not on the whistles as Philly prepares for Tuesday’s showdown with the Denver Nuggets. Dwight Howard says his takeaway from the last two games is […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid hasn’t played since March 12 after suffering an injury against the Washington Wizards. The Sixers have done just fine in his absence, going 6-2 in the games their All-Star center has missed. Still, there’s no doubting Philly can’t wait for Embiid to rejoin the lineup. While the timeline has been […]

Francis Ngannou fired back at Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid following his rather hilarious congratulatory message to the newly-crowned UFC Heavyweight champion. Shortly after The Predator knocked out Stipe Miocic in devastating fashion in the main event of UFC 260 on Saturday, Embiid made it clear that he will still take Ngannou on despite him […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Danny Green sent a heartwarming gift for a senior fan who just began loving the NBA this past year. Film director Lili Gu recently went viral on Twitter after sharing an adorable story about her 94-year-old grandmother, who spent the past year quarantined in her home. With a lot of idle time […]

The Western Conference is quite the gauntlet this season. While the Utah Jazz have a rather comfortable lead as the No. 1 seed, there are a host of other teams vying for conference supremacy. The upstart Phoenix Suns are in second place, with the two Los Angeles teams trailing them. The Denver Nuggets and Portland […]

The Miami Heat made an improbable run as the 5-seed out of the Eastern Conference last year, getting all the way to the NBA Finals before falling prey to the Los Angeles Lakers. En route to the Finals, the Heat took out the Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, and the Boston Celtics. This year, the Eastern […]

The Brooklyn Nets significantly improved their title bid following news of former San Antonio Spurs big man LaMarcus Aldridge now heading to Brooklyn. Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers was asked to comment about this potentially landscape-altering development, but as it turns out, the Sixers coach did not have too much to say about the […]

Hey, remember that long time ago when Daryl Morey went all in on James Harden for half a decade and the Houston Rockets canned him for it? Looks like the Nets star’s former GM still has him in his thoughts: Morey: "I think Brooklyn's going to go into these playoffs the favorite, but we're right […]

Even though the 2021 NBA trade deadline has come and gone, the league’s top contenders have managed to find ways to bolster their rosters for the last push of the regular season. Most will opt to sign some veterans for the minimum, others will opt to cut dead weight on their way to the bottom […]

One of the biggest surprises once the NBA trade deadline had passed was the decision by the Toronto Raptors to not trade Kyle Lowry. Both sides had seemingly accepted the fate that Toronto wouldn’t be competing this year and that it would be best to move Lowry, who is set to become an unrestricted free […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been forced to alter several aspects of their game plan in the absence of Anthony Davis and LeBron James. Now that no trades shook up the roster, perhaps the biggest adjustment the shorthanded Lakers need to get accustomed to is a slimmer margin of error. Even before James went down, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers nearly traded Dennis Schröder on Thursday. In the minutes leading up to the deadline, Schröder was still included in a proposed package that would send him, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and draft compensation to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for six-time All-Star Kyle Lowry. The deal fell through, as Toronto (smartly) held firm […]

The NBA trade deadline and come and gone, and the Philadelphia 76ers were unable to obtain Kyle Lowry from the Toronto Raptors. It wasn’t a total loss though, as the Sixers did acquire George Hill in a three-team trade. Hill isn’t at the same level as Lowry, but he should suffice as the point guard […]

Dwight Howard’s first trip back in the Staples Center ended on a sour note. It took the Philadelphia 76ers just 12 minutes before being asked to leave the court early as Howard was ejected for an altercation with Los Angeles Lakers’ Montrezl Harrell as the two were heading to their respective benches at the end […]