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Kendrick Perkins was so impressed by Ben Simmons’ defense that he couldn’t help but write an expletive tweet about it. Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers were bested by the Portland Trail Blazers, 118-114 at Moda Center on Thursday. Still, Perkins gushed over Simmon’s lockdown defense against Damian Lillard and company. Ben Simmons defense is MF […]

Seth Curry has ice in his veins. The Philadelphia 76ers starting guard came up clutch against his former team after draining a huge transition three to tie the game against the Portland Trailblazers. Curry’s big triple just capped off a crucial 5-0 run for the Sixers as they tried to steal a win against the […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons has been teammates with Joel Embiid for the entirety of his young NBA career. While Simmons already knew of Embiid’s talent early on, the imposing big man seems to be on a whole different gear this season. Simmons has identified what happened with Embiid this campaign, where he’s in the […]

Joel Embiid has been having a monster season. On Thursday, the Philadelphia 76ers All-Star added another incredible feat to his stellar 2020-21 campaign as he continued his impressive scoring streak for the Sixers against the Portland Trail Blazers. With another huge scoring evening, Embiid is now the fourth player in franchise history to score 25 […]

Against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers showed his calm demeanor by beating the halftime buzzer with a smooth fadeaway bank shot. The Sixers needed this boost. Peep the clip below to see Embiid’s buzzer beater. It seems that Joel Embiid has been practicing this type of shot under […]

Despite his limited playing time for the Philadelphia 76ers, rookie guard Tyrese Maxey has shown flashes of brilliance. This has prompted some talk about an increased role for the newcomer, something that Sixers coach Doc Rivers recently addressed. Rivers acknowledged Maxey’s potential but also expressed how the 20-year-old will still need to wait a bit […]

The Philadelphia 76ers travel to the Pacific Northwest to continue their Western Conference road trip against the Portland Trail Blazers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a 76ers-Blazers prediction and pick. The Sixers hold an overall record of 18-7, but they are 14-9-2 against the spread. Philadelphia is coming off a tough […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Seth Curry is on pace to be the first-ever player to shoot 50 percent from the field, 50 percent from deep and 100 percent from the free-throw line. His brother, Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry, couldn’t be more proud of his sibling’s stellar statistics. On Twitter, Curry retweeted SportsCenter’s discovery of […]

Aside from Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, another member of the Curry family continues to light it up from the floor this season. Steph’s younger brother, Seth, has been a valuable acquisition for the Philadelphia 76ers this season. The Sixers guard is currently on pace to be the first player in league history to […]

Joel Embiid has been playing at an elite level for the Philadelphia 76ers so far this season — probably the best he’s ever been throughout his career. This has unsurprisingly drawn a ton of praise from fans and experts alike, which now includes Sixers president for basketball operations Daryl Morey. Morey has been so impressed […]

Sixers superstar Ben Simmons is forever knocked for his inability to shoot jumpers from anywhere on the floor that’s not directly at the time. However, a new stat more than infers that this is no longer a problem. Fans of the Philadelphia 76ers likely remember where they were when they watched it happen, whether it […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid finds himself squarely in the middle of the MVP race, thanks mostly to a rigorous offseason training program. Embiid’s personal trainer, Drew Hanlen, and Sixers player development coach Chris Babcock devised a workout regimen whereby Embiid would take film study to the hardwood. The star center would work on individual […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard is a three-time Defensive Player of the Year. Naturally, the Sixers’ big man took something from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ stifling defensive performance in Super Bowl LV. Dwight Howard said Monday he and the rest of his Sixers teammates are feeling motivated to play better defense after watching the Bucs […]

Even before he first stepped on the court, a lot of expectations have already been placed on the shoulders of Joel Embiid. After being chosen by the Philadelphia 76ers with the third-overall pick in the 2014 Draft, the seven-foot center from the University of Kansas spent his first two NBA seasons dealing with injuries. That’s […]

The Brooklyn Nets are currently dealing with COVID-19 contact tracing situation involving Kevin Durant, but another key member of their roster is now dealing with an injury. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Kyrie Irving has been ruled out on Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers due to a sprained finger. Nets’ Kyrie Irving is listed […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are at the top of Eastern Conference with a 16-7 record, and Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons have led the way for the Sixers so far this season. As it turns out, however, not everybody believes Simmons is playing good basketball. With that said, Embiid took his thoughts to Twitter to back […]

Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey found a way to jab at former President Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani following the Sixers’ ugly loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday. Morey tweeted out a picture of himself by the Four Seasons Total Landscaping business in Northeast Philadelphia, complete with a perfect caption: […]

Ben Simmons’s name made the rounds on social media after a transgender IG model named Amani steeped some hot tea that she is seeing the Philadelphia 76ers star. Amani shared screenshots of her alleged conversations with the Sixers point guard in a now-deleted post and added that Simmons even tried to fly her out. Of […]

Ben Simmons is one reason why the Philadelphia 76ers have gotten off to a strong start this season and remain on top of the Eastern Conference. But Simmons’ popularity also means that his personal life sometimes becomes the subject of discussion and rumors, as was the case when he dated media personality and model Kendall […]

Joel Embiid’s knee is fine – at least for now. The Philadelphia 76ers superstar had a huge knee scare early in the game and had to briefly go to the locker room to assess the injury. The 26-year-old bumped his knee after blocking Portland Trailblazers center Enes Kanter in transition halfway through the opening quarter. […]

Sixers superstar Joel Embiid was forced to exit Thursday’s matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers. Embiid landed awkwardly after a mid-air collision with Blazers big man Enes Kanter. Embiid appears to have injured his right knee as the three-time All-Star headed to the locker room shortly after the incident. Here’s a look at Embiid’s injury […]

Thursday night’s matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Portland Trail Blazers was supposed to feature an individual battle against two of the top point guards in the NBA, Ben Simmons and Damian Lillard. Unfortunately, injuries have gotten in the way of Sixers-Blazers, as both players have been tagged as out for what could have […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid put together another virtuoso performance Wednesday night against the Charlotte Hornets, one suggestive of his status as NBA MVP frontrunner early in the season. Embiid poured in 34 points on 11-for-18 shooting from the field, including 3-for-5 from beyond the arc. He made 9-of-10 free throw attempts and pulled down […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid always had the potential to be great. This season, however, he has taken a giant leap, so much so that players from other teams are taking notice. The 76ers beat the Charlotte Hornets, 118-111 earlier today and Hornets forward Miles Bridges had nothing but respect for Embiid. He said the […]

The Charlotte Hornets ended up on the losing end against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, 118-111. For Hornets guard LaMelo Ball, however, the rookie made it a point to keep fighting to the very end. Ball, who was also responsible for an awesome highlight-reel play early in the contest, pulled off a sneaky steal on […]

The Portland Trail Blazers could be without superstar point guard Damian Lillard for Thursday’s matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers. According to a report, the five-time All-Star is currently dealing with an abdominal strain and is currently in danger of missing his first game of the season. This report comes via NBA insider Casey Holdahl: Injury […]

The modern NBA has become more and more of a perimeter-oriented league. Yet, two elite big men have established themselves as MVP frontrunners early in the 2020-21 season. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic were named Conference Players of the Month in December and January. The Kia NBA Players of […]

The Philadelphia 76ers looked well on their way to absorbing an ugly defeat at the hands of the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night without star big man Joel Embiid on the floor. After trailing by 16 at the start of the fourth quarter, though, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers decided to change things up and […]

The much-anticipated matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and Indiana Pacers bigs will have to wait for another day, as Joel Embiid will be forced to sit out due to a back injury. Joel Embiid won’t play tonight for the Sixers with back tightness – the same thing that has bothered him for days. Given how […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have recently gotten calls about multiple players on their roster, including JJ Redick. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the Pelicans have keyed in on the Philadelphia Sixers, the Brooklyn Nets, and the Boston Celtics as possible landing spots for Redick. JJ Redick signed with the Pelicans ahead of the 2019-2020 […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is used to the pressure of being the franchise cornerstone. From being selected with the third overall pick in the NBA Draft to being regarded as the singular hope of “the process” instituted by former general manager Sam Hinkie, the Sixers have asked Embiid to carry the franchise’s future in […]

There’s no denying that Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers is one of the top big men in the game today. If you ask Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid, however, the Sixers stud firmly believes that playing video games is actually harder than defending AD. According to Embiid, himself a video game fanatic, the […]

Sunday’s contest between the Indiana Pacers and the Philadelphia 76ers is a highly-anticipated bout that will feature two top teams in the Eastern Conference. One man who is certainly looking forward to the matchup is none other than Pacers big man Myles Turner, who decided to issue a stern warning against opposing center Joel Embiid […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is extremely close to his younger brother Seth Curry of the Philadelphia 76ers. However, the two-time NBA MVP recently admitted that he doesn’t always keep tabs on how Seth’s team is doing, especially since they play in another conference. In fact, Curry revealed that he has no idea that […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers have emerged as early favorites to get out of the Eastern Conference this year following their red-hot 13-6 start. While a lot of fans and pundits are now hopping aboard the Sixers hype train, ESPN analyst Jay Williams is still not impressed. In the latest episode of ESPN Radio’s morning […]

Philidelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris has jokes for days, and the Sixers forward unleashed another hilarious one on Wednesday. Shortly after Harris buried the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers with a game-winning shot, he channeled his inner Michael Jordan and addressed his haters online: https://t.co/RJmMpkEuZv pic.twitter.com/GLM0veDErP — τobias Harris (@tobias31) January 28, 2021 Tobias Harris’ hysterical […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis is not threatened at all by Joel Embiid and the rest of the Philadelphia 76ers in the event that they face each other in the 2021 NBA Finals. This, even after the Sixers handed the reigning champs their first road loss of the season, 107-106, at Wells Fargo Arena […]

Welp, all that for naught. After a heroic late-game comeback, the Los Angeles Lakers lost their first road game of the 2020-21 season in heartbreaking fashion to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. LA fought back from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to take a one-point lead in the final seconds, buoyed by a stunning 13-0 run […]

After the thrilling game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, NBA icon Magic Johnson tweeted out a bold prediction. Johnson highlighted the top performers of the game, including Tobias Harris who hit the game-winner and Joel Embiid whom he called a candidate for the MVP award. Given the close duel […]