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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid continued where he left off in a very competitive All-Star Game, asserting himself as one of the best players on the floor but admittedly taking it a step further in the Sixers’ 112-104 overtime win against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. Embiid made a rather bold proclamation after the comeback […]

The Philadelphia 76ers pulled off an overtime win over the Kyrie Irving-less Brooklyn Nets on national television and while Joel Embiid did more than enough to warrant Player of the Game honors, he deferred the ceremonial post-game ringing of the bell to newcomer Alec Burks. In only his second game in a new uniform, Burks […]

Allen Iverson forged an arsenal of highlights during his 14-year NBA career. A time full of poster-like finishes, ankle-breaking moves, and plenty of flair that made the Philadelphia 76ers icon such a fan favorite. These are the 10 best moments of his illustrious Hall of Fame NBA career. 10. Iverson gets his Sixers jersey retired […]

The Sixers know what they have: There are not a lot of big men in the NBA who possesses the same footwork Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has. The 7-foot Cameroonian superstar once again showcased how light he is on his feet, dazzling Sixers fans inside the Wells Fargo Center with a nifty eurostep against […]

Fans inside the Wells Fargo Arena made their displeasure known on Thursday night. They showered the Philadelphia 76ers with boos following a lackluster effort in the second period against the Brooklyn Nets. After holding on a 26-20 advantage in the first 12 minutes of the match, the Sixers allowed the visitors to walk all over […]

NBA execs think that if the Sixers do explore a trade this summer, Joel Embiid is more likely to be moved than Ben Simmons, according to Tim Bontemps of ESPN. What league insiders expect: Most don’t expect Brown to be retained if Philly loses early in the playoffs. But would they actually break up the […]

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons will not play in Thursday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, though the injury does not appear to be serious. Sixers head coach Brett Brown said Simmons tweaked his lower back going up for a rebound in practice, immediately leaving practice after the play. The Sixers are merely taking […]

The Sixers will be without All-Star Ben Simmons on Thursday against the Brooklyn Nets. Simmons has back tightness: Simmons initially reported discomfort yesterday at practice. He received treatment, both yesterday after practice and again today, but is still experiencing some discomfort. His status for Saturday's game will be updated tomorrow. https://t.co/g0kjmKTOFb — Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) […]

Joel Embiid knew the tough times on a Philadelphia 76ers uniform would come sooner or later. More importantly, he was well aware that once they did, the media would try to divide him and his co-star Ben Simmons. The two stars have been analyzed with a microscope the past few months as the Sixers appear […]

The fun is over. The NBA All-Star festivities have concluded, and now, with just two months remaining in the regular season, things are about to get serious. Not that the first four months of the regular season weren’t “serious,” but let’s be honest: in the NBA, it doesn’t really, really start to matter until the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will continue to bring Al Horford off the bench moving forward. Horford came off the Sixers’ bench against the Los Angeles Clippers in the final game before the All-Star break. It was the first time since his rookie season that Horford didn’t start: “It’s what the team needs right now, and that’s […]

Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson isn’t jumping off the Sixers’ bandwagon. The Answer believes this year’s Sixers squad can still win the title despite all the outside noise which is saying otherwise. “Sky is the limit for us,” Iverson said of the Sixers, via CBS Sports. “We just have to get healthy. We haven’t had […]

Playing in his third straight All-Star game, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid felt firsthand how different and special the 2020 NBA All-Star Game was compared to recent iterations. The Sixers’ Cameroonian star even went as far as claiming that this year’s midseason spectacle was the best one in history. “Tough loss, but to me it […]

Philadelphia 76ers teammates Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons will face each other on Sunday; the Sixers teammates were picked on opposite teams for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game. Embiid was the first pick for Team Giannis while Simmons was selected 10 picks later by Team LeBron. As teammates on the Sixers, it’s safe to say […]

Pretty much every basketball pundit believes Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons can’t play together. There are numerous people inside NBA circles who believe the Sixers will trade either Embiid or Simmons this summer. Embiid and Simmons continue to be an iffy fit together since both All-Stars do most of their damage in the […]

Much has been made about the apparent struggles between Philadelphia 76ers teammates Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. The team isn’t playing up to expectations. Much of the blame has been put on a supposed rocky relationship between the two All-Stars. However, according to Embiid, those rumors are nonsensical. “I think it’s B.S. because when you […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are not where they—and many others—thought they would be at the All-Star break. Yes, the 76ers have entered the hiatus winners of three straight, and yes, they have a solid 34-21 record, but they are just fifth in the Eastern Conference and have been a model of inconsistency all season. Going into […]

When the Philadelphia 76ers signed veteran big man Al Hoford to a four-year, $109 million contract this summer, they envisioned him pairing with Joel Embiid to form one of the most dominant frontcourts in the NBA. Unfortunately for Sixers fans, things simply have not worked that way Horford is giving the Sixers decent production. He […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have done little to convince other teams (or their fans) that they’re a force to be reckoned with, excelling at home, but struggling greatly at home. Talks of a Ben Simmons or Joel Embiid trade have started to emerge in light of the dysfunction, though according to Kurt Helin of NBC Sports, […]

Star Sixers center Joel Embiid has recently had a tenuous relationship with Philly fans, as the Philadelphia 76ers have fallen short of the powerhouse team they were expected to be after retaining Tobias Harris and adding Al Horford and Josh Richardson. Embiid has had a few flashes of brilliance but has also been very quiet […]

Lou Williams fired back at ex-NBA player turned analyst Kendrick Perkins for the latter’s criticism of the LA Clippers’ defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers. Via Twitter, Perkins slammed the Clippers for seemingly getting up to play only when they face the Los Angeles Lakers. Williams asked Perkins to stop the narrative. The […]

Los Angeles Clippers big man Marcus Morris got into a little scuffle with Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Joel Embiid. This is nothing new between Morris and Embiid. They’ve had a few scuffles over the past seasons when Morris was on the Boston Celtics. After the Clippers lost to the Sixers, Morris spoke to reporters about the […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Al Horford came off the bench for the Sixers on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Clippers. It was the first time since his rookie season that Horford didn’t start, and it is certainly not how the veteran pictured his first season with the Sixers after signing a lucrative free agent deal […]

The old Joel Embiid is back. After the Sixers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday at home, Embiid addressed his cryptic social media posts from Monday, the Sixers’ fans booing him and how he’s going to act and play for the rest of the season. Spoiler alert, Sixers fans are going to love Embiid’s […]

Playing in just his second game as a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, Marcus Morris is letting everyone know that he won’t back down from anybody. The 6-foot-8 forward got into it with Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid late in the team’s road game at the Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday. Things got testy […]

Philadelphia 76ers star point-forward Ben Simmons may not have the long-range bomb that everyone wanted him to have, but the Sixers star can definitely shoot the ball in a variety of ways. Take Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers for example. Simmons converted on a backwards layup in the third quarter while Paul George […]

Philadelphia 76ers small forward Tobias Harris started off aggressively in Tuesday’s game against his former team, the Los Angeles Clippers. Harris showed off his athleticism and vertical by throwing down a nasty dunk over Clippers big man Montrezl Harrell. https://twitter.com/TheCrossover/status/1227399105967804416 Harris turned down an $80 million extension offer from the Clippers because he wanted to […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid heard some boos from the Sixers crowd on Tuesday. Sixers fans booing Joel Embiid pic.twitter.com/ZkpSKHh6br — Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) February 12, 2020 To recall, Embiid recently shared a cryptic post on Instagram, in which it looked like Jimmy Butler was recruiting him to the Miami Heat. In a followup tweet, JoJo made Sixers […]

The Philadelphia 76ers reportedly had interest in re-signing Jimmy Butler to a max contract extension this past summer, but the Sixers instead pivoted to re-signing Tobias Harris once negotiations with Butler reached an impasse, according to Nick Friedell of ESPN. Butler signed a four-year max contract with the Miami Heat. The Sixers and Heat agreed […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Al Horford hasn’t came off the bench since his 2007 rookie year with the Atlanta Hawks. The five-time All-Star has started in 831 of his 835 career games but now, in his 13th NBA season, the Sixers center will roll with the second unit once again. For their Tuesday game against […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown says Sixers star Joel Embiid’s cryptic social media posts aren’t ideal. However, Brown acknowledges that it is who Embiid is and it is part of his personality. Brown says the Instagram stuff with Embiid is not ideal, but that it is part of who he is. Asked whether he […]

Philadelphia 76ers small forward Tobias Harris faces off against Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday for the first time since the Clips traded the talented forward to the Sixers last season. Harris turned down an $80 million extension offer from the Clippers because he wanted to bet on himself. The gamble paid […]

Former NBA guard Nick Young believes the media is turning Sixers stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons against each other. They always trying to break up a good team like the 76ers that’s how it starts … the media turn the 2 stars against each other ….. — Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) February 11, 2020 There […]

There are numerous people inside NBA circles who believe the Philadelphia 76ers will trade either Joel Embiid or Ben Simmons this summer, according to Howard Beck of Bleacher Report. This echoes a recent report from ESPN’s Brian Windhorst suggesting teams are preparing for the Sixers to soon consider an Embiid trade. Embiid and Simmons continue […]

There’s trouble brewing within the Philadelphia 76ers organization, and at this point, it would be very hard for them to deny the same. For starters, the team has not exactly impressed this season, lingering at the bottom half of the Eastern Conference playoffs picture. On top of this, however, the biggest controversy of late is […]

Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid has followed up on his cryptic IG post where it looked like Jimmy Butler was recruiting him to the Miami Heat. In his latest tweet, JoJo made Sixers fans know he’s “PHILA TOUGH.” Embiid and the Sixers were booed on Sunday against the Chicago Bulls, but Philly still wound […]

Miami Heat All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler appears to be recruiting Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid to Miami. I’m sure this is going to go over well pic.twitter.com/zUTrwW9Vqd — Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) February 11, 2020 Butler signed with the Heat this past summer in free agency. The Sixers and Miami agreed to a sign-and-trade […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Al Horford hasn’t come off the bench since his rookie season with the Atlanta Hawks, but with the veteran All-Star struggling lately with the starting unit, Sixers head coach Brett Brown may be forced to move Horford to the bench. It’s a topic that Brown discussed with Sixers reporters on Monday after […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons says Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard set the tone for him to become a better defender. Leonard dominated Simmons and basically any Sixers defender which tried to guard him in the 2019 playoffs. That seven-game series which the Sixers lost on a Leonard buzzer beater still resonates with Simmons, […]