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While playing against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley was forced to leave due to a hamstring injury. Per Derek Bodner of The Athletic, Conley was diagnosed with some left hamstring tightness. Mike Conley (left hamstring tightness) will not return. — Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) December 3, 2019 Conley exited the game […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Al Horford is one of the best defenders in the league despite not being the most athletic player out there. Horford displayed some rarely seen hops on Monday night, denying Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic an easy bucket in their game at the Wells Fargo Center. The 33-year-old channeled his inner LeBron […]

Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard Josh Richardson will miss his third consecutive game on Monday when the Sixers host the Utah Jazz. Richardson is still dealing with right hamstring tightness. While he is expected to return soon, a Sixers spokesman said that the franchise is being cautious with the combo guard. Josh Richardson, who is sidelined […]

Put simply: Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been a rebounding machine since he first took the floor in 2016. Since then, he has become the quickest player to amass 2,000 rebounds in his career since Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs in 1999. In Sixers history, he was just six games behind the […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has made quite the turn around since he had the worst game of his career against the Toronto Raptors last week. The defending champs handed Embiid a nightmare evening and held him scoreless for the first time in his career. Embiid missed all of his 11 shots from the field […]

On Saturday, TJ McConnell made his first visit to the Wells Fargo Center in a different uniform as part of the Indiana Pacers. The Philadelphia 76ers showed some love to their the former Sixers guard with a touching video tribute in the first quarter. Footage of the scene in Philadelphia can be seen below, via […]

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons won’t be taking — and making — clutch 3-pointers anytime soon but don’t count out having the Sixers star’s name and “three” in the same sentence during crucial moments of games. The Sixers remain undefeated at home after winning over the Indiana Pacers, 119-116. Philly has plenty to thank […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will face off with the Indiana Pacers during Saturday’s NBA action. They will be doing so with franchise-centerpiece Joel Embiid in the lineup, according to Serena Winters of NBC Sports Philadelphia. Joel Embiid is available tonight. #Sixers — Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) November 30, 2019 Embiid is coming off a dominant performance in […]

New York Knicks power forward Taj Gibson took his frustrations out on the rim early in first quarter of Friday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers, posterizing Sixers star Ben Simmons in the process. The poster came after Knicks rookie RJ Barrett found Gibson wide open in the post — a situation the 34-year-old veteran took […]

On Wednesday, the Philadelphia 76ers emerged victorious against the Sacramento Kings, 97-91, and in the process, maintained their unblemished home record in the Wells Fargo Center. Following the team’s eighth consecutive victory at home, Sixers rookie Matisse Thybulle and Philly head coach Brett Brown were all praises for the home crowd, giving them major props […]

The stench of the zero-point game on Joel Embiid isn’t going to be washed off any time soon. However, the Philadelphia 76ers star has since bounced back with a solid outing at the Sacramento Kings’ expense. The Sixers big man led all players in scoring with 33 points. He also grabbed 16 rebounds, made an […]

The Philadelphia 76ers could be without two of their starters when they play the New York Knicks on Friday. According to the latest NBA Injury Report, Richardson is listed as doubtful to play due to a right hamstring tightness. Meanwhile, Al Horford is sidelined for a scheduled rest. While Richardson’s injury appears concerning, it is […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar big man Joel Embiid bounced back in a big way on Wednesday, as he led his side to a 97-91 victory against the Sacramento Kings. Following the victory, Sixers guard/forward Ben Simmons shared his thoughts on his teammate’s huge performance, saying that he absolutely loved how dominant Embiid was throughout the evening. […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons has been an NBA star ever since he entered the league. At 6-foot-9 with elite inside scoring and top tier passing skills, the 76er is one of the most versatile players in the NBA. With that being said, Simmons’ biggest weakness has always been his jump shot. When he moves […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will have to play the second half of Wednesday’s game against the Sacramento Kings without the services of wing Josh Richardson, who has been ruled out for the remainder of the contest due to right hamstring soreness. Furkan Korkmaz entered the starting five to kick off the second half. Josh Richardson has […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid went scoreless for the first time in his career during Monday’s game against the Toronto Raptors, but he made sure on his first shot of the game Wednesday versus the Sacramento Kings that lightning would not strike twice. Joel Embiid just made damn sure he's not going scoreless again 😂 […]

ESPN NBA analyst Stephen A. Smith has become a go-to presence in the media for major stories throughout both basketball and the NBA. However, Smith has also become a fixture on just about every sport’s fan’s television when something utterly comical or ridiculous occurs across the NBA landscape. In this case, the latter is true […]

The Australian men’s national team named Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown their own coach with the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, on the horizon. The move coincides with Brown’s “hope” that star point-forward Ben Simmons, an Australian native, will be available for next summer’s Olympics across the Pacific. Per Niall Seewang in ESPN: […]

Jimmy Butler says not everyone on the Philadelphia 76ers had a common goal of winning a championship last season. The Sixers lost to the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the playoffs in seven games on a Kawhi Leonard buzzer beater. Butler opted not to re-sign with the Sixers in free agency. He joined […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris says he turned down an $80 million extension offer from the Los Angeles Clippers because he wanted to bet on himself. The gamble paid off, as Harris signed the richest deal in Sixers history this past summer. The swingman signed a five-year, $180 million contract with the Philly franchise. Harris […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid had a night to forget on Monday evening, going scoreless for the first time in his NBA career in a loss to the Toronto Raptors. Embiid took 11 shots, and missed all of them. He went 0-of-4 from 3-point range and 0-of-3 from the free-throw line. Doughnuts all around. […]

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Joel Embiid is usually the one giving out L’s to opponents whenever he dominates them, but the script was flipped for a bit when the Sixers center was on the receiving end of a heckling. To make matters worse, it was Drake who was giving him the business. The Toronto Raptors were […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid did not score a single point in their loss to the Toronto Raptors on Monday. It’s the first time that it occurred in his NBA career, and he never thought that it would happen. After the game, Embiid acknowledged the fact that a player will have some good games and […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is indeed a walking bucket, owning one of the best offensive repertoires among today’s big men. He possesses an array of impressive post moves, a jumper that extends past the three-point arc and he can bring even bring the ball down the floor and attack the basket at will. But […]

When the Toronto Raptors selected Pascal Siakam in the latter half of the 2016 NBA Draft, I don’t think anyone expected this. Sure, Siakam looked like he could develop into a solid two-way role player, perhaps becoming a really good three-and-D guy, but Siakam has already far exceeded those expectations. Now in his fourth season, […]

The Toronto Raptors may have lost Kawhi Leonard over the summer, but they have still shown signs of being a legitimate contender in the Eastern Conference this season, as they have gone 11-4 thus far. The Raptors will face the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night, and ahead of the matchup, Sixers big man Al Horford […]

Sixers head coach Brett Brown has returned to the scene of the crime in Toronto, where Kawhi Leonard’s rim-tickling shot in Game 7 of the 2019 Eastern Conference Semifinals stole Philadelphia’s hopes of claiming an NBA title. Leonard’s 3-pointer was a shot for the ages, leaving fans in silence as it bounced off the rim […]

Did Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons really had a hand in the firing of Australian Boomers head coach Andrej Lemanis? A panel of Australian commentators certainly thinks so, after news broke that Sixers head coach Brett Brown will be taking over the coaching reigns Down Under in the  2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Panelists from OffSiders […]

Miami Heat swingman Jimmy Butler alluded to a potential reasoning for his decision to leave the Philadelphia 76ers and subsequently join the Heat this past summer after the Sixers thrashed Miami on Saturday night, though he would not go into detail. Butler told Michael Lee of The Athletic that “something happened” in Philadelphia that resulted in […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been extremely vocal about the love he has for former Sixers teammate Jimmy Butler, and he showed Butler love on Instagram following Philly’s 113-86 win over the Miami Heat on Saturday night. Embiid posted a photo of him guarding Butler, complete with a “It’s bigger than basketball” caption: https://www.instagram.com/p/B5PAMjzJH-Z/ […]

It was never going to be a happy reunion for Jimmy Butler and the Philadelphia 76ers, but the intensity of the boos and jeering Sixers fans laid out on the Miami Heat shooting swingman still caught some people off guard. However, Butler knew coming into the Wells Fargo Center that it was going to happen. […]

As expected, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler was heavily booed by Sixers fans on Saturday in his return to Philadelphia. Jimmy Butler met with quite a few boos tonight in team introductions. pic.twitter.com/ewuVTrxKXa — NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) November 24, 2019 Butler played 55 games for the Sixers last season after the team acquired him […]

There is no question that the Philadelphia 76ers are built to contend in the Eastern Conference. Although they lost Jimmy Butler last summer, the re-signed Tobias Harris and fortified the frontcourt by prying Al Horford away from the Boston Celtics. As a result, the Sixers were regarded as one of the top teams in the […]

Load management is a controversial talking point in the NBA, as players could benefit from it in spite of the fans’ disappointment in it. Even Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid doesn’t approve of the method, even unleashing an expletive in the process. Derek Bodner reported what the Sixers big man thought of the concept after […]

Philadelphia 76ers swingman Josh Richardson will miss the Sixers’ Friday night matchup with the San Antonio Spurs, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Sources: 76ers G/F Josh Richardson will miss tonight's game against the Spurs and is expected to be a game-time decision on Saturday in his first game vs. the Heat since being traded […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler returns to Wells Fargo Center on Saturday to face the Philadelphia 76ers. Butler played 55 games for the Sixers last season after the team acquired him from the Minnesota Timberwolves. The four-time All-Star small forward got multiple standing ovations from the Philly crowd during the 2019 playoffs, but that’s likely […]

Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown recently spoke about former Sixers shooting guard JJ Redick, who parted ways with the team over the summer to sign a lucrative two-year, $26.5 million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans. According to Brown, the Sixers are definitely missing the presence of the sharp-shooting veteran in more ways than one. […]

Ben Simmons made his first career 3-pointer on Wednesday against the New York Knicks, garnering an NBA-wide ovation after going 0-for-17 in his previous attempts in the last two seasons. Teammate Al Horford, hype aside, looked at the potential of having another capable shooter on the floor could open up for his Philadelphia 76ers: “I […]

It has been a whirlwind 16 months for Kawhi Leonard. The thought that Leonard was still a member of the San Antonio Spurs organization as recently as July 2018 feels like a lifetime ago, and by NBA standards, it essentially has been. With Leonard now having shifted the paradigm of nearly the entire league by […]