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The Philadelphia 76ers have emerged as potential favorites in the East going into the final stretch of the 2018-19 NBA season. It is clear swingman Jimmy Butler has high expectations for this team moving forward. Philadelphia has gone all out on upgrading their roster this season. According to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, Butler is confident in […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid did not let Terry Rozier of the Boston Celtics get away with an insult. In a previous interview, Rozier hit on Embiid by calling the Cameroonian “lame.” And right after their 118-115 win over the Celtics, Embiid clapped back at Rozier. As observed by Rachel Nichols of ESPN,  Embiid used […]

The Boston Celtics may have lost to the Philadelphia 76ers, but at least Terry Rozier won the battle of the words. Boston wasted a 15-point lead and eventually fell to the Sixers, 118-115. It was Philly’s first win against the Celtics this season, avoiding a sweep and ending their season series 3-1. It was undoubtedly […]

Sometimes, it feels as if Ben Simmons is the forgotten member of the Philadelphia 76ers’ vaunted “Big 5.” Despite being named to his first All-Star team this year and winning Rookie of the Year last year in a tight race with Donovan Mitchell, the Sixers phenom is not the flashy fan favorite that Joel Embiid […]

After putting up 37 points and 22 rebounds against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, Philadelphia 76ers All-Star big man Joel Embiid said he’s “the most unstoppable player in the league.” Embiid’s monster game helped the Sixers defeat the Celtics for the first time this season. Philly went 3-1 against the Celtics. "I'm the most unstoppable […]

The last time the Philadelphia 76ers played the Boston Celtics on Feb. 12, they were playing just their third game with their current starting five after the acquisition of Tobias Harris. Despite not having Kyrie Irving, the Celtics defeated the Sixers 112-109, forcing Harris into just 4-14 from the field, including 0 of 6 from […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown is a big fan of Sixers small forward Tobias Harris. The Sixers acquired Harris from the LA Clippers at the February trade deadline. Harris has been nothing short of spectacular since joining Philly and Brown is hoping he can coach the talented swingman for years to come. Harris, of […]

Sixers All-Star point-forward Ben Simmons is on pace to become the first player since the legendary Oscar Robertson to average at least 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists over his first two seasons in the NBA, according to Basketball Reference. Simmons currently has career averages of 16.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 8.0 assists. Ben […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown thinks “it’s important” for the Sixers to defeat the Boston Celtics on Wednesday at home. The Sixers are 0-3 versus the Celtics this season and have struggled against them over the past few seasons. Boston eliminated the Sixers in the 2018 playoffs in the second-round in five games as […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons recently proved that he is more than an athlete by showing support for an embattled 17-year-old teenager back in his native of Australia. James Dator of SB Nation explained the relevance of Simmons’ choice of footwear in the context of the recent terrorist attack in New Zealand. Simmons was paying tribute to Will […]

While his debut season has been somewhat overshadowed by what Luka Doncic and Trae Young have been doing for their respective teams, it is undeniable that Phoenix Suns rookie Deandre Ayton has proven to be one of the most promising big men in the league today. As a matter of fact, last June’s first overall […]

J.J. Redick of the Philadelphia 76ers just notched the first double-double of his career — both as a pro and college. Redick finished with 27 points and 10 rebounds to help the Sixers beat the Charlotte Hornets, 118-114. Remarkably, the 34-year-old sharpshooter was also two rebounds shy for his first-ever triple-double. JJ Redick didn't have […]

The Philadelphia 76ers much-maligned “Process” appears to be in full bloom. They have balanced drafting great talent (Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid) with acquiring great talent via trade (Jimmy Butler, Tobias Harris) and in free agency (J.J. Reddick.) So far, it seems that the present Sixers have the right mix. They are currently locking in on […]

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers have built up quite the rivalry in recent years, though the Celtics have mostly dominated on the scoreboard. The two teams will face off once again on Wednesday night, but Gordon Hayward will not be playing due to his status in the concussion protocol: Celtics say Gordon Hayward (concussion […]

Slowly but surely, Philadelphia 76ers superstar big man Joel Embiid is establishing himself as one of the best centers to have ever played the game. Sunday afternoon against the Milwaukee Bucks, Embiid finished with a monster stat line of 40 points, 15 rebounds and six assists. The Sixers defeated the Bucks, 130-125, and showed the […]

A photo of Philadelphia 76ers wing Jimmy Butler being jokingly choked by teammate T.J. McConnell is currently making the rounds on social media. According to Butler himself, the reason behind McConnell’s decision to apply a half-hearted death choke on him was all because of his refusal to remove the Marquette-inspired pair of kicks he had […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo added another feather to his cap on Sunday night with a career performance against the Philadelphia 76ers. The 24-year-old logged a career-high 52 points against the Sixers, and in the process, became only the third European to eclipse the 50-point mark in the history of the league. This is per Antigoni […]

Fresh off a career-high 52 points, Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo was confident enough to yell expletives at Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons after ferociously dunking on him and staring him down the Sixers with only 1:18 left in regulation. The Greek Freak would then go on to explain why he would rather have Simmons […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid unleashed his supreme handles against Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Midway through the second quarter of their highly anticipated match-up, Joel Embiid finished the play with a soft fall-away jumper. The two are tagged as modern-day big men: players who can play traditional big men roles but also have the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers battled it out in a playoff-like game on Sunday night, with the Sixers edging out the former 130-125. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid were sensational in the game, prompting people to rave about a possible playoff matchup between their respective teams. It was a great back-and-forth duel between […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid came up big in the team’s win over the Milwaukee Bucks. However, the Sixers will have to find a way to win without him against the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday. Philadelphia has done their best to temper Embiid’s minutes throughout the 2018-19 NBA season. According to Keith Pompey of The […]

After beating the Milwaukee Bucks on the road, the Philadelphia 76ers made sure to show their appreciation to their fans who showed up at the Firserv Forum to cheer for them. After the game, Ben Simmons and Jimmy Butler spent brief moments interacting with Sixers fans in Milwaukee. https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1107413542771326977 Ben Simmons took time to sign […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were victorious Sunday against East rivals Milwaukee Bucks, and Mike Scott’s off-the-bench hustle played a solid part in it. In one instance, Scott even had to refresh himself by taking a sip from a fan’s drink after plummeting into the stands to save a loose ball off a rebound. Mike Scott went […]

In a showdown between two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia 76ers earned a 130-125 road win against the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks. The performance of the night goes to Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored a career-high 52 points despite the loss. He’s the fourth player to score at least 50 […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks dueled in a showdown of two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference on Sunday afternoon. And, as expected, there were plenty of fireworks. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 52 points to go along with 16 rebounds and seven assists. But it was the Sixers who came out […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown was pleased with how Jimmy Butler played in Friday night’s 123-114 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Brown admitted, per ESPN, that the two-way forward is Philadelphia’s “bell ringer” and that they will only go as far as he takes them. “He was our bell ringer,” Brown said. “We will […]

Shocking news outside the world of basketball transpired Friday when reports came out that a mass shooting took place in New Zealand. 49 people have been reported dead from two mosques in the city of Christchurch. The assailant was discovered to be an Australian nationalist extremist, who shared footage of his assault on video along with […]

Sacramento Kings big man Marvin Bagley III was finally able to make his return this week after missing time with a sprained knee. Head coach Dave Joerger admits it has been tough restricting his minutes as of late. Bagley appeared in his second game following a two-week hiatus due to injury. According to James Ham […]

Tobias Harris and Boban Marjanovic were traded by the LA Clippers to the Philadelphia 76ers last month, and the chemistry they had with their former team seems to have been carried over to the new one. Here’s a sample of how Harris and Marjanovic’s two-man game has worked wonders for the Sixers. Welcome to The […]

Philadelphia 76ers’ Jimmy Butler is having an underwhelming season, but he continues to remind everyone that he’s still the same skilled, athletic forward that once made the All-Star team. During the first half of the Sixers’ game against the Sacramento Kings, Butler was fouled hard by Sacramento Kings’ Nemanja Bjelica. But he didn’t allow the opponent […]

As a native of Australia, Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons was clearly affected by the recent mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand that left 49 dead. The Sixers star showed his support to the victims and their families before Friday’s game against the Sacramento Kings, using his sneakers to make a statement. In a simple […]

The relationship between Philadelphia 76ers star small forward Jimmy Butler and Sixers head coach Brett Brown has been in question ever since a report came out in January stating Butler aggressively challenged Brown in a film session over how he was being used on offense. Because it’s Butler and he has a history of being […]

On Thursday, Fox Sports analyst Chris Broussard joined Undisputed. Broussard opened the segment by saying he didn’t believe superstar free agents Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving would join LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. He instead responded with two different targets – Anthony Davis and Jimmy Butler. During the show, he discussed the future […]

Joel Embiid’s conditioning currently isn’t at the level where he wants it to be, and he didn’t shy away from addressing it to the media on Tuesday. In the most Embiid way possible, of course. https://twitter.com/TheRenderNBA/status/1105651724965109760 Embiid, 24, is feeling healthy again after missing an eight-game stretch with a sore left knee. He returned to […]

Tobias Harris has shown his mettle ever since being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers to be part of that strong starting core, and his rapport with general manager Elton Brand has proved just as strong, boosting his chances to stick around in The City of Brotherly Love after the season concludes. According to Sam Amick […]

Earlier Tuesday night, jaws of NBA fans on social media collectively dropped in awe when the video of Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid finishing with an emphatic putback started making rounds. Apparently, it wasn’t just the NBA fans who were taken aback by the putback. The Sixers’ official Twitter account replied to their own post of […]

Philadelphia 76ers point-forward Ben Simmons tricked the Cleveland Cavaliers transition defense with a fake bounce pass before lobbing a pass to Sixers center Joel Embiid for the alley-oop layup. Simmons briefly froze the defense with the fake bounce pass. It was all he needed to snap a lob pass to the trailing Embiid who finished […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid had an uncharacteristically low-scoring night during Tuesday’s victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. After missing a short look in the fourth quarter that was emblematic of his night as a whole, he recovered in time to pull off one of the most dominating jams of the season, sending the Wells Fargo […]

JJ Redick of the Philadelphia 76ers is tagged as one of the finest shooters in the NBA. In their game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, he showcased his shooting prowess by calling bank on a rare 4-point conversion. Peep the clip below posted by the NBA on Twitter. Listen closely to as Redick throws up a […]