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The Boston Celtics reeled off a resounding Game 1 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Head coach Brad Stevens dialed up his “hit a bunch of threes” offense and it worked. Boston drained 17 of those suckers on a 48.6 percent clip while the Sixers were only able to hit five of their 26 attempts. “Scary” […]

Aron Baynes of the Boston Celtics was once under Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown during their time with the Australian national team. Mo Dakhil of thejumpball.net, who also served as the national team’s video coordinator recalled one incident between the two. Funny story, in my first year with the Australian national team Baynes had shot […]

When the final horn sounded Friday night in the Utah Jazz’s series-clinching Game 6 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the countdown clock on Paul George’s free agency officially began. George, who is widely expected to turn down his $20.7 million player option for 2018-19 to become an unrestricted free agent, will be one of […]

Whether or not Philadelphia 76ers rising star point guard Ben Simmons is a “true” NBA rookie continues to be a hot debate topic amongst fans this season, as Simmons was drafted first overall in the 2016 NBA Draft but missed the entire 2016-17 season due to injury. This effects the chances of 2017 draftees like Utah Jazz […]

Acquiring assets is only part of a process. Stick around long enough, and any general manager will eventually be dealt a good hand. A front office shows its worth in how and when they play it. Sam Hinkie spent years hoarding chips until, finally, the Philadelphia 76ers landed on its two aces, Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. The pair […]

The Philadelphia 76ers got their behinds handed to them by the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of their series, and Joel Embiid was not happy about it. In Philadephia’s 117-101 loss to the Celtics on Sunday, it appeared all that transpired was the 76ers missed a lot of makable shots, and the Celtics simply did […]

The series between the Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat is over. But Joel Embiid still manages to sneak in a few jabs to Hassan Whiteside. As discovered by Twitter user JayBeans15, Embiid commented on a post which involved his rival, Whiteside. In the post, the Heat’s Pat Riley discussed Whiteside’s struggles to get in shape […]

The Boston Celtics are having the time of their lives in these playoffs. How could they not? Their team is winning and defying odds. On Monday night, the Celtics’ success continued, as Boston took down the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals at home, 117-101. That despite the fact that the […]

As an NBA player, you know you have finally made it when a legend anoints you with the “next” or “new” label. It’s passing the torch, perhaps akin to being knighted as well. Then again, the Philadelphia 76ers’ transcendental oversized point guard that is Ben Simmons, doesn’t exactly need any confirmation that he’s made it. […]

There are at least a few reasons why the Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Boston Celtics 117-101 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series, but for Sixers center Joel Embiid, that does not include the fact that the Sixers were coming off a long rest. “You can’t blame that on being rusty or […]

There was plenty of optimism surrounding the Philadelphia 76ers heading into their second-round matchup versus the Boston Celtics. Unfortunately, they were unable to get off on the right foot following a 117-101 loss. There were a number of issues that factored into their defeat in Game 1. However, center Joel Embiid did not mince words when it […]

Joel Embiid commented on the Boston Celtics’ crowd after the Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 1 loss. It wasn’t as harsh as his comments to other players. But knowing Embiid, his comments are definitely jabs toward the crowd. As posted by NBA TV, Embiid commented on the TD Garden atmosphere: “It was okay. I think our fans […]

Welcome to the new NBA, where the intensity of the playoffs can only be matched by the pettiness of its players. Take for example how Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier just arrived at a game wearing a Drew Bledsoe New England Patriots jersey in an apparent gesture to troll the heck out of a […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is not only known for his basketball skills but also for his big mouth. Recently, Boston Celtics fans had an opportunity to talk smack to the big man from the Sixers. As posted by Dime on UPROXX, the Boston crowd chanted ‘Not the process’ as Embiid was on the charity […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are lucky to have Ben Simmons in their fold. Simmons is only 21, and in just one season in the NBA, he’s shown that he could be the league’s next face. For now, though, Simmons content himself in leading the Sixers in the playoffs and dropping highlight plays that only add proof […]

The Eastern Conference semifinals is now on between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers. Celtics general manager Danny Ainge is on the sidelines to support his squad. And he couldn’t help but react after disagreeing with a call against his team. As posted by Whitney Medworth of SB Nation, Ainge says “that’s awful” after a […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have found themselves in a dog fight with the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals showdown Monday night. Although the Sixers are the lower-seeded team, they were installed as the favorites to win this series with Boston dealing with injuries to some of their key players and also […]

For the first time in several years, the Philadelphia 76ers are still playing meaningful basketball at this point of the season. Powered by two of the best youngsters in the league in point guard Ben Simmons and center Joel Embiid, the Sixers did not just reach the playoffs – they notched a no. 3 seed. […]

Terry Rozier is not done making Eric Bledsoe pay for disrespecting him in the first round. It could be remembered that in the middle of the heated and recently concluded series between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks, Bledsoe told reporters that he does not know who Rozier is, prompting the Bucks guard to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics kick off their second-round series on Monday night and it will feature two teams with some of the brightest youngest stars in the league. According to ESPN Stats & Info it’s also the first time since the NBA/ABA merger that two top three picks will face off in […]

With the Boston Celtics fresh off a decisive 112-96 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Saturday’s Game 7, they are now set for what should be an amazing Eastern Conference Semifinals with the Philadelphia 76ers. For Game 1 tonight at TD Garden, the Celtics announced via their official Twitter account that all fans in attendance […]

Miami Heat players didn’t take kindly to Ersan Ilyasova’s post-series comments on the team’s fans, saying that the “gym was half-empty,” referring to the attendance at American Airlines Arena during the Philadelphia 76ers first-round matchup. Dwyane Wade had no hesitation addressing his comments, taking to Twitter to voice his take. “Let me apologize for this […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid has been wearing a protective mask since his return from an orbital bone fracture, as most hoops fans know. Though he admits the mask bothers him at times, it certainly hasn’t hindered his performance on the floor. Now, with his team advancing to the second round, Embiid has coined […]

The basketball gods can be a petty bunch, as they proved on March 28 in the Philadelphia 76ers’ game against the New York Knicks. Early in the second quarter, superstar center Joel Embiid bent down to corral a loose ball. As he stooped down to the height of a normal NBA player, Markelle Fultz rammed […]

The undermanned Boston Celtics managed to squeak out of a Game 7 against the young and feisty Milwaukee Bucks, penciling another best-of-seven affair with one of the NBA’s hottest teams in the Philadelphia 76ers — revitalizing a classic rivalry, with both teams’ direction finally intersecting in this Eastern Conference Finals matchup.   The Sixers had […]

The series might’ve been over. But the battle isn’t as Ersan Ilyasova of the Philadelphia 76ers took a shot at the Miami Heat fans. As reported by Ian Begley of ESPN, Ilyasova recalled their game at the American Airlines Arena, home to the Heat. He compared it to the TD Garden, home to the Boston […]

On Thursday, Joon Lee of Bleacher Report wrote a feature story about a card collector from Oregon named Wendell Williams who recently struck gold when he opened a pack of cards that contained a 2016-17 rookie card of Philadelphia 76ers rising star point guard Ben Simmons. “I went to the store not to buy cards […]

Coming into the season, many believed that this would be the season that the Philadelphia 76ers finally started to see some of the rewards from their rebuild. Even with the improvements though, not many people believed that they would be one of the favorites to make it to the NBA Finals. According to J.J Redick, […]

The biggest blockbuster movie of all-time hits theaters worldwide today, when Marvel Studios releases the much anticipated Avengers: Infinity War. As the superheroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe take the stage, the NBA’s superstars are also in the spotlight known as the playoffs. The league’s best players have inspired young and old fans alike with […]

The Philadelphia 76ers mustered a tough Game 5 win over the Miami Heat to close out the series, despite what the 104-91 final score might indicate. Head coach Brett Brown is expecting yet another rugged series in his future, with their opponent potentially decided tonight as the Boston Celtics take on the Milwaukee Bucks on […]

Most NBA fans know that Steve Nash also plays soccer. Back in his playing years, he would dribble the ball with his feet during dead-ball situations. Joel Embiid, too, apparently has some soccer skills to boot. To test out who’s better than the other, the two athletes played some soccer ping-pong for $1,000. As posted […]

In Underpants Gnomes nomenclature, the Philadelphia 76ers’ rebuilding strategy over the past half-decade looked something like this: PHASE 1: Tank to acquire young superstars via the draft PHASE 2: ??? PHASE 3: Win championship(s) With their opening-round knockout of the Miami Heat, the Sixers appear ready to fast-forward through the second phase of that plan. […]

J.J. Redick is one of two players with championship experience in the Philadelphia 76ers roster. As a long-tenured veteran of this league, he gave the best advice possible to this young core on the eve of Game 5 against the Miami Heat, telling his teammates to seize this moment. Redick had gone to the NBA […]

The Philadelphia 76ers put a stamp on their heated series with the Miami Heat on Tuesday with a 104-91 win to advance to the next round. Point guard Ben Simmons even earned the respect of shooting guard Dwayne Wade in the process. Simmons has already been compared to Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James for his versatile […]

There have been a lot of players that have come and gone during the Philadelphia 76ers rebuild when Joel Embiid kept telling everyone to “Trust The Process.” The one constant during that time though was Sixers head coach Brett Brown. In each of his first four seasons coaching the 76ers he never had above 28 […]

By and large, Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside was a non-factor all throughout the first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers. He even saved his worst performance of the series and showed it in the last game on Tuesday, when he pumped out a mere total of two points to go with a solitary block and […]

An athlete’s arsenal of moves on offense, such as that of Joel Embiid, have come to define him. But he also has a unique celebration that can easily be regarded as his own. His teammate T.J. McConnell loves the celebration so much that he emulated it after an and-one. Below is the video clip of […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are moving on to the Eastern Conference semifinals after booting out the Miami Heat in the first round with a 104-91 win at home Tuesday night. The game was more intense than what the score suggests, however. It was a physical contest that saw both teams combine for 52 personal fouls. The […]

In Game 5 of the first round series between the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers, Goran Dragic slapped Ben Simmons’ head right after the whistle. Was it inadvertent or intentional? Below is a gif posted by Michael Lee of Yahoo Sports: Goran Dragic asked Ben Simmons, "What did the five fingers say to the back […]