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The rise of Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Joel Embiid has been a great feel-good story. After sitting out his first two seasons in the NBA, the Cameroonian big man has repaid the Sixers’ patience with franchise player-type of play. Rightfully so, the team has rewarded Embiid in the summer with a huge contract despite playing only […]

Ben Simmons is not compared to all-time greats like LeBron James and Magic Johnson for nothing. The Philadelphia 76ers rookie is being constantly mentioned in the same sentence with those legends because of his seemingly boundless capabilities on the court. On Saturday night, Simmons provided yet another evidence of why he is a superstar in […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight at the Wells Fargo Center in a battle of two likely playoff newbies.  While most eyes are trained on the gargantuan matchup between All-Stars Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns, one other young up-and-comer stole the show with his crafty, video-game like play — Ben Simmons. The […]

In a hilarious NBA 2K18 video made by YouTuber Shady00018, 5-foot-4 comedian Kevin Hart is added as a custom-made character to the wildly-popular video game and plays larger than life alongside NBA stars, NBA legends, and famous Canadian rapper Drake. At the beginning of the video, Los Angeles Lakers star point guard Isaiah Thomas steals the […]

The race for the NBA Rookie of the Year award seems to be down to two guys — the Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons and the Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell. When Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle was asked about the race before the Mavs’ game against the Jazz on Thursday night, he made his thoughts very […]

Sixers’ center Joel Embiid has been knocked for a lot of things early in his career with the biggest being the ability to stay healthy. One thing he has never been knocked for has been having confidence either on or off the court, and that was on full display again on Thursday night. The Philadelphia […]

In case you missed it last night, the Philadelphia 76ers picked up win No. 40 on the season with an easy 119-105 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies at Wells Fargo Center. It was just another day at the office for Sixers star center Joel Embiid, but this game was quite significant in relation to a […]

Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson, who established himself as one of the league’s best players during his long, colorful NBA career, was recently all praises for rookie Ben Simmons. In Zoo’s Views podcast, the former Most Valuable Player recently shared his thoughts on the new Sixers’ rookie sensation. Iverson said: “I see someone who is […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have a good reason to be having fun this season. And by having fun, that also means doing it on the sidelines and behind a courtside reporter while she is delivering a report. When was the last time the Sixers were this lively? We 👀 you @sixers pic.twitter.com/F4KwPOpgoc — NBA on ESPN […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have managed to have a very good season despite all of their young pieces, like Rookie of the Year favorite Ben Simmons. They currently sit at the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference but are in no safe haven as the Indiana Pacers and Washington Wizards are breathing down their necks and […]

J.J. Redick has proven to be one of the most cerebral talents of this NBA era, and his never-stopping basketball brain wasn’t shut off even during the offseason. At the midst of a Chris Paul departure in L.A. and a Clippers team that seemed committed to shuffling the pieces, Redick listened as the Philadelphia 76ers […]

Time is a flat circle, looping in on itself with the slightest of variations until, one day, LeBron James is looking across the court to an alternate dimension version of himself in 21-year-old Ben Simmons. The lineage of each can be traced back decades. The wonderment of 6-foot-9 Magic Johnson whipping the Los Angeles Lakers […]

Another day, another historic feat for Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons. In this case, it was multiple in one night for the Sixers’ star. Needless to say, Simmons has racked up his fair share of accolades in the 2017-18 NBA season. He added to his stellar campaign in Philadelphia’s 108-94 win on Monday night […]

Philadelphia 76ers star rookie Ben Simmons has forged his way once again into the history books. In their game against the Charlotte Hornets, in which they won 108-94, Simmons became just the third player in NBA history to record a triple-double without a turnover as a rookie. He finished the game with 11 points, 12 rebounds, […]

Who holds the Philadelphia 76ers record for most 10-assist games by a rookie? Well, there’s a new answer for that: Ben Simmons. With another stellar performance during Monday night’s 108-94 home win over the visiting Charlotte Hornets, Simmons broke Allen Iverson’s two-decade-old record for a Sixers rookie when the Hall of Fame guard had 18 […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown hasn’t been convinced with his team’s performance as of late, netting single-digit wins over the New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets, who are outside of playoff contention. Throughout the last six games, the Sixers have beaten the Nets twice as well as the Knicks and the Charlotte Hornets, […]

Across computer screens and coaching whiteboards, ink—both digital and real—has been spent chronicling the rise of these Philadelphia 76ers. And even at this early stage of the process, one would have to read for quite a while before coming across Dario Saric. Nov. 7, 2017 — Philadelphia 76ers vs. Utah Jazz Holding the Jazz at […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is known outside the court as one of the most entertaining figures in all of social media. His playful antics have been something his followers look forward to seeing whether it may be on Twitter, Instagram or SnapChat. Just recently though, he may have found his match when it comes […]

Brett Brown is hoping to put a stop to the Markelle Fultz return saga before the start of the playoffs, as the rookie point guard has garnered plenty of attention, as has Gordon Hayward of the Boston Celtics, both awaiting an impending return to the court. With only 14 games left in the season, Brown […]

How well is Philadelphia 76ers rising star rookie point guard Ben Simmons playing this season? Outside of being an absolute nightmare on offense to defenses to plan against, one metric created by Senthil Natarajan and Chris Pickard of FanSided shows that he is also the NBA’s most versatile defensive player this season. The extremely in-depth […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been known for his trash-talking antics. His latest victim: Emmanuel Mudiay of the New York Knicks. In the video below, Embiid is seen staring down Mudiay: https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/974462789220782080 Embiid, who was drafted by the Sixers in 2014 as the third overall pick, has finally seen significant court action after a […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ wunderkind in Ben Simmons is on the right path to greatness as he joins Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson in an exclusive list. Simmons becomes just the third rookie in history to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, and 500 assists in his rookie season, a feat done only done by those two […]

In a bit of a surprising twist, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid had his left wrist taped up during Thursday morning’s shootaround, according to a report from Keith Pompey of the Philly Inquirer. The former No. 3 overall pick in the Draft (2014) was able to do some light shooting, but received treatment throughout […]

In what was potentially a first-round Eastern Conference playoff matchup, the Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers went down to the wire on Tuesday night. Sixers star center Joel Embiid and Pacers center Myles Turner had themselves quite a duel and led their respective squads in scoring. However, even though Turner absolutely loves to play against Embiid, […]

Former Philadelphia 76ers player Trevor Booker was involved in a trade that sent him to the 76ers from Brooklyn for Jahlil Okafor, Nick Stauskas and a 2018 second-round pick. But just two months after that, he moved on after receiving a buyout. Players often seek buyouts when things aren’t working out with their current teams, […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie sensation Ben Simmons has etched his name alongside one of the NBA’s most legendary figures. After posting 10 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in Tuesday night’s 101-98 loss to the Indiana Pacers, Simmons is now tied with former Los Angeles Lakers great Magic Johnson for the second-most triple-doubles recorded by any […]

Since entering the league back in 2010, Lance Stephenson has mastered the art of getting into his opponent’s heads with his on-court antics. He has been involved in some skirmishes in the past, where he showed a lot of gamesmanship and even received some shoves from opposing players. Tuesday’s game between the Indiana Pacers and […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid fell on the Indiana Pacers’ Domantas Sabonis’ ankle right under the two-minute mark of their game on Tuesday. The video, as posted by Def Pen Hoops, shows Embiid going up for a rebound but was apparently pushed off by a Pacers player. Embiid eventually lost his balance in the process […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are still noncommittal on rookie Markelle Fultz returning to the active list, after head coach Brett Brown noted the team hadn’t made a decision regarding his impending return to the court, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Despite all the controversy surrounding his shot form, Fultz has looked better and […]

After being sent home during the Philadelphia 76ers’ morning shootaround on Tuesday due to illness, Dario Saric will still play on the night, and will start against the Indiana Pacers. The development has been confirmed by Keith Pompey of the Philly Inquirer, who took to his Twitter account recently to share the news. .@dariosaric will […]

When Philadelphia 76ers rookie Markelle Fultz is the topic of a conversation, the question that often emerges is when he will return to action for the team. Another thing that remains unclear is how he is working on to improve his jumper, which has been heavily criticized since he debuted for them earlier this season. […]

With roughly one month to go in the regular season, the playoff race in both the Western Conference and Eastern Conference should be quite an exhilarating one. For some teams, the schedule is much more difficult than what others face going forward, which can be said about teams like the Indiana Pacers, the Oklahoma City […]

If there’s anyone in the NBA right now that understands what Kenny Atkinson and the Brooklyn Nets are going through, it’s Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown. Having endured tough losing seasons in Philly as well, he just continued to “trust the process,” until reaching this year, where they have emerged as a team bound […]

Joel Embiid continues to be one of the most hilarious figures in sports. His social media accounts have huge followings, and his posts are always much talked about, whatever the topic may be. He proved that once again recently, as he joked that he wants to switch sports and become a professional football player. He […]

It doesn’t need to be said that Joel Embiid is a phenomenal player. After missing his first two seasons, Embiid has become the franchise player for the Sixers. Under his leadership, the Sixers will likely make the postseason this year. In fact, they just might be poised to start a deep postseason run. On the […]

Savage is just a word but Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been bringing a new meaning to it this season. Embiid who has made fun of stars like Rihanna, the media and even basketball players like Russell Westbrook and Hassan Whiteside has now found another prey in Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball, who […]

It has been a spectacular year for Philadelphia 76ers youngster Ben Simmons, to say the least. After missing his entire debut season with a pesky foot injury, the Sixers point-forward has evolved into a star player in his rookie season. Simmons is currently averaging 16.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 7.6 assists per game while shooting […]

Hassan Whiteside is done with having words with rival big man Joel Embiid. The latter called the Miami Heat center words like “soft” and “dirty” after a play in which Whiteside tried to catch up with The Process in his way back on defense. https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/971928036324007937 Embiid had accused Whiteside of pushing him from behind on purpose. […]

Ersan Ilyasova became an unrestricted free agent a few weeks ago after his contract was bought out by the Atlanta Hawks and the interest from multiple teams quickly happened for the Turkish professional. In the end, Ilyasova would end up choosing the Philadelphia 76ers as he will help them get a quality shooter off the […]