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Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid has been healthy for the most part of the season. For the first time since he was drafted in 2014, the oft-injured Embiid has appeared in more than 31 contests in a campaign, as he entered Wednesday’s game home game against the New York Knicks having played in 62 […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been relatively healthy all year despite having two players that fans came into the season desperately concerned about when it came to their health. After missing his entire first season, Ben Simmons has only missed one game this season and could finish the season having played 81-of-82 games. Joel Embiid has […]

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers was voted as an All-Star in the 2018 edition of the NBA’s midseason spectacle. It was his first appearance in the game, but Embiid strongly felt that he should’ve made the team last year, too. As posted on his Instagram account, Embiid hinted that he has not forgotten his […]

For the first time in 2012, the Philadelphia 76ers are in the playoffs. They are currently the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference and have a chance to move up to third as the season comes to a close. It is a relatively young team led by 21-year-old wunderkind Ben Simmons and 24-year-old monster Joel […]

Markelle Fultz finally returned to the court on Monday night after dealing with a mysterious shoulder injury that kept him out most of the season. He played 14 minutes against the Denver Nuggets putting up 10 points, eight assists, and four rebounds. The biggest news story might have came after the game though when Fultz […]

Steve Kerr showered praise on Philadelphia 76ers icon Allen Iverson, claiming his distinct play alone changed the way the NBA game was played. Iverson was a pioneer in many ways, the perfect marriage of hip-hop, its culture, and the game he loved — all meshed into a mesmerizing 6-foot whirlwind that took the league by […]

Joel Embiid has been part of the rehabilitation process that Markelle Fultz has undergone for most of the season. Following his triumphant return on Monday night against the Denver Nuggets, the sheer joy was shared between both dynamic talents. “I feel like I’ve been going through it with him since he got here, so I […]

Markelle Fultz made his long-awaited return to the court on Monday night against the Denver Nuggets, but even he wasn’t expecting the overly-warm reaction he received from the City of Brotherly love during his 14 minutes of play. The Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard confused some of the crowd’s chants to Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have just clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2012. But if that wasn’t enough, more positive development comes out of the City of Brotherly Love as the Sixers welcomed back this year’s top overall in point guard Markelle Fultz. Fultz has missed a significant amount of games due to […]

Former Kentucky Wildcats star James Young will have to find another team to resuscitate his fledgling NBA career. According to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports, Young has been waived by the Philadelphia 76ers, meaning he will be free to look for a new NBA team assuming no one claims him before clearing the waivers. Sources: […]

Not much was expected of Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz in his first game back from a prolonged absence to fully heal from a shoulder injury, but the rookie took it upon himself to do well against the Denver Nuggets Monday night. Fultz probably just did not realize immediately following the game that in just […]

It’s a good time to be a Philadelphia 76ers fan these days. The team has secured a sure spot in the upcoming playoffs, and for the first time since 2005, will finish a campaign with a winning record. And now, the Sixers have gotten back Markelle Fultz, who made his first appearance since October Monday […]

Clearly, the Philadelphia 76ers are more fun to watch when point guard Markelle Fultz is healthy. Playing in his first game back since a lengthy absence to heal from a shoulder injury, Fultz showed glimpses of why he was tabbed by the Sixers as the first overall pick in last year’s NBA Draft against the […]

The Denver Nuggets are in the City of Brotherly Love Monday to play the Philadelphia 76ers, but Nuggets guard Jamal Murray made it clear early in the game that he has no time for being friendly. In one particular play during the first few minutes of the contest, Murray ran the down the floor, making […]

After missing 68 games with a shoulder injury, No. 1 draft pick Markelle Fultz finally donned the Sixers jersey and stepped into the court. Sixers fans gave him a warm welcome that he deserves: The shoulder injury greatly affected Fultz’s shooting form. It forced the coaching staff to let him recover fully and fix the […]

For the first time in several months, Philadelphia 76ers rookie Markelle Fultz has managed to appear in an NBA game. The first overall pick of last year’s NBA Draft made his long-awaited return from a shoulder injury Monday night against the Denver Nuggets, when he subbed for Amir Johnson late in the first quarter of […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid is the gift that keeps on giving – on and off the court – for the Sixers. In his latest social media gimmick, Embiid posted a GIF of the Undertaker getting up from a coffin on his Twitter account. This, of course, is the center’s own way of reacting […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are going to welcome back rookie point guard Markelle Fultz tonight as they take on the Denver Nuggets at home. Head coach Brett Brown made the announcement in his pregame press conference with reporters, catching them all off guard with the news. “I want to tell you something about Markelle Fultz,” started […]

After the Philadelphia 76ers selected Markelle Fultz with the first overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, it has not been an easy rookie season for him. Due to a mysterious shoulder injury, Fultz has unfortunately appeared in only four games, averaging 6.0 points (33.3 percent shooting from the field), 2.3 rebounds, and 1.8 assists […]

For the first time since 2012, the Philadelphia 76ers are in the playoffs. They are currently 42-30 on the season. #HereTheyCome The @sixers are heading to the Playoffs for the first time since 2012! pic.twitter.com/PWz9byTm3c — NBA TV (@NBATV) March 26, 2018 Their spot is still unsure, but it is safe to conclude that the […]

There are a lot of hurt feelings in the Memphis Grizzlies’ camp following the team’s soul-crushing 61-point loss to the Charlotte Hornets last Thursday. Two days before that, however, Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons was the one torturing the Grizzlies’ morale, as he nearly notched a triple-double in a 119-105 cakewalk home win over the […]

On Saturday night, the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 120-108, to extend their unbeaten streak to six games strengthen their bid for a third-seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The game also marked the game in which Sixers center Joel Embiid turned away fellow unicorn and Timberwolves biggie Karl-Anthony Towns’ shot at the rim. […]

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 […]