Philadelphia 76ers Articles - Page 267

Already playing shorthanded in their guard rotation with Markelle Fultz continuing to recover from his injury, the Philadelphia 76ers will also be thin in their frontcourt, as their starting small forward, Robert Covington, will miss at least the team’s next two games with a back contusion, according to Keith Pompey of the Philly Inquirer. Sixers' […]

Since he was forced to remain on the sidelines following a shoulder injury only five games into the season, many have forgotten about Markelle Fultz. With all the attention on his fellow rookies like Ben Simmons, Lonzo Ball and Jayson Tatum, just to name a few, he is not being thought of as a rookie […]

Managing the health Joel Embiid has become somewhat of a challenge for Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown. As of now, there’s a so-called policy that Embiid doesn’t play in of the games of a back-to-back situation. This is used in an effort to prevent Embiid form injury. He already has missed much of NBA […]

Since making his debut for the Philadelphia 76ers this season, Ben Simmons has impressed with his ability to excel at the point guard spot despite standing 6-foot-10. His ability to set up teammates has been one of his strongest suits, which he continues to display in every game. That was the case on Saturday night […]

The Philadelphia 76ers suffered a disappointing loss on Thursday night at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers. However, rookie phenom Ben Simmons managed to record his third triple-double of the 2017-18 NBA season with an impressive line of 12 points, 15 assists, and 12 rebounds. Stat-stuffing performances like these have started to become the norm […]

The NBA’s No. 1 pick is getting closer to returning to the Philadelphia 76ers. Markelle Fultz, who has missed most of the season with a right shoulder injury, is making progress. The soreness he was experiencing for weeks is gone, and he seems to be on the track to being 100 percent, per Jessica Camerato […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will play a rematch with the Cleveland Cavaliers this Saturday minus one of their key components – center Joel Embiid. According to Jessica Camerato of NBC Sports Philadelphia, Embiid isn’t suffering any injuries, but will not suit up against the Cavs for rest purposes. Joel Embiid will not play tomorrow against the […]

Joel Embiid has a soft side. The Philadelphia 76ers star center recently visited rapper Meek Mill in jail, in an effort to offer moral and emotional support, per Jessica Camerato of NBC Sports Philadelphia. “I just wanted to go out there, support him, pretty good friend of mine,” Embiid said. “So I just wanted to […]

Trevor Booker is welcoming his new path in a Philadelphia 76ers jersey, excited for what’s to come in a more-developed roster with a chance to make an impact for a team with playoff aspirations. The power forward/center was traded from the Brooklyn Nets for Jahlil Okafor, Nik Stauskas, and a second-rounder on Thursday. Asked if […]

The crowd at the Wells Fargo Center had a priceless reaction to Brandon Ingram’s buzzer-beating three-point shot, after a corralled Lonzo Ball managed to find him wide open on the wing, drilling a clean look to bury the Philadelphia 76ers 117-114 on Thursday night. Just a deeper glance into the stands can find the look […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid sure knows how to celebrate after a tough loss. After the 76ers lost to the Los Angeles on Friday, Embiid met one of the most controversial figures in the NBA and all of pop culture. Yep, you guessed it: LaVar Ball. See below for Embiid’s Instagram post of the meeting. […]

Joel Embiid put on a post-move clinic at the Staples Center during a mid-November showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers, dropping a career-high 46 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists, and seven blocks in a 115-109 win over the purple-and-gold. This time around, Julius Randle made his effort count in the fourth quarter, helping his team […]

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball knew he was going to get a hostile welcome coming into the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia — the City of Brotherly Love that now has become re-acquainted with this 76ers team in the wake of the influx of talent in the roster after years of waiting. Ball heard […]

Ben Simmons’ remarkable season continues. The Philadelphia 76ers rookie had 12 points, 13 rebounds, and a career-high 15 assists to record his third triple-double in just the 23rd game of his career against the Los Angeles Lakers, becoming the third-fastest player to ever to reach three career triple-doubles. Lakers legend Magic Johnson in 1979 was the […]

Even before he entered the NBA, Brandon Ingram has already received a lot of comparison to the game of Kevin Durant. He is also a natural at the small forward position, and versatile enough to switch to the four spot as well. However, the obvious similarity they have is their lanky frames, which may have […]

What a game. The Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers showed NBA fans why they have two of the best young cores in the league with their performance on Thursday night. After Lakers rising star forward Brandon Ingram nailed the game-winning three-pointer with 0.8 seconds left in regulation to give the Lakers a 107-104 […]

Brandon Ingram was the hero Thursday night taking a dish from Lonzo Ball for a wide-open 3-point attempt that turned into the game-winner to sink the Philadelphia 76ers for a 107-104 victory. Take a look at the sequence: Ball made the play happen taking a pass and driving baseline before kicking out to Ingram who […]

For fans who pay huge amounts of money to secure floor seats, the main reason for them spending that much is to have a good view of the action. They are also aware that there is a chance they can get close to some players, and even interact with them — although sometime, they get […]

The Jahlil Okafor saga with the Philadelphia 76ers has finally come to an end after he was packaged to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for forward Trevor Booker. The trade has been a long-time coming for Okafor, whose benching caused season-long speculation regarding his looming departure from the Sixers. The former third overall pick in the 2015 NBA […]

Heading into last June’s draft, two players who were thought of as possible top overall picks were Markelle Fultz and Lonzo Ball. With the Philadelphia 76ers owning the first selection, they had the opportunity to add either point guard, who will add more talent and depth to their young roster. The team ultimately chose the […]

Jahlil Okafor likely hasn’t cracked a smile for the better part of the last season-and-a-half, seemingly permanently attached to the bench, as he fell out of favor with head coach Brett Brown and out of the Philadelphia 76ers rotation. That immediately changed today, as the Chicago native has seen the sunshine, reportedly “extremely” happy with […]

While some around NBA circles are sure the Brooklyn Nets robbed the bank by trading forward/center Trevor Booker to the Philadelphia 76ers for young Jahlil Okafor and Nik Stauskas and a second-round pick, head coach Brett Brown thinks that’s not really the case. The Sixers coach noted this was a swap that worked out for […]

The trade that landed the Brooklyn Nets with Jahlil Okafor came as a shock to many, as the team did not emerge as a possible destination for the young big man in the past few weeks. However, one person that was also surprised with the development is Trevor Booker, who was part of the deal, […]

If it was any indication of what was about to happen, former Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor posed for a photo alongside Jay-Z only two days prior to his incumbent trade. https://www.instagram.com/p/BcVa3vlhR8g/ Okafor was traded to the Brooklyn Nets earlier today alongside guard Nik Stauskas and a 2019 second-round pick for spark plug forward Trevor […]

Jahlil Okafor’s days of suffering on the pine in Philadelphia have finally come to an end. According to ESPN’s Zach Lowe, the Philadelphia 76ers have agreed with the Brooklyn Nets on a deal that would send the third-year center to New York for Trevor Booker. Philly will send Okafor, Nik Stauskas, and a second-round pick […]

Markelle Fultz may be sidelined due to an injury, but the No. 1 pick of the Philadelphia 76ers still got jokes. After Washington University pulled an upset over the No. 2 ranked Kansas, Fultz, who attended Washington had a message for Kansas alumnus Embiid. Process that 🤫😅🍆@JoelEmbiid https://t.co/I8guTPJBS9 — Markelle Fultz (@MarkelleF) December 7, 2017 […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Dario Saric might want to consider the idea of wearing goggles during games. According to Derek Bodner of The Athletic, Saric is being evaluated after hurting both his eyes during practice. Dario Saric has a left eye laceration, and was poked in the right eye, both during practice. He's currently being evaluated. […]

Markelle Fultz’s return to practice Wednesday for the Philadelphia 76ers promoted many questions, and deservedly so. The only problem is, many of those questions are unanswerable at this point, mainly because Fultz didn’t do much in practice. When 76ers head coach Brett Brown was asked how he would approach the ball-handling distribution when Fultz finally […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have their No. 1 pick back. Well, sort of. Markelle Fultz has rejoined the team after spending some time in Kentucky for rehab. While he was spotted in the practice facility on Wednesday, his status remained that he is out, per Jessica Camerato of NBC Sports Philadelphia. The team must be thrilled […]

Since he made his debut for the Philadelphia 76ers last season, Joel Embiid has made a name for himself as one of the best big men in the league today. Although a pair of knee injuries prevented him to play in the first two seasons after he was drafted, he has been able to showcase […]

You need to stop whatever you are doing and see this picture of Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve standing side by side. Joel Embiid next to Jose Altuve tonight (📷 by @nba) pic.twitter.com/GUdPTJEEVJ — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 6, 2017 During Tuesday’s Sports Illustrated’s 2017 Sportsperson of the […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons has been compared to a variety of players. Often times, it’s Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, who’s become the go-to basis of Simmons’ prototype. But at least for one scout, Simmons’ style of play can also be compared to that of former NBA player Antawn Jamison’s, per Sean Deveney of […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is having himself a stellar rookie season. Kuz is coming off an excellent month of November as he put up 18.2 points and 6.7 rebounds to bring home Western Conference Rookie of the Month honors. However, Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons is having the more spectacular debut season, […]

Philadelphia 76ers budding superstar Joel Embiid recently dubbed himself the best big man in all of basketball. Of course, he is no stranger to making such bold claims, especially throughout the 2017-18 NBA season. However, there was a certain degree of confidence in his words when he stated it. Needless to say, the Sixers center […]

Despite suffering from an illness, Ben Simmons will reportedly be available to play on Monday for the Philadelphia 76ers when they face the Phoenix Suns. T.J. McConnell will miss his third consecutive game. TJ McConnell out for Sixers. Ben Simmons will play but has the flu — scott bordow (@sbordow) December 4, 2017 Simmons was […]

The high-powered Houston Rockets continued their hot streak with their seventh consecutive win on Sunday night. Leading the way as always was superstar shooting guard James Harden. “The Beard” has picked up right where he left off following his MVP-caliber year. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Harden is off to a historic streak of […]

Joel Embiid continues to be one of the most entertaining players in all of the NBA. After calling himself the best big man in basketball today, the Philadelphia 76ers center went on to reveal his tactic to getting his defenders foul him more, and eventually fouling out. The 23-year-old Kansas product shared, via an interview […]

J.J. Redick has played just 20 games to date for his new team, the Philadelphia 76ers, 11 of which have been home games. However, it’s apparently taken that quickly for Redick to conclude that the Sixers’ home crowd is the best home support he’s ever played with in his 12-year NBA career. "Our crowd is […]

Prior to the start of this season, the Philadelphia 76ers agreed to a lucrative max contract extension worth $146 million over five years with rising star center Joel Embiid. According to Bobby Marks of ESPN, Embiid could in line to get a significant contract increase if he meets either one of two major individual milestones […]