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The Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Clippers still appear to be at a stalemate for star point guard James Harden. Harden’s demands have made it difficult for either team to come to a suitable agreement. But with Harden making it clear, despite his presence at Sixers training camp, that he still desires a trade to […]

On Thursday, it was announced that Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will be taking part in the 2024 Paris Olympics as a member of Team USA. Although the Sixers are currently dealing with some inner turmoil on the domestic front, it seems that Embiid is ready to band together with other American NBA players when […]

James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers have had an interesting offseason, to say the least. Harden requested a trade from Philadelphia earlier this summer; however, as of yet, nothing has materialized, and the star recently made a delayed appearance at the Sixers’ training camp in Colorado amidst the turmoil. One destination that has been floated […]

Joel Embiid is expanding his basketball career beyond the NBA and into the international stage next year. The Philadelphia 76ers superstar has decided to represent Team USA at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Team USA hasn’t gotten any other firm commitments yet but the list of stars expected to join Embiid is mighty intriguing. LeBron […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been “trusting the process” for a long time. The Sixers have made the playoffs for six straight seasons. Moreover, Joel Embiid won his first NBA MVP award at the end of the 2022-23 season. Embiid plans to play for the Team USA basketball team in the 2024 Olympics, but his motivation […]

James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers have been in the news quite a bit this offseason. After failing to meet his trade request, Harden’s relationship with the Sixers appeared to be fractured, as the All-Star guard claimed executive Daryl Morey was a “liar” and that he would never be a part of the same organization […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid made a big decision on who he will play for at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, ultimately choosing Team USA over his birth country Cameroon, and France, where he always holds citizenship. As you can imagine, there was no shortage of mixed reactions to Embiid suiting up for the […]

After speculation that he could join USA Basketball for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Philadelphia 76ers star and reining league MVP Joel Embiid has finally made his decision. On Thursday, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne was the first to report that Embiid has decided to committed to play for Team USA at the Summer Olympics. 🚨 BREAKING: Reigning […]

The Kansas City Chiefs and losing might never ever be getting back together so long as Taylor Swift keeps on attending Chiefs games. Kansas City is undefeated when Swift is in attendance, and that is definitely not lost on Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay, who respectfully asked for the 12-time Grammy winner to stay back […]

Whether or not James Harden would show up to training camp had been a hot topic of discussion in recent weeks, especially since the Philadelphia 76ers All-Star has been wanting a trade. On Wednesday, Harden arrived in Colorado for camp, leading to more questions about if he would begin wreaking havoc in order to force […]

James Harden has officially made it to the Philadelphia 76ers’ training camp on the campus of Colorado State University. Harden showing up to train with the Sixers seemed like an unlikely event after he skipped media day. Although he showed up a day late, he made it and seemingly went through practice as usual with […]

For better or worse, the Philadelphia 76ers have been a staple in sports media throughout the off-season because of the uncertainty regarding superstar James Harden, and unsurprisingly, their projected over/under win total shows this uncertainty. The 76ers have the fourth-highest win total line of the Eastern Conference teams, trailing Milwaukee, Boston, and Cleveland. Since this win totals became […]

James Harden has made it very clear he no longer wants to play for the Philadelphia 76ers. He’s not only publicly called out executive Daryl Morey during the offseason, but Harden has made it known behind the scenes that he has no desire to return to Philadelphia. Originally not attending Media Day on Monday and […]

There are certainly parallels between the situations the Philadelphia 76ers have found themselves in when it comes to dealing with trade requests from star point guards. Back in 2021, Ben Simmons memorably wanted out of Philadelphia after a tumultuous playoff run left him feeling like he wasn’t valued at all by the Sixers franchise. And […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are currently holding a four-day training camp at the Colorado State University facilities in preparation for what figures to be a big 2023-24 season. Joel Embiid may have to shoulder a heavy offensive load, especially with James Harden’s departure being more and more inevitable with each passing day. And there may be […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers are in Fort Collins where they are holding their training camp ahead of the upcoming 2023-24 NBA season. And since they are in Colorado, it’s going to be especially hard for them to avoid seeing anything Deion Sanders. In fact, they have already met the man himself, with the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers recently opened up their training camp for the 2023-24 campaign, and noticeably absent was star guard James Harden, who requested a trade earlier this summer. Although it has since been reported that Harden is expected to ultimately end up joining the team’s camp after all, there is still definitely some shaky ground […]

James Harden is still pushing to get traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, but after the Philadelphia 76ers’ initial negotiations failed, it looks like a deal is far from happening. Harden didn’t show up during the Sixers’ media day on Monday, raising questions about his participation in the team’s training camp. He was reportedly “upset” […]

Big news dropped for the Philadelphia 76ers today, as it was reported that star James Harden would be joining the team at tracking camp, and newcomer Patrick Beverley was excited to hear about the news. “Happy, I mean like I said, I continue to say it’s hard to replace or get anything that symbolizes James […]

It turns out that James Harden may not be totally done with the Philadelphia 76ers after all. Despite a prolonged feud with the Sixers after demanding a trade to the Los Angeles Clippers, he is showing up to the team’s training camp after previous speculation that he would not. Harden was not at the Sixers’ […]

It’s common knowledge that Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden is one of the most controversial figures in the NBA. He forced his way out of Houston to team up with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving on the Brooklyn Nets. Then once things went sour, he wanted out of the Big Apple in order to team […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ stalemate with James Harden appears to have no resolution in sight, the bridge incinerated into ashes long before The Beard went missing during the team’s media day. Harden memorably went scorched earth when he was on tour in China, straight up calling Sixers president Daryl Morey a liar by not accommodating his […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers’ goal for the 2023-24 season is the same as always: make a run at the championship. Joel Embiid said as much when he first took to the podium at the Sixers’ media day. The Sixers’ path to a championship has never looked bleaker in the Embiid era. The exhaustive […]

Philadelphia 76ers basketball is right around the corner and, more than ever before in the Joel Embiid era, fans are not ready for the season to begin. A miserable offseason from the Sixers has their fans ready to tune the team out for good, especially with James Harden still wanting out. The attitude of “wake […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — Tyrese Maxey is heading into the final season of his rookie contract. Unlike the other high-level players in his draft class, the rising star guard did not agree to a contract extension with the Philadelphia 76ers this offseason. News broke on media day that Devin Vassell had agreed to a five-year extension […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — “There’s a lot of optimism and excitement about the season here in this building,” Daryl Morey said to kick off the Philadelphia 76ers media day. Contrastingly, the Sixers’ president of basketball operations bears a  large responsibility for one of the most underwhelming 2023 offseasons of any NBA team. Philly lost numerous key […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — After being fired by the Toronto Raptors, Nick Nurse took the Philadelphia 76ers’ head coaching job. No coaching vacancy offers the perfect opportunity but Nurse, after some huge efforts from the Sixers, decided he wanted to take a stab at it instead of taking the job with other playoff teams. The task […]

James Harden wanting to get traded from an NBA team is not a new story. He has done the same with the Brooklyn Nets and Houston Rockets. The latest team to experience this is the Philadelphia 76ers. Not only has Daryl Morey and the Sixers seen how much improvement their Eastern Conference rivals brought in. […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — James Harden’s spat with the Philadelphia 76ers is awkward for everyone involved with the franchise. Perhaps no player on the team has it as weird as P.J. Tucker, a close friend of Harden who came to the Sixers last offseason in large part because of him. Tucker and Harden spent lots of […]

With less than a year until the 2024 Olympics kicks off in Paris, some NBA superstars have big decisions to make in terms of their participation in the event. Reigning NBA MVP and Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid is one of those players and the Sixers big man said he’ll make a decision in the […]

Kelly Oubre Jr. is coming off the best scoring season of his eight-year career, averaging a career-high 20.3 points per game for the moribund Charlotte Hornets. Oubre could not have picked a better time to put up the best scoring numbers of his career, and yet there he was, languishing in free agency until late […]

The Philadelphia 76ers, ever since their fateful defeat to the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 2021 NBA playoffs, have fallen on hard times. Ben Simmons was unable to recover from the infamy of passing up on a layup in the dying moments of Game 7 against the Hawks, leading to his eventual […]

The 2023 NBA offseason was a rocky one for the Philadelphia 76ers. While the James Harden trade saga dominated headlines, there were also concerns that Joel Embiid could be looking to force a move if things don’t get any better in Philly soon. Embiid showed up for the Sixers media day, though, and took a […]

The 2023-23 NBA season is just less than a month away, but up to this point, the Philadelphia 76ers are still left dealing with an offseason saga with James Harden. It is no longer a secret that the Sixers superstar guard and former league Most Valuable Player wants out of Philly. His desire to be […]

The Philadelphia 76ers weren’t too active this summer and have a disgruntled star on their hands in James Harden. There were rumors they could try to reunite with Jrue Holiday, but he was ultimately traded to the Boston Celtics. After that deal happened, Joel Embiid came out and tweeted this: This off-season was fun lmao […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and president Daryl Morey have been dealing with drama surrounding James Harden for months. It is now Media Day and the start of training camp, yet there is no telling as to what the immediate future holds for the former league MVP. With all of the chatter surrounding Harden being unhappy that […]

James Harden is putting his feet on the ground, refusing to budge on his trade demands three months after initially declaring that he wanted out of the Philadelphia 76ers. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Harden did not attend the Sixers’ media day on Monday morning, remaining “upset” that the team hasn’t yet given in […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are in trouble. The Milwaukee Bucks have landed Damian Lillard, the Boston Celtics capitalized on that move by getting the Portland Trail Blazers to reroute Jrue Holiday to them and the Sixers are left with no options to bolster Joel Embiid’s supporting cast. Oh, and Embiid’s main co-star absolutely hates the organization […]

Joel Embiid is special. There’s a reason the Philadelphia 76ers center won MVP in the 2022-23 season. Carmelo Anthony, however, put Embiid’s greatness in a better perspective while praising the big man. Anthony has nothing but admiration for Embiid and the work he has done so far in his career. Melo has seen how much […]