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James Harden has been absent from the Philadelphia 76ers for over a week due to a personal issue, and while the team is giving him an excused absence for now, the team could begin to fine him if it continues, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Sixers are not fining Harden now, but could […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — Tired of getting rolled over in the deeper part of the playoffs, the Philadelphia 76ers are continuing to build an identity around toughness and physicality. Toughness has been at the forefront of the identity the Sixers have been trying to create since the beginning of last season when they prioritized hard-nosed veterans […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have shockingly cut veteran big man Montrezl Harrell on the eve of the 2023-24 NBA season. The Sixers made the roster move as Harrell is still recovering from a knee injury and won’t be ready to contribute at the outset of the new campaign. “The Philadelphia 76ers are waiving center Montrezl Harrell, […]

How good will the Philadelphia 76ers be this season? The James Harden drama makes that question complicated. Because Philly is dealing with a star that wants out and their main conference rivals have gotten even better, many people are ready to write the team off as just another playoff team that won’t be a title […]

There is still no light at the end of the tunnel that is the James Harden trade saga for the Philadelphia 76ers. And it seems as though this drama will stretch into the start of the regular season, with the Sixers set to open their season against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. According to […]

With the 2023-24 NBA season set to tip-off this week, the biggest storyline surrounding the Philadelphia 76ers is the James Harden trade drama. Harden had requested a trade in the offseason and had reportedly had the Los Angeles Clippers as his preferred destination. Those talks have seemingly stalled and while Harden initially reported to training […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers closed out their preseason with a win. But more importantly, it gave Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey a chance to work together under new head coach Nick Nurse before the Sixers started playing real games. The Sixers have been reliant on Embiid for every year of his career and are […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers are going to look a bit different under Nick Nurse. Joel Embiid isn’t just okay with it, he’s very pleased with what the Sixers’ new coach is looking to implement. Embiid helped the Sixers beat the Atlanta Hawks in his first game under Nurse, Philly’s preseason finale. He shot the […]

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid and Nick Nurse’s first time joining forces led the Philadelphia 76ers to a victory. The Sixers ended their preseason with a win over the Atlanta Hawks despite a less-than-stellar scoring night from the reigning MVP. Embiid had 21 points on 3-12 shooting from the field in 33 minutes in his only […]

The Philadelphia 76ers hosted the Atlanta Hawks for their final exhibition match before the 2023-24 NBA season. Once again finding themselves in the backdrop of playoff baseball, the Sixers rode a dominant second half to a win by a final score of 120-106. Embiid finally took the court for Nick Nurse after missing the first […]

The start of the NBA’s regular season is officially less than a week away, and James Harden is still a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. The Los Angeles Clippers are the only ones linked to any Harden trade, but Tyronn Lue doesn’t believe that is hanging over Terance Mann or any players’ heads with the […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — Deja vu has struck the Philadelphia 76ers like lightning this offseason as yet another star guard has demanded a trade and awkwardly looking to distance himself from the team. Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and many other Sixers are sitting through James Harden’s ugly (eventual) exit just two years after Ben Simmons’ lengthy […]

The final preseason game is here for the Philadelphia 76ers. They will face the Atlanta Hawks at home as their last on-court experience before the regular season begins. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 PM EST. But with two key Sixers yet to play in the preseason, a big question lingers: Are Joel Embiid and James […]

There seems to be no end to the drama surrounding the Philadelphia 76ers and their stars James Harden and Joel Embiid. As Harden continues to miss practices and demand trades, Embiid has been linked to multiple other franchises in a potential trade with the Sixers, including, perhaps most notably, the New York Knicks. On Thursday, […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers’ preseason finale against the Atlanta Hawks will give them one more shot to get prepared for the season. Even as the game goes on, the focus will continue to be on James Harden, whose practice absences have renewed curiosity about his status with the Sixers and whether he will […]

James Harden reportedly did not attend practice with the Philadelphia 76ers today and is away from the team due to a personal matter, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. It has been an eventful offseason for James Harden and the 76ers. He opted into his contract and requested a trade from the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are going with another totally new look for their City Edition jerseys. In addition to slightly new Icon and Association jerseys, the Sixers are going with an alternate kit that looks unlike anything they have worn previously. A picture of the Sixers’ mascot, Franklin the Dog, in some never-before-seen threads was posted […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — Tyrese Maxey is about to see his role with the Philadelphia 76ers increase this season. Part of that is because the 22-year-old is continuing to grow as a player. But it’s also because the Sixers will probably be short-handed in the ball-handling department to start the year. James Harden’s latest no-show invites […]

James Harden wasn’t at Philadelphia 76ers practice on Wednesday, instead fueling the fire of his trade request from the comforts of Houston. So much for signs early in training camp that the future Hall-of-Famer would remain present and be entirely professional while the Sixers engaged in continued trade discussions with the LA Clippers, his well-known […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have high expectations for the upcoming NBA season. The Sixers come off a winning season where they advanced to the Conference Semifinals. Philly has NBA title aspirations led by none other than the reigning NBA MVP, Joel Embiid. Embiid is making progress both on and off the court. The superstar is nearing […]

Tension between the Sixers and James Harden continues to escalate after Harden skipped practice Wednesday. Harden previously attended a team meeting on Sunday, but is a no-show Wednesday. Coach Nick Nurse addressed Harden’s absence at the team’s press conference. “If [James Harden] is here, we go. If he’s not, we go. We’ve got work to […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers-James Harden situation has taken a sharp turn into being contentious again. The Sixers guard skipped the first practice following their latest preseason game to the surprise of the team. Any doubt that he would suit up for Philadelphia in the regular season has grown tenfold. Joel Embiid spoke to […]

James Harden remains a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, but not by choice. And while he made some interesting comments last week that shed light on his potential future in the City of Brotherly Love, things are again at a boiling point. Harden didn’t attend Sixers practice on Tuesday even though he was expected to […]

With James Harden showing up to Philadelphia 76ers training camp and participating in practice with his teammates, many around the league have begun to assume that the former league MVP will begin the season with the organization. However, Harden’s focus on wanting a trade has not gone away. With less than a week before the […]

After an active NBA offseason, there are probably more competitive teams and viable championship contenders than there have been in many years. That fact alone already does not bode well for the Philadelphia 76ers, but a drama-filled couple months should only add to Sixers fans’ distress. The talent is there, to be sure. Joel Embiid […]

James Harden has said that his relationship with Daryl Morey has been irreparable for the longest time. This means that a departure from the Joel Embiid-led Philadelphia 76ers can come at any time. But, the only drawback from this deal pushing through would be the trade partners that the Sixers have in mind. Trent Redden […]

BROOKLYN, NY — The Philadelphia 76ers put on a clinic in disruptive defense in their first 2023 preseason victory. Going against the Brooklyn Nets, the Sixers showed as clearly as possible how great defense fuels great offense. De’Anthony Melton tallied four steals and a block and Kelly Oubre Jr. notched a pair of blocks and […]

Despite the presence of Joel Embiid and James Harden plus the emergence of Tyrese Maxey, Tobias Harris should remain an integral figure for the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers forward is entering his 13th season in the NBA, which is also the final campaign of the current deal he signed with Philly back in 2019. That […]

Tyrese Maxey is viewed as the best young piece the Philadelphia 76ers have, with many wanting to acquire him in a trade in recent years as the team added players around Joel Embiid, but it seems as if the 76ers are keeping him as a building block, and Tobias Harris believes he will take another […]

It appears that Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey is poised to take the next step toward superstardom in the NBA. For Brooklyn Nets guard-forward Ben Simmons, does not doubt Maxey’s ability to reach his full potential in the league. “He just continues to grow and he works so hard,” Simmons said of Maxey (h/t Ky […]

BROOKLYN, NY — Nick Nurse has his first (unofficial) win as the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. In a wire-to-wire victory over the Brooklyn Nets, the Sixers continued to exude Nurse’s teachings with a wild display of up-tempo basketball. Nurse has stressed a multitude of talking points to the Sixers as he prepares them […]

After a pair of preseason games against the same opponent, the Philadelphia 76ers faced off against the Brooklyn Nets in the Barclays Center. With the Phillies again drawing eyeballs away from them, the Sixers built a big lead and held on, winning by a score of 127-119. Joel Embiid was out, despite an expectation that […]

After three years of game-planning for Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, opposing coaches will be met with a revamped Brooklyn Nets squad in 2023-24. While the Nets lack a superstar, the new-look roster is filled with versatile two-way players. Ben Simmons presents one of the league’s top passers and defenders if healthy. Mikal Bridges and […]

NEW YORK, NY — In one corner of the main basketball court at Baruch College, where the Philadelphia 76ers held their pregame shootaround before facing the Brooklyn Nets, Patrick Beverley gets up some jumpers. On the other end, Jaden Springer gets up some of his own looks. Beverley has seen the NBA court 631 more […]

NEW YORK, NY — Joel Embiid will miss his third preseason game as the Philadelphia 76ers prepare to face the Brooklyn Nets in the lead-up to the 2023-24 campaign. This will be the first time the Sixers’ superstar will play less than two preseason games since his rookie season of 2016-17 (save for 2020-21, where […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ preseason marches on with a matchup against the Brooklyn Nets up next. The Sixers will head back to the site of a testy playoff series as they look to get warmed up for the 2023-24 season. But with their two biggest stars yet to take the court, the question must be asked: […]

WILMINGTON, DE — The Philadelphia 76ers made their annual trip to the Chase Fieldhouse, the home of their G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats, to play their intrasquad scrimmage in front of fans who might not get the chance to see them regularly up in Philly. Most of the Sixers players won’t see the […]

James Harden remains with the Philadelphia 76ers and made it clear on Friday that he plans to play for the franchise but also said his relationship with president of basketball operations Daryl Morey is “irreparable”. In the back of his mind, Harden is still hoping for a trade to the Los Angeles Clippers, but it […]

Coming into the 2023-24 NBA season, the Philadelphia 76ers had to settle on a backup center. Last season, that job went to Montrezl Harrell early and eventually went to Paul Reed. While the Sixers resigned both Harrell and Reed in the offseason, they also added Mo Bamba to compete for backup center minutes as well. […]