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If at first you don’t succeed with one championship head coach, then try again with another one. That’s the saying, right? Well, it might be the magic mantra for the Philadelphia 76ers, who fired Doc Rivers after the team failed to close out the Boston Celtics in the NBA Playoffs. The Sixers could see Nick […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ offseason is underway after once again losing in the second round of the playoffs. The reality of having to trade Joel Embiid hasn’t truly arrived but it’s still getting too close for comfort. The Sixers have to get it right this offseason. While the possibility of James Harden going to Houston still […]

After three seasons in charge and failing to get past the conference semifinals, the Philadelphia 76ers made the difficult decision to fire head coach Doc Rivers this week. While their playoff struggles undoubtedly played a part, it appears Daryl Morey’s good buddy James Harden was a “driving force” behind Rivers losing his job. Via Jake […]

The Philadelphia 76ers gained notoriety in the mid-2010s when they blew up their roster and began their infamous process that entailed bottoming out to earn the chance to grab some of the best draft prospects in all of basketball. And it’s not like it didn’t work, even though it has yet to bear a championship […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have another long, uncertain offseason ahead of them. Firing head coach Doc Rivers has to be a move that they make to improve the team, not the move. This offseason should see the Sixers make numerous other attempts to build a better team. The roster around Joel Embiid and James Harden (whom […]

The Philadelphia 76ers shocked the basketball world recently after they decided to fire Doc Rivers as the team’s head coach. This came shortly after the Sixers suffered a devastating NBA Playoffs second-round exit at the hands of the Boston Celtics. As it turns out, however, even superstar big man Joel Embiid was left shell-shocked by […]

It was a grueling seven-game series that ended in embarrassment for the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers held a 3-2 the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Boston Celtics, and they even led Game 6 heading into the fourth quarter. The team proceeded to lose that contest at home before bowing out in Game 7 after an […]

Apparently, Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey did not even consult Joel Embiid about the firing of now ex-head coach Doc Rivers. This is according to the intel that was gathered by one-time NBA championed turned ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins, who further adds that Rivers’ axing had a lot to do with James […]

CAMDEN, NJ — Joel Embiid came up short in the playoffs again. The Philadelphia 76ers and their fans are tired of hearing that same old song but it’s the loudest tune in the city after a no-show in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Boston Celtics. Improvements to his scoring repertoire weren’t […]

CAMDEN, NJ — The Philadelphia 76ers’ 2023 offseason began with the departure of one key figure: head coach Doc Rivers. The rest of the Sixers’ offseason will largely be defined by whether James Harden also skips town. Rumors of his interest in returning to the Houston Rockets are flying around left and right following another […]

Philadelphia 76ers star point guard James Harden intends to decline his $35.6 million player option from the Sixers, in turn making him an unrestricted free agent looking for a long-term deal this summer. Amid speculation of a reunion with the Houston Rockets, Harden will now look for a four-year contract where he is free to […]

JJ Redick appears destined to land a coaching job sooner rather than later. He’s already been linked to possible gigs around the NBA, such as the Toronto Raptors head coaching job. However, Redick is the shocking betting favorite to replace Doc Rivers with the Philadelphia 76ers, per Betonline. Redick’s odds currently sit at +300, in […]

Will the Joel Embiid-led Philadelphia 76ers ever get over the hump? It definitely seemed like going up 3-2 against the Boston Celtics in the 2023 NBA playoffs was their best chance to do so, especially when they took a lead heading into fourth quarter of Game 6 while Jayson Tatum was in the middle of […]

Doc Rivers is currently out of work in the NBA following his dismissal from his post as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. It was a decision by the Sixers not a few expected the team would make after it shockingly had a meltdown in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs at the […]

Doc Rivers finally broke his silence after the Philadelphia 76ers fired him on Tuesday following another brutal NBA Playoffs exit. In a statement on social media, Rivers was appreciative of the opportunity to coach the Sixers. He also highlighted how much he wanted to bring another championship to the city, but in the end, he […]

The Philadelphia 76ers fired Doc Rivers after a lackluster Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics and another failed pursuit of an NBA Finals ring. After the firing, Kendrick Perkins blasted the Sixers for using Rivers as a scapegoat, when James Harden is the real problem. "No matter who they bring in and they bring […]

The Philadelphia 76ers decided to move on from veteran head coach Doc Rivers after yet another failed attempt to reach the Eastern Conference Finals. The Sixers will be busy bringing in several coaches, although the future of the roster is unclear as James Harden-Houston Rockets rumors pick up steam. The Sixers lost Game 7 to […]

James Harden’s 2022-23 season with the Philadelphia 76ers ended in disappointing fashion. He scored a mere nine points — on 3-for-11 shooting from the field and 1-for-5 from behind the three-point arc — in the Sixers’ embarrassing 112-88 Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics. With Harden set to become an unrestricted free agent this […]

Former NBA player Dwight Howard has been making hilarious pitches for NBA players to join him in Taiwan, and with Doc Rivers being fired by the Philadelphia 76ers, Howard has the newest name on his list. “We’ll need a Great coach for this Dreamteam 🤔 #Taiwan” wrote Dwight Howard on Twitter. Doc Rivers ultimately did […]

The Philadelphia 76ers made a drastic decision following another year of playoff embarrassment. They decided to fire head coach Doc Rivers after their drought of appearances in the conference finals reached 23 years. An eventful offseason for the Sixers begins. Following a Game 7 where Joel Embiid and James Harden completely stunk it up, firing […]

After being eliminated from the NBA Playoffs in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Sunday afternoon, the Philadelphia 76ers made the bold decision to relieve Doc Rivers of his duties as head coach of the team. While the move was deemed unsurprising by Fox Sports’ Colin Cowherd, he does believe that the decision […]

Less than 48 hours after the Philadelphia 76ers suffered a blowout loss in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Sixers dismissed head coach Doc Rivers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. In three seasons with the Sixers, Rivers had an outstanding .653 winning percentage in the regular season. That was outweighed by three straight second-round […]

Just two days after flaming out of the NBA Playoffs, the Philadelphia 76ers have parted ways with veteran head coach Doc Rivers after three seasons at the helm. Shortly after the news broke, Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey spoke out on the decision to fire Rivers. “Doc is one of the most successful […]

Coaching in the NBA is a cutthroat affair. It’s both rewarding and deeply frustrating. For the triumvirate of Doc Rivers, Mike Budenholzer, and Monty Williams, it’s more of the latter following their respective teams’ handing them their walking papers. Their dismissals have also sent shockwaves across the league in large part because not many saw […]

The Philadelphia 76ers dropped a bomb on Tuesday morning, firing head coach Doc Rivers after just three seasons with the franchise — and the search for his replacement has already begun. “The Sixers’ search for a new coach is expected to include Mike Budenholzer, Sam Cassell, Mike D’Antoni, Nick Nurse, Frank Vogel and Monty Williams, […]

After three seasons as the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, Doc Rivers has been fired. The Sixers will be moving on from the veteran head coach after three years of disappointment in the playoffs. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news following the Sixers’ loss in the second round of the 2023 NBA playoffs. They […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have once again fallen short of their goal of winning an NBA championship. Despite taking a 3-2 series lead at home against division rival Boston Celtics, they proceeded to crap the bed, choking away a fourth quarter lead at home in Game 6 while lacking the requisite effort to keep up with […]

Once again, James Harden went missing when it mattered most in the postseason. In Game 7 against the Boston Celtics, with a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals on the line, Harden scored just nine points on 3-11 shooting, taking his tally over the last three games of the series to just 39 points on […]

After sharing his confusion on Joel Embiid’s comments following the Philadelphia 76ers’ playoff exit, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard remains unimpressed by the big man. To recall, Embiid seemingly pinned the blame on his teammates for their disastrous loss to the Boston Celtics. In his postgame presser, the Sixers center and 2022-23 MVP shared […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were one quarter away from the Eastern Conference Finals. The Sixers held a two-point lead over the visiting Boston Celtics yet managed to lose Game 6 by scoring just 13 points over the final 12 minutes. A few days later, the Sixers trailed by only three at halftime during the decisive Game […]

The Philadelphia 76ers enjoyed a strong 2022-23 season. With Joel Embiid on the roster, the MVP, the future appears bright for Philadelphia. A recent James Harden rumor surfaced though that doesn’t bode well for the chances of him remaining with the Sixers, per ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. James Harden does not want to return to the […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar guard James Harden could be a free agent in the coming offseason. He has a decision to make with regard to his player option for the 2023-24 NBA season worth $35.64 million. Moreover, there are murmurs that the former league Most Valuable Player is flirting with the idea of taking his talents […]

There is a lot of uncertainty ahead for the Philadelphia 76ers, and while it seems unlikely that Joel Embiid will ask for a trade at the moment, this is the NBA, and Philadelphia has a lot to figure out in order to stay in contention for the 2023-2024 NBA season. There is uncertainty about whether […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown finally got justice after a referee assessed him with a double technical foul along with Georges Niang during Sunday’s Game 7 against the Philadelphia 76ers. The incident occurred following a heated exchange midway through the second quarter. The Celtics swingman first got it after referee Scott Foster caught him yelling […]

Doc Rivers and the Philadelphia 76ers have done it once again. Despite holding a 3-2 series lead over the Boston Celtics in their Eastern Conference semifinals series, and even having a lead late in the fourth quarter of Game 6, Philly couldn’t punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals, and crashed out of the […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum put on a performance of a lifetime during a Game 7 trouncing of the Philadelphia 76ers. He dropped an insane 51 points on 60.7% shooting from the field over the course of the 112-88 win. His game was so spectacular that it got Celtics legend Paul Pierce talking online: Damn […]

It could turn out to be a very successful summer for the Houston Rockets. The Rockets are projected to have upwards of $60 million in cap space this summer and have far more spending power than any other team in the league. They are already heavily linked with a reunion with James Harden and with […]

As you might’ve guessed, Philadelphians aren’t exactly taking the 76ers‘ humiliating Game 7 no-show against the Celtics in stride. The sky is falling; these are the end times. The months-long chatter that James Harden wants to return to the Houston Rockets this summer feels more legitimate than ever; for the first time, there’s real doubt […]

The Philadelphia 76ers came within one solid quarter away from advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals. Alas, the Sixers allowed Jayson Tatum to snap out of his funk late in Game 6 and they paid for it dearly in Game 7, with Tatum scoring 51 points to lead the Boston Celtics to victory all the […]