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Since the Philadelphia 76ers acquired James Harden at the trade deadline, they have been one of the biggest topics in the basketball community. While time might not be on their side, they have firmly planted themselves in the title picture this season. With roughly six weeks to go in the regular season, the Sixers will […]

There’s nobody more excited about James Harden making his debut with the Philadelphia 76ers than Daryl Morey. The Sixers team president was excited enough to send out an ominous tweet directed at the Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia’s first opponent after the All-Star break: “Find out Friday,” said Morey, even tagging the TWolves’ official Twitter account. Find […]

We have officially reached the NBA All-Star break. Teams now have eight days to rest and recuperate before the playoff push begins. One team that will surely be making the most of this time is the Philadelphia 76ers. Following a blockbuster swap of All-Stars, the Sixers find themselves in a prime position to compete this […]

While the top spots in the Western Conference have been virtually untouched for a while now, with the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors atop the standings for majority of the season, the Eastern Conference seeding continues to shuffle on a daily basis. The latest blockbuster trade between two East powerhouses sending James Harden to […]

After the Philadelphia 76ers executed a trade to get James Harden from the Brooklyn Nets, there were talks that Adam Silver could open an investigation about a possible tampering. After all, Daryl Morey and the Sixers have long shown interest in The Beard, and then Harden himself wanted to get out of Brooklyn amid a […]

James Harden’s tenure as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers is on the horizon. Harden has yet to play with the Sixers due to a hamstring injury but is set to debut with the team after the All-Star break. Adding Harden will drastically shift the trajectory of the franchise. The former MVP should pair fantastically […]

It’s rare for two NBA teams to facilitate a seismic deal at the trade deadline, but we saw one last week. After a months-long saga, Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers are no longer intertwined. Daryl Morey finally found a suitable return package, acquiring James Harden in return for the disgruntled All-Star. Whenever a trade […]

Newly acquired superstar James Harden has yet to suit up for the Philadelphia 76ers, as the veteran guard is still rehabbing a hamstring injury. Harden reportedly wasn’t expected to suit up in a Philly jersey for the first time until after the NBA All-Star break. On Friday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski revealed the official date for […]

He may not have taken the floor yet, but James Harden’s presence is already having an impact on the Philadelphia 76ers. Since the trade has become official, the All-Star guard has spent the past two games on the bench with his new teammates. Due to a hamstring injury suffered earlier this season, Harden has yet […]

James Harden hasn’t played a game for the Philadelphia 76ers just yet, but he has already been making a positive impression on his teammates. According to the latest report from Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Harden has completely bought into the culture that the Sixers have built. This comes just a week after he was […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers didn’t let their blowout defeat against the Boston Celtics rattle them. In their final game before the All-Star break, they beat the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks on their own home floor. Even with James Harden still on the sidelines after the blockbuster trade, Joel Embiid reminded everyone why their […]

After suffering a catastrophic blowout at the hands of the Boston Celtics, the Philadelphia 76ers hit the road on Thursday for one final game before the All-Star break. On their schedule was a nationally-televised meeting against the Milwaukee Bucks.  This meeting of two of the Eastern Conference’s top teams did not disappoint. With big shots […]

The Eastern Conference saw a major shakeup last week, as the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers pulled off a mega-deal hours before the trade deadline. After falling short in his pursuit of acquiring James Harden last year, Sixers president Daryl Morey was finally able to reunite with the former MVP. Tuesday afternoon, Harden held his […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant first sprained his knee back in mid January. There was some friendly fire when Bruce Brown was pushed while playing defense in a game vs. the New Orleans Pelicans. Brown went flying into Durant’s leg. The collision appeared to hyperextend KD’s knee a bit. Still, fans breathed a major sigh […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets made one of the most talked-about trades of the year. Hours before the 2022 NBA Trade Deadline, the teams finalized a blockbuster deal surrounding James Harden and Ben Simmons. However, there was another player on the mind of Sixers’ general manager Daryl Morey before this deal came to […]

One of the biggest changes Doc Rivers has made since taking over as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers is in regards to culture. Before his arrival, there were multiple signs of dysfunction in the locker room. Now, the Sixers are one of the most tight-knit groups in the league. The improved culture is something […]

It’s still hard to fathom that Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving only played together for 16 games—SIXTEEN!—with the Brooklyn Nets. The experiment worked as well as James Corden in that movie about singing cats. Now, Harden is with the Philadelphia 76ers, forming another talented trio with Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris. On Tuesday, […]

Earlier on Tuesday, Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid and James Harden went viral after a video of Harden teaching Embiid his signature double stepback jumper surfaced. It was met with much hype and anticipation as the idea of the Sixers big man improving his shooting prowess would make him even more unstoppable. Fast forward to […]

James Harden made headlines again on Monday, but it wasn’t exactly for the best of reasons. The 10-time All-Star is still nursing an injury and has yet to make his Sixers debut following his blockbuster trade from the Nets. However, Harden made sure he was going to make an impact on the game — just […]

James Harden is now officially a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. He hasn’t made his debut for the Sixers yet, but you can already sense from the things he’s been saying that he’s absolutely delighted to be with his new team. In the same light, Harden also decided to fire a bit of a shot […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has been a huge supporter of player empowerment in the league, but after seeing the whole James Harden-Ben Simmons situation and trade between the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers, he knew they have to find a way to improve the system. Harden and Simmons basically forced their way out of the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ acquisition of James Harden rocked the NBA Trade Deadline, and now fans are eagerly awaiting seeing their new prized asset in action for the first time. Footage of Harden alongside his new superstar teammate Joel Embiid at practice has made its way online, and it looks as if The Beard is already […]

When the Philadelphia 76ers traded for James Harden last Thursday, the trajectory of their season changed dramatically. Not only is the cloud of the Ben Simmons saga gone from over the team’s head, but they now have a high-talented duo to lead this team on a deep playoff run. One of the main topics discussed […]

The Brooklyn Nets officially have a new look after James Harden departed last Thursday in a blockbuster trade with the Philadelphia 76ers. The Beard spoke to the Philly media for the first time on Tuesday and was asked about Kyrie Irving and if his vaccination status affected the team. Harden kept it real with his […]

A new era of basketball in Philadelphia was introduced Tuesday afternoon as James Harden held his introductory press conference since being traded last Thursday. The former MVP took the podium with Paul Millsap, Doc Rivers, Daryl Morey, and Sixers’ owner Josh Harris. An array of topics were covered, including his new All-Star teammate in Joel […]

The Philadelphia 76ers held a press conference Tuesday afternoon to welcome the two newest members of the team. James Harden and Paul Millsap joined the Sixers in their blockbuster trade with the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. During the press conference, a media member asked Harden about the hamstring injury that has been affecting him recently. […]

Newly acquired star James Harden is officially a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, as he was spotted on the court practicing with the team. Harden isn’t quite ready for game action, as it was reported that he’ll play in his first game with the Sixers after the All-Star break. Of course, one of the big […]

James Harden spoke to the media for the first time on Tuesday as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. While The Beard answered a number of different questions, perhaps the most polarizing thing he said is that he was always hoping to join the Sixers, even before the veteran was traded from the Houston Rockets […]

The Ben Simmons-James Harden blockbuster sent shockwaves through the NBA. We still haven’t had a chance to process it all yet, but with newcomers Seth Curry and Andre Drummond helping the Brooklyn Nets finally snap an 11 game losing streak on Monday, that makes it a little more palatable for fans. But Ben Simmons is […]

Former Brooklyn Nets star James Harden infamously said it was going to be “scary hours” for the rest of the NBA when he, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving became a fully functioning Big Three. Instead, that trio only played 16 games together between last season and this season before Harden was traded to the Philadelphia […]

What’s a Hollywood movie without some conflict? If James Harden is truly set for a storybook ending with the Philadelphia 76ers, he sure as hell got in a lot of conflict to get to this point. Now seems like the part where the protagonist goes on a training montage leading up to the playoffs. James […]

Right after the news broke that James Harden had been traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported the star guard would be exercising his 2022-23 player option worth $47,366,760. However, Kyle Neubeck of Philly Voice later said Harden had actually not picked up that player option with the Sixers. […]

It’s been an open secret leading up to the blockbuster trade sending James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers that the Nets star was unhappy in Brooklyn. One massive reason, literally and figuratively, was reportedly what James Harden saw in new Sixers teammate Joel Embiid that he didn’t see in former Nets teammate Kyrie Irving. According […]

Like a shooting star that only crossed the sky for a brief moment, the Brooklyn Nets supernova trio of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden has officially come and gone. But unlike those celestial bodies we merely observe from a distance, the destruction of this one was under the supervision of the Nets’ biggest […]

The Brooklyn Nets have officially entered a new era after pulling off a blockbuster trade for James Harden as he is now a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. It also appears an exit was going to happen sooner or later given Harden’s rocky relationship with Kevin Durant. The Beard and KD didn’t see eye to […]

It was a wire-to-wire victory for Bruce Brown, Seth Curry Andre Drummond and the Brooklyn Nets. The win is the team’s first since January 21, a W versus the San Antonio Spurs. It snaps a grueling and miserable 11-game losing streak, one that coincided with the breakup of The Big 3, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving […]

One of the biggest stories in the NBA right now is the Philadelphia 76ers’ acquisition of James Harden in a mega-deal just hours before the trade deadline. The Ben Simmons saga finally reached its end as the former no. 1 was dealt to Brooklyn along with Seth Curry and Andre Drummond in exchange for the […]

Philadelphia isn’t far from Brooklyn, but making the journey might feel like it took years in the making for new Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons. Remember when Kyrie Irving had his first game of the season? It felt like so long between the fateful 2021 Nets’ playoff game where Irving rolled an ankle landing on […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets pulled off one of the biggest trades in recent memory when they agreed on a deal that would see Ben Simmons and James Harden swap teams. As it turns out, however, this could be just the first step for the Sixers who are now being linked to a […]