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The Philadelphia 76ers closed out the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night in Game 5, advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals. The top-seeded Sixers are set to play the fifth-seeded Atlanta Hawks, who dispatched the New York Knicks in five games in round one. Philadelphia has not reached the Conference Finals since 2001. Atlanta’s last appearance […]

The Philadelphia 76ers dropped Game 4 to the Washington Wizards on Monday. The loss, however, wasn’t the biggest concern of the Sixers, but the health of star center and MVP candidate Joel Embiid, who had a scary fall in the opening quarter and was held out for the rest of the game.  Embiid took an […]

Given their excellent regular season, the Philadephia 76ers quickly rose as a favorite to win the title this season. They were expected to boot out the Washington Wizards with ease in the first round. However, they failed to complete the sweep, losing 122-114 in Game 4. A quick 4-0 would’ve been great as it would’ve […]

Today, Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant is being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Across 20 seasons, five championships, and 220 playoff games for the NBA’s most glamorous franchise, Bryant produced as many iconic moments as perhaps any player in basketball history — including Michael Jordan, who will present Bryant into […]

Miami Heat lifer Udonis Haslem made his season debut against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night, and he promptly got ejected just three minutes into this appearance after a scuffle with Dwight Howard. Haslem has absolutely zero regrets about the incident. After giving a short play-by-play of what went down, the Heat veteran even admitted […]

James Harden has established himself as one of the best players in NBA history. He had a pretty pedestrian start to his career coming off the bench for the Oklahoma City Thunder. But while Harden did win a Sixth Man of the Year Award, no one saw him becoming the elite stud he is today […]

It’s no secret that Dwight Howard’s first stint with the Los Angeles Lakers was a complete disaster. As it turns out, the late, great Kobe Bryant knew early on that his team-up with Howards simply wasn’t going to work on. Apparently, Kobe knew as soon as they first talked on the phone. In a recent […]

It’s no secret that tension existed between former Houston Rockets stars James Harden and Dwight Howard during their three-year tenure together. However, what wasn’t known was that tensions reached such a boiling point that many in the organization wondered if Howard was intentionally “whiffing” on screens for Harden as an attempt to sabotage him, according […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Dwight Howard may be nearing the tail end of his career, but there’s no denying that the eight-time All-Star can still produce some spectacular highlight plays. The Sixers center did just that on Saturday with an emphatic block on Danilo Gallinari of the Atlanta Hawks. Howard rose up to swat away […]

Whatever Dwight Howard has done to the referees across the NBA, he’s sincerely sorry. The Sixers big man has been a victim for most of this season, currently leading the league with 16 technical fouls. Howard isn’t sure why the refs are so against him, but he offered a hilarious message to them in the […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers did not hold back in blasting the officials for calling a soft technical foul on Dwight Howard in their 132-94 defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks. The long-time NBA mentor believes Howard received the tech solely on his reputation, claiming that if that had been any other player on the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been a dominant force all season, racking up an Eastern Conference-leading 38-17 record heading into Friday night’s showdown against the Los Angeles Clippers. Sixers president Daryl Morey dramatically reshaped the roster around Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons in his first offseason with the club, giving them a balanced attack on both […]

Not a lot of people can outmuscle Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard in the paint. However, Lu Dort of the Oklahoma City Thunder belongs on that shortlist. Despite giving up several inches (not to mention a couple of lbs.) against the chiseled Sixers big man, Dort flexed his muscles by absorbing a lot of contact […]

Dwight Howard and the rest of the Philadelphia 76ers want to make sure that the NBA is aware that they’re winning games even without their MVP candidate in Joel Embiid. On Thursday, the Sixers snapped a two-game skid after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road, 114-94. This is the 1oth straight game they’ve been […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard has been ejected in consecutive contests. He said Monday he has to show restraint. Howard is hoping to keep his focus on the floor and not on the whistles as Philly prepares for Tuesday’s showdown with the Denver Nuggets. Dwight Howard says his takeaway from the last two games is […]

Things got chippy between Los Angeles Lakers center Montrezl Harrell and Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard during their showdown on Thursday night. It didn’t take long for the two rugged big men to get into each others’ faces. They received a technical each as a result of their first altercation that occurred a minute after […]

Dwight Howard’s first trip back in the Staples Center ended on a sour note. It took the Philadelphia 76ers just 12 minutes before being asked to leave the court early as Howard was ejected for an altercation with Los Angeles Lakers’ Montrezl Harrell as the two were heading to their respective benches at the end […]

It took some time for former Los Angeles Lakers players Dwight Howard and Danny Green to receive their 2020 NBA championship rings. The highly anticipated moment finally arrived on Thursday, when they made the trip back to Staples Center as members of the Philadelphia 76ers. Judging by the huge grin on their faces, it was […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard did not hold back when reporters asked him about Giannis Antetokounmpo’s dagger celebration following the Sixers’ overtime loss to the Bucks on Wednesday.  When asked about Giannis’ antics, the one-time NBA champion said he wanted to do the Stone Cold Stunner on the Bucks star but didn’t do so because […]

The Philadelphia 76ers edged out the New York Knicks in a thrilling 99 – 96 battle last Tuesday. Tobias Harris had a fantastic stat line as he led the team with 30 points. One of the solid performances from the team came from Dwight Howard. This led head coach Doc Rivers to give his take […]

The Houston Rockets have made some big trades over the course of their history. In the last few decades alone, the Rockets have traded for players like Clyde Drexler, Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen, Tracy McGrady, and, of course, James Harden. They traded for Chris Paul in 2017 and then traded Paul for Russell Westbrook in […]

Episode 2 of “The Inside Story,” the documentary chronicling the rise of TNT’s “Inside the NBA,” airs Friday night at 9 p.m. ET. Whereas the premiere episode mostly focused on host and longtime network broadcaster Ernie Johnson, the second showing spotlights Kenny “The Jet” Smith. The former Houston Rockets guard takes a shot from Shaquille […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard definitely knows a thing or two about defense. The 35-year-old owns three Defensive Player of the Year trophies, which he won in three consecutive seasons from 2009 to 2011 during his prime with the Orlando Magic. With that said, Howard is seeing firsthand just how much of a force Sixers […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are clicking on all cylinders early on against the Dallas Mavericks at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday. Sixers All-Star Ben Simmons made sure to capitalize on a terrific rejection by his teammate Dwight Howard, as the pair converted on a classic defense to offense sequence. Dwight block. Ben dunk. (via @sixers) pic.twitter.com/5onWK9zYMx […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard is a three-time Defensive Player of the Year. Naturally, the Sixers’ big man took something from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ stifling defensive performance in Super Bowl LV. Dwight Howard said Monday he and the rest of his Sixers teammates are feeling motivated to play better defense after watching the Bucs […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Dwight Howard was involved in a rather peculiar incident during the Sixers’ Saturday night bout against the Detroit Pistons. Howard literally got his shorts ripped in a box out sequence, but was still whistled for a foul, and for good measure, was even handed a tech moments later. Here’s a look […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard has struggled his whole career from the charity stripe, but the one-time NBA champion has a new free-throw routine that he sported on Wednesday against the Boston Celtics. Dwight's unique FT routine: pic.twitter.com/D9mY0dUgEl — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 21, 2021 As can be seen, Dwight Howard was standing way […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard moved past NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon Saturday to take sole possession of 13th place on the league’s all-time rebounding list. In collecting his 10th board of the afternoon, Howard has now earned 13,749 career rebounds, one more than the former Houston Rocket. Dwight moves to 13th on the all-time rebounds […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers joked that Dwight Howard would be forced to play point guard against the Denver Nuggets Saturday afternoon, following the announcement that the team would have only nine eligible players for the game due to COVID-19 protocols. Speaking with reporters via Zoom during his pregame availability, the Sixers boss outlined […]

Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey tossed a beautiful alley-oop pass to center Dwight Howard, who promptly threw it down for a vicious slam against the Brooklyn Nets. Though Dwight may no longer wear a Superman cap, he still has the hops to get up high. Watch Howard do his thing: Another look at the Tyrese Maxey […]

New Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard was a key contributor for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2019-20 and earned his first NBA championship ring in the process. Now, Howard is in Philly and new Sixers head coach, Doc Rivers, believes Howard was more than just a useful role player on the Lakers’ latest title-winning squad. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will enter the new season with a bit of a log jam in their frontcourt. So much so, that Sixers head coach Doc Rivers even toyed about the idea of playing all four of his centers at the same time. Well, not really. The Sixers will have no less than four big […]

When the 2020-21 season starts, Dwight Howard and the Philadelphia 76ers do not only plan on beating teams physically in basketball. Apparently, the Sixers also want to win in the mental warfare. Dwight said so as much after leading the Sixers to a 113-107 preseason win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday. Howard had a […]

Philadelphia Sixers big man Dwight Howard has been involved in an off-court allegation regarding his pet snakes. The lawsuit was filed by two individuals named Armica Nabaa and Kamisha Shelman who were both hired by Howard back in Dec. 2018, per TMZ Sports. The women were initially tasked to handle administrative and business affairs for […]

New Philadelphia 76ers big man Dwight Howard has long accepted that he is not the same dominant NBA player he once was. Of course, it is not a result of his stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. Speaking with the media, he revealed what his mentality was going into his time with the Purple and […]

After all the ups and downs in his 16-year professional career so far, Dwight Howard finally won a title last season. But apart from a Larry O’Brien trophy on his resume, what impressed Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers the most was how the big man rejuvenated his career. Rivers acknowledged how much of an asset […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has a new partner in crime in the frontcourt this year. The Sixers signed veteran big man Dwight Howard away from the Los Angeles Lakers after Howard played an integral role in L.A.’s championship frontcourt. Embiid said Friday he is excited to have a “Hall of Fame” player like Howard […]

With Dwight Howard recently deciding to take his talents to the Philadelphia 76ers, one of the biggest questions that emerged was how he would fit alongside Sixers superstar big man Joel Embiid. Both players have been known to possess a rather jovial type of approach to the game, and for his part, Howard expressed how […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were supposed to be a championship contender in the 2019-20 NBA campaign thanks to the maturation of their two young All-Stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, plus some notable offseason moves. However, the team underachieved big time. They struggled mightily on the road before the suspension of the season due to the […]