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The Brooklyn Nets are gearing up for a playoff run without one of its primary stars. Although Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving will be ready, Ben Simmons won’t be. Although trading James Harden seemed to be the Nets’ only real choice, trading for Simmons proved to be costly. Durant, in an MVP-caliber season, will likely […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are in an undeniably much better place right now than they were a couple of months back. The Sixers were winning games but a huge, Ben Simmons-sized cloud was looming over the entire team as the front office tried to find a way to get rid of their disgruntled star. This finally […]

Throughout all the drama leading up to Ben Simmons’ exit from the Philadelphia 76ers, it just felt like he was burning bridges. He had no intention of playing for the Sixers ever again and he was not afraid to make his feelings known about it. One of the biggest storylines surrounding Simmons’ ugly divorce from […]

Joel Embiid has spent the past few seasons carrying the Philadelphia 76ers on his back. He has continued to do so this season, though he now has James Harden to help him out. With a solid supporting cast around them, the Sixers are looking to finally break into title contention. Embiid told Sports Illustrated’s Chris […]

Seth Curry has been in and out of the lineup for the Brooklyn Nets since joining the team as part of the Ben Simmons-James Harden trade. The 31-year-old started on Tuesday and he helped the Nets to a 130-123 win over the Detroit Pistons. After the game, Nets head coach Steve Nash opened up about […]

The Brooklyn Nets have had championship aspirations ever since they brought together Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden. While the latter is now long gone, this team is still hungry to win an NBA title, but health has played a major issue. KD missed substantial time this season with a knee injury, while Kyrie […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is flying high this season, emerging as a clear frontrunner for MVP alongside Nikola Jokic. Even more impressive, he’s done it all through the Ben Simmons drama, which surrounded the Sixers all season long until he was finally traded off to the Brooklyn Nets in March for James Harden. Embiid […]

With just a handful of games remaining in the regular season, the Brooklyn Nets are looking to stay in the top half of the Play-In tournament. If they finish as the 7th or 8th seed, that means one Play-In win and they’re in the playoffs. If they finish as an 8 or 9 seed, they’ll […]

The Brooklyn Nets might be able to win the championship with their currently available roster. But what if they could introduce a third All-Star to their lineup? What if that third star specialized in defense, this Nets team’s biggest weakness? It sounds like Ben Simmons is feeling a little less pain back right now. But […]

The Brooklyn Nets got some big news out of the way earlier on Thursday. NYC Mayor Eric Adams explained his rationale for changing local vaccine mandate rules to make an exception for star athletes like Kyrie Irving, but not other working-class folks. Irving is now allowed to play in home games at Barclays Center despite […]

The reigning Defensive Player of the Year is not going to like to hear this one. Rudy Gobert came to New York to try to help slow down Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets. But as it turns out, the Nets didn’t mind going against the big man who’s currently favored to repeat as DPOY. […]

There are just 11 basketball games to go for the Brooklyn Nets before the season ends, and as of today, they appear headed for the eighth seed prior to the Play-In. But by now, fans expected to have already gotten a look at Ben Simmons in the uniform. Unfortunately, it sounds like they’ll have to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are flying high with their new superstar duo of James Harden and Joel Embiid, but it appears the big man could’ve had a different running mate. The Sixers were planning to heavily pursue Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal if he was healthy at the trade deadline. Via The Athletic: In an alternate […]

Ben Simmons has yet to play for the Brooklyn Nets after being acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers in February for James Harden. His absence has left many wondering if he’ll play at all this season as he continues to deal with back soreness following the ramping up of his conditioning. In fact, he was aiming […]

Gilbert Arenas has never been shy to dish out some heat. But instead of lambasting Ben Simmons like most talking heads have done since that fateful pass to Matisse Thybulle in the Philadelphia 76ers’ playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks, Agent Zero actually got behind him. The outspoken former All-Star was vocal on why he […]

When Ben Simmons’ trade to the Brooklyn Nets finally pushed through, Joel Embiid appeared to be one of the happiest men on the planet. As a matter of fact, he even posted a meme expressing just how glad he was to see Simmons out the door. Unsurprisingly, that tweet went viral and while Embiid hilariously […]

The Brooklyn Nets are fighting for not just their playoff lives, but their Play-In lives as well. With just 12 regular season games remaining, only three of which Kyrie Irving is eligible to play in, things can occasionally look pretty bleak in Brooklyn–even with all of the 50 and 60 point games we’re seeing. Adding […]

The general belief is that one of the main reasons behind Ben Simmons’ unwillingness to play for the Philadelphia 76ers earlier in the season stemmed from how he was treated as the scapegoat in the Sixers’ Game 7 loss to the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the playoffs last season. Many believed that […]

With 13 games to go before the Play-In tournament, we’re getting down to the wire. However, the Brooklyn Nets’ third All-Star player, Ben Simmons, still has no timetable to join his teammates. Over the last few games, we’ve seen Kyrie Irving drop 50 points and then 60 points. In the middle of that was Kevin […]

Hours before the 2022 NBA Trade Deadline, the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets completed the blockbuster James Harden-Ben Simmons trade. The Sixers and Simmons both wanted the point guard out of Philadelphia. Simmons refused to play for his team and the Sixers refused to pay him, so a trade was inevitable. Joel Embiid joined ‘The […]

It has been about five weeks since Sean Marks and the Brooklyn Nets sent shockwaves around the NBA by trading away James Harden, just 13 months after ponying up to get him. The story dominated headlines and the entire saga came to a boil on March 10 when the Nets visited the Sixers, winning in […]

Everybody wants to know when new Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons will actually make his debut for the franchise. Simmons is still working his way back from an injury setback involving his back, and there’s no timetable for his return. Based on what Nets head coach Steve Nash said Tuesday morning, there has to be […]

Ben Simmons made headlines despite the fact that he didn’t even play a single minute during Thursday’s much-anticipated matchup between the Brooklyn Nets and his old team, the Philadelphia 76ers. Up until today, the former Rookie of the Year is still nursing a lingering back injury that has prevented him from making his Nets debut […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were on the receiving end of quite a beating at the hands of the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday nights. While most folks thought this was going to be a battle for the ages between two top contenders in the East, it turned out to be a disappointing 129-100 lopsided loss for Joel […]

Ben Simmons has been public enemy number one in Philadelphia ever since he went AWOL on the Sixers following their playoff exit a season ago. He’s been the target of live TV callouts, talking head slander, and daily Twitter shade that ultimately culminated in his first visit back as a member of the Brooklyn Nets […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were faced a rude awakening as the Brooklyn Nets came to town on Thursday night. Instead of flexing his new squad against his old one, James Harden largely struggled in a 129-100 beatdown in favor of the visitors. During the Inside the NBA postgame analysis, Charles Barkley didn’t mince words on what […]

The Brooklyn Nets absolutely insisted this game wasn’t too special. It’s another regular season game they told us over and over. But the energy in the Wells Fargo Center for Nets-Sixers should have told everyone it wasn’t just another game. Not even to a couple seasoned superstar vets like Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Former […]

The Brooklyn Nets just embarrassed the Philadelphia 76ers in their own home court. Kevin Durant and Co. came firing right out the gate and they never looked back, cruising to a 129-100 blowout win in what was supposed to be a highly competitive matchup between two of the favorites in the East. The biggest narrative […]

March 10 was supposed to be a momentous day for the NBA world. On this day, the Philadelphia 76ers were supposed to host the Brooklyn Nets. Ben Simmons returning to Philly. James Harden playing Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant for the first time since asking for a trade. Everyone was anticipating a close match. However… […]

The Ben Simmons sage left a bad taste on a lot of Philadelphia 76ers fan. It’s understandable why they’d be miffed about Simmons; after being a massive liability in the post-season, the Australian point guard refused to show up to the team after making a trade demand. In the end, though, the saga ended with […]

The biggest game of the year, at least in terms of storylines and national coverage, is here: the Brooklyn Nets head to tackle the Philadelphia 76ers. The two Eastern Conference powerhouses that made the biggest trade of the season (swapping Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, and Andre Drummond and picks for James Harden and Paul Millsap) […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets are set to take each other on Thursday night in Ben Simmons’ return to the City of Brotherly Love. Simmons, who has drawn the ire of nearly every Sixers fan, was expected to face a sea of angry Philadelphia fans, even though he isn’t playing in the game. The […]

Entering Thursday night’s matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets, there were no shortages of story lines. But arguably the biggest one was the return of Ben Simmons to the building that he left behind months ago. Even though the former Sixers player was not suiting up for this one, that didn’t mean […]

One of the biggest storylines in the NBA right now is Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons and his return to Philadelphia to face off against his former team in the Sixers. The former Rookie of the Year won’t be taking part in the actual game, but this hasn’t stopped Philly fans from getting all excited […]

The time has finally come. Following a blockbuster deal at the trade deadline, the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets will face off in a nationally televised matchup on Thursday night. James Harden will square off against his former running mates in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, while Ben Simmons is expected to be on the […]

Much has been made between Thursday night’s highly-anticipated clash between the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers. Apart from the fact that basketball fans will be treated to an intense matchup between two of the favorites to come out of the Eastern Conference this season, the underlying narrative is that of the Ben Simmons-James Harden […]

The day has come. Ben Simmons has finally returned to Philadelphia since forcing his exit just several weeks ago. On Thursday morning, the former Rookie of the Year joined his Brooklyn Nets teammates for shootaround and he looked in high spirits as he made his first appearance inside the Sixers’ Wells Fargo Arena since the […]

The Brooklyn Nets are fighting tooth and nail to try and avoid the play-in tournament but as of right now, it’s a sad reality. However, actually getting newly-acquired Ben Simmons on the court would be a huge help. The Aussie continues to recover from a back injury that he sustained when he ramped up his […]

On Thursday night, the Brooklyn Nets travel to Philadelphia to take on the 76ers. There are so many storylines going into this game, but one that stands out above the others is the return of Ben Simmons to Philly. Even though Simmons is not going to be playing, it will still be very interesting to […]