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On Sunday, the Philadelphia 76ers suffered a tough home loss to the Toronto Raptors. The 101-96 defeat left the second round match-up tied at two games apiece headed back to Toronto. The Sixers were likely in need of a morale boost before a pivotal Game 5 on Tuesday. Enter young point guard Ben Simmons. The […]

The Philadelphia 76ers allowed a great opportunity to put the Toronto Raptors’ backs against the wall go to waste by losing Game 4. It was a strange game considering how Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris combined to score only 27 points while shooting 9-of-30 (30%) from the field and 2-of-14 (14.3%) from deep. To make […]

During his Game 4 press conference on Sunday, Philadelphia 76ers small forward Jimmy Butler said he wants Sixers point forward Ben Simmons to be more aggressive going to the basket. Sixers head coach Brett Brown agrees with Butler, as he told reporters on Monday there were a few times in Game 4 where he thought […]

Jimmy Butler is hoping to see a radical change in Ben Simmons’ aggressiveness through the rest of a closely-contested series against the Toronto Raptors, after the Philadelphia 76ers find themselves with a series tied at 2-2, with only one home game left. “I told him (Simmons): every time down the floor to attack,” said Butler, […]

A couple of days ago, Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid said his game is better when he’s having fun. Well, that seems to be the case in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinals against the Toronto Raptors. Embiid had a good first half against the Raptors, highlighted by this defense-to-offense play late in the […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown has downplayed the impact Ben Simmons’ $20,000 fine — and of course, all the backlash that goes with it — will have on both the reigning Rookie of the Year and the rest of the team. Brown was obviously backing his star in this issue, and stated that like […]

Ben Simmons hasn’t exactly had much success defending Kawhi Leonard in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Toronto Raptors superstar is averaging 37.7 points per game on 60.9 percent field goal shooting against the Philadelphia 76ers so far, getting pretty much wherever he wants with the ball in his hands and feasting from mid-range. When offensive […]

The playoff series between the Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers has had its contentious moments so far, but none have been more so than when Kyle Lowry and Ben Simmons got tangled up during Game 3. Ben Simmons with the sneaky elbow to Kyle Lowry's balls pic.twitter.com/WmLzdsY8Lq — Gifdsports (@gifdsports) May 3, 2019 After going […]

Jimmy Butler has a reputation of being a difficult person to work with, but he’s made a name for himself these playoffs as a clutch performer. Leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 2-1 series lead over the Toronto Raptors, Butler has been most dominant playing point guard. When All-Star point guard Ben Simmons goes to […]

Upon league office review, Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons has been fined $20,000 and assessed a Flagrant Foul 1 for hitting Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry on the groin in the Sixers’ Game 3 win on Thursday. The incident took place in the second quarter. The NBA has assessed a $20,000 fine to #Sixers guard/forward […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown was forced to make some changes in his game plan in order to put up a fight against the Toronto Raptors. Among them, was increasing the usage of Jimmy Butler in pick-and-roll situations, while dialing Ben Simmons as an utility man that can run the break and dominate transition. […]

Toronto Raptors star Kyle Lowry is not one to make a fuss about a missed call. Lowry took a Ben Simmons elbow to the groin in the second quarter of the Raptors’ Game 3 showdown with the Philadelphia 76ers. The two got tangled during a rebound, and when Simmons fell, he appeared to deliberately hit […]

Philadelphia 76ers point-forward Ben Simmons isn’t getting away with this one. The Sixers All-Star was called for a technical foul after throwing the ball back at Pascal Siakam at the end of the third quarter of their Game 3 showdown against the Toronto Raptors. Siakam shot the ball even with the period over, but Simmons […]

In what was perhaps the most entertaining moment of a highly entertaining game overall, Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors and Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers got tangled up under the basket after a missed field goal. Then the unusual part happened. Simmons and Lowry get tangled up under the basket … 🤔 pic.twitter.com/Ntl1HGHKAw […]

Brooklyn Nets small forward Jared Dudley says he regrets using the word “average” to describe Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons. Dudley said Simmons was an average player in the half-court because of his inability to hit a jump shot. The Sixers defeated the Nets in the first round in five games. “I do wish I […]

Four of the five Philadelphia 76ers starters received new defensive assignments ahead of Game 2. Among them, Ben Simmons got Kawhi Leonard duty for the majority of the game. Leonard scored a game-high 35 points in Monday’s tilt, but the Toronto Raptors ultimately came up short, losing at home and bringing a 1-1 series to […]

Philadelphia 76ers stars Ben Simmons and Jimmy Butler alternated defensive tasks on Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard in Game 1. Leonard didn’t seem fazed whenever he was matched up with the Sixers’ best defensive players as he unloaded 45 points, but Simmons seems satisfied with his defensive effort. Per Sopan Deb of the New York […]

The Philadelphia 76ers had hoped to deploy Jimmy Butler as a potential defensive stopper on Kawhi Leonard in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal against the Toronto Raptors. As one of the better perimeter defenders in the league, Butler seemed to be the appropriate matchup. Instead, Leonard torched Butler and the Sixers for 45 […]

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star point forward Ben Simmons has been using meditation to get ready for games lately. The Sixers take on the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the playoffs. Simmons will most likely be guarded by Kyle Lowry and Kawhi Leonard: One with the ball, one with his mind. Ben says he’s been […]

The first-round series matchup between the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers has been quite a battle. However, this memorable matchup holds a bit more meaning for Nets star D’Angelo Russell who has a history with Sixers stud Ben Simmons. The 22-year-old Brooklyn guard recently spoke about his relationship with Simmons and how it has […]

Brookln Nets forward Jared Dudley has clarified his comments about Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons. According to Dudley, he meant no disrespect when he called Simmons an average player in the halfcourt set. Dudley said that his comments was him putting his coach or analyst hat on. The 12-year pro admitted that he’s a player […]

Sixers All-Star Ben Simmons has joined Hall of Famers Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson as the only players in NBA history with at least 200 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists through their first 13 playoff games. After his stellar Game 3 performance against the Brooklyn Nets in which he finished with 31 points and […]

It’s a well-known fact that Sixers point guard Ben Simmons struggles with accuracy from range, and his latest feat serves as proof. According to NBA analyst Tommy Beer, Simmons is now one of four players in this millennium who have dished out 1,000 assists without making a single 3-pointer. All three of the others on […]

Philadelphia 76ers Ben Simmons wants to put an end to his mini-beef with Brooklyn Nets veteran Jared Dudley. Dudley took a swipe at Simmons before Game 3 of their first-round series. The 33-year-old forward said that Simmons is a very good player in transition. However, when slowed down in the half-court, he is an average […]

Jared Dudley brought this upon himself. The Brooklyn Nets forward, to be clear, was right about Ben Simmons’ effectiveness diminishing in the halfcourt. He only has so many avenues to create points as a primary playmaker when the game bogs down, and is something close to a complete liability when the ball is in someone […]

Now in the category of “news you didn’t know you needed, but now that you know it, you’re glad you do,” the Philadelphia 76ers had an interesting occurrence take place on the bench during the Sixers’ blowout of the Brooklyn Nets in Game 3: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwa5KWsBNUK/ Speaking of blowouts, it seems that someone on or around […]

Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers is one of the best young players in the NBA. Despite being redshirted his first season in the NBA (due to an injury), Simmons lived up to the hype last season as he was named the Rookie of the Year in the 2017-18 season. This year, Simmons continued his […]

Ben Simmons made a highlight play to end the first half of Game 3 of the first-round series between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets. Simmons converted an emphatic dunk to end the first half to give the Sixers a 65-59 lead over the Nets. The 2018 NBA Rookie of the Year closed out […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are already one of the NBA’s top teams. But if their young talent continues to develop, they could become downright scary. Point guard Ben Simmons came into his own this season, making the first All-Star appearance of his career. And Sixers head coach Brett Brown thinks Simmons is only getting better. When […]

The petty wars between the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets continue. Ahead of Game 3 in Brooklyn, a missing jump shot poster of Sixers All-Star Ben Simmons was put up outside of Barclays Center. 📸 “Missing: Ben Simmons jump shot” hanging outside of Barclays Center prior to Game 3. pic.twitter.com/pC94WF8eAs — Anthony Puccio (@APOOCH) April […]

Philadelphia 76ers vice president of communications Dave Sholler has called a New York Daily News story on Sixers All-Star Ben Simmons a “steaming pile of trash.” The newspaper wrote a story citing sources which claimed Sixers general manager Elton Brand made it known to team ownership they needed to consider trading Simmons because he “was […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are currently in the playoffs and coming off a dominant victory over the Brooklyn Nets to even up their first-round playoff series at 1-1. Who would have thought that a few months back, general manager Elton Brand was actually looking to tear the team’s core apart by trading away young star Ben […]

Philadelphia 76ers point man Ben Simmons was dismissive during Thursday morning’s media session when asked to comment about what was said of him after a Game 2 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Jared Dudley, who did not play in Game 2 after going 0-for-2 in 28 minutes during a Game 1 Nets win, offered his […]

Brooklyn Nets veteran forward Jared Dudley has never been one to mince words, and that trend didn’t change on Wednesday when he was asked to talk about Philadelphia 76ers point forward Ben Simmons. Dudley, whose Nets are tied 1-1 with the Sixers in their first-round series, told reporters on Wednesday Simmons is “average” when you […]

Brooklyn Nets swingman Caris LeVert and the rest of his teammates weren’t big fans of what Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and point forward Ben Simmons did during their Game 2 postgame press conference. Embiid and Simmons laughed while Embiid was “apologizing” to Nets big man Jarrett Allen. Embiid viciously elbowed Allen in Game 2 […]

Ben Simmons did not look very good during the Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 1 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday afternoon, finishing with just nine points, seven rebounds and three assists. It was universally accepted that Simmons would have to be better in Game 2—and throughout the rest of the series in general—for the 76ers […]

The Philadelphia 76ers notched a much-needed win on Monday night, as they handily defeated the Brooklyn Nets, 145-123, to tie the series at one game apiece. However, despite the lopsided score, the game did not go without incident. Nets rookie Rodions Kurucs was hit with a Flagrant 1 in the second quarter of the contest […]

Things got pretty heated in Game 2 of the first-round series matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets. At one point in the game, Sixers big man Joel Embiid got hit with a Flagrant 1 after catching Nets center Jarrett Allen with an elbow right on the face. After his team’s lopsided 145-123 […]

The Brooklyn Nets shocked the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series over the weekend, and Sixers star Ben Simmons knows his team must make some adjustments in order to turn things around: “I think we just got to move the ball more, offensively. Defensively, switch up a few things in terms […]