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As the rumors around the Philadelphia 76ers will continue ahead of the season, especially surrounding the injury status of star Joel Embiid, the big man would give some insight into his recovery. With the 76ers preparing for the 2025-26 season, a big question mark is Embiid and when he will play for the franchise. During […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are currently preparing for what could be a make-or-break season as it pertains to the Joel Embiid era. Embiid has spent the majority of the last two years on the sidelines recovering from various injuries, and that, combined with Paul George’s disastrous signing, resulted in the 76ers missing the playoffs altogether a […]

Since retiring from the NBA, Hall of Fame center and analyst Shaquille O’Neal has been a motivating force for the game’s elite centers, offering tough love and constructive criticism, including to Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Joel Embiid. It took him years to do it; however, O’Neal eventually did give Dwight Howard his flowers amid Howard’s Hall […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have just one goal in mind heading into the 2025-26 season: to make it back to the playoffs and compete for a championship. They may have won just 24 games last year, but that was with the injury bug ravaging the entire team, with Joel Embiid and Paul George missing so much […]

With the summer rapidly coming to a close, the Philadelphia 76ers are slowly but surely making their way back to the Training Complex in Camden, New Jersey, to prepare for the 2025-26 NBA season. Among the fresh crop of talent who will be heading to New Jersey to test their mettle and get their game […]

Former Philadelphia 76ers guard Furkan Korkmaz declared Houston Rockets star Alperen Sengun “now” the best center he has played with, surpassing former MVP Joel Embiid, following Türkiye’s 91-77 EuroBasket 2025 quarterfinal win over Poland. Korkmaz, who contributed 10 points in the victory, praised Sengun’s impact on both ends of the court. “Until now I think […]

Check out the previous entries in ClutchPoints’ 100 greatest NBA players of all time series based on Josh Eberley’s E-Rank: 100-91 | 90-81 | 80-71 Perhaps the most controversial group of 10 on the list. A center who has incredibly high impact metrics and has been awarded four times and yet is generally criticized on […]

After the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers walked away with more than just a gold medal. The young guard revealed that his time with Team USA allowed him to form genuine friendships, including one with Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid. Despite limited minutes on the court, Haliburton said the […]

To say that the 2024-25 season was a nightmare for the Philadelphia 76ers would be an understatement. A few declared them as the winner of the 2024 NBA offseason, but games are not played on paper — especially not for a 76ers team that’s relying on franchise cornerstone Joel Embiid to remain healthy. Embiid gave […]

The NBA is more global than ever today. As a result, the number of international players has grown by leaps and bounds. With several talent from around the world, it’s only natural that plenty of international players also represent their countries in the international basketball scene. However, a handful of them have rejected the call […]

Unlike other professional sports leagues, where teams don’t always play everyone every season, the NBA schedule is fluid in the sense that all 30 teams play each other at least two times over the course of the 82-game season. That is why there aren’t many surprises when the schedule is released every August. Still, there […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ schedule for the 2025-2026 season is out. All the while, the 76ers are looking to shake things up when it comes to trades. But no matter what happens, Joel Embiid and Paul George aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. That may not be so much of a good thing, considering the layout of […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse said he is “not sure” whether star center Joel Embiid will be ready for training camp, despite sharing an optimistic update on the former MVP’s progress. Speaking to Brian T. Smith of talkSPORT during the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders Europe camp in Manchester, Nurse acknowledged that while Embiid is […]

Only one team has yet to make any moves this NBA offseason. That would be the Golden State Warriors as a result of their ongoing stalemate with restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga. Little progress has been made between the two parties since the summer began, as the organization and player have been moving in two […]

The Philadelphia 76ers went through one of their tougher seasons in recent history, going 24-58 in the regular season, and missing the playoffs by a wide margin. Tyrese Maxey only played 52 games in what he called one of the most difficult seasons of his career. With a fresh start entering the 2025-26 season, Maxey […]

Injuries have defined the Philadelphia 76ers through the years, preventing the team from maximizing its potential. More specifically, Joel Embiid’s health and persistent concerns about his knees have led the 2022-23 NBA MVP down a path where his future is very much in question. During the 2023-24 season, Embiid missed a large chunk of the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have high hopes of becoming a serious contender in the Eastern Conference next season. If that is going to happen, they need to have a healthy Joel Embiid in the lineup for the majority of the season. Joel Embiid chilling at the Phillies-Tigers game today 🔥 (via @NBCSPhilly) pic.twitter.com/vWmiRLcPaI — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) […]

Many considered the Philadelphia 76ers to be one of the biggest winners of the 2024 NBA offseason when they pulled off the major Paul George signing — making the nine-time All-Star their de facto Tobias Harris replacement. However, George never really got going in a 76ers uniform last season. He injured his knee during preseason […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ star Joel Embiid is facing growing speculation about the longevity of his NBA career amid a string of injuries. Since capturing the 2023 NBA MVP award, the 31-year-old center has played just 58 total games across the last two regular seasons, 39 in 2023–24 and only 19 in 2024–25, while missing 63 […]

More often than not, NBA players usually learn how to play basketball at a young age. A great way to master a sport is to start early. But as the saying goes, it’s never too late to start something new. In fact, there are a handful of NBA stars who actually only held a basketball […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have had a turbulent last year, as the team signed Paul George and then saw the squad crash and burn during the 2024-25 season, largely due to injuries. The 76ers are desperately hoping for a reasonably healthy season from 2023 league MVP Joel Embiid, who has not yet been out of the […]

Recently, an article from ESPN’s Dotun Akintoye was released chronicling some of the tribulations of Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid, including his chronic injuries and the emotional toll that they have taken on him. There was also discussion on other topics, including the future direction of the 76ers as well as the source who leaked […]

While Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Joel Embiid faced an ultimatum to play for France, USA Basketball’s managing director, Grant Hill, played a key role in convincing the veteran to join Team USA. After coming off knee surgery, Embiid opened up about playing in the Olympics and the narrative that followed amid an injury-plagued 2024-25 regular season. […]

Joel Embiid has blossomed into one of the best players in the NBA since entering the league from the Kansas basketball program. Embiid was convinced he would redshirt and then play four seasons for the Jayhawks. However, by the end of Embiid’s freshman season, he was already projected as the No. 1 pick in the […]

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Joel Embiid took time to address media narratives surrounding his injury-plagued 2024-25 campaign, following his participation in competing for a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics. In an exclusive interview, Embiid sent a message to the 76ers organization. After another setback due to surgery on his left knee, Joel addressed his future […]

The Philadelphia 76ers entered last season with championship aspirations. The 76ers added Paul George in free agency to pair alongside Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. Unfortunately, injuries to all three stars knocked Philadelphia out of the playoff race early in the season. Embiid faced a long road back to the court, despite support given to […]

Former MVP Joel Embiid has experienced a number of twists and turns throughout his career. Injuries, media narratives, and organizational drama have made his tenure with the Philadelphia 76ers a sight to behold. While many fans and critics solely blame Embiid for the way his own reputation has evolved, he wishes that the franchise would […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid could be one of the NBA’s most polarizing players, and his latest comments may only add fuel to the fire. ESPN’s Dotun Akintoye recently profiled Embiid and dared to ask the former MVP about some unflattering media narratives that have followed his career. When asked about the narrative that he […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are currently entering a 2025-26 NBA season in which the Eastern Conference appears to be wide open thanks to a slew of injuries to various stars. The only probelm is that the 76ers have perpetual injury concerns of their own, mostly centered around Joel Embiid, who spent the majority of last season […]

It was a turbulent 2024-25 NBA season for the Philadelphia 76ers, who saw their free agent signing of Paul George crash and burn in spectacular fashion, as he, Joel Embiid, and Tyrese Maxey only played 15 games with one another. The silver lining for the 76ers was that they got the third pick in this […]

James Harden left the Philadelphia 76ers after the 2022-23 season in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers. During his time in Philly, it appeared that he and Joel Embiid developed a strong bond, as the duo was often seen laughing and telling jokes while playing extremely well together. However, Embiid’s recent comments about the […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid has always been hard to read. He’s part jester, part enigma, and at times, painfully honest. But behind the trolling, the one-liners, and the stone-faced media answers is a player deeply shaped by loss, distrust, and loneliness. That complex emotional makeup surfaced again during a rare moment of vulnerability […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is still in recovery from injury, and he isn’t mincing words this summer. As the team enters a pivotal offseason, the 2023 MVP is making one thing clear: Joel Embiid will return from injury on his own terms. In a candid interview conducted in late June, Embiid shared that he’s […]

The Philadelphia 76ers had a rough year last season, and there were times when emotions ran high. At a point in the season, a Philadelphia Inquirer columnist, Marcus Hayes, wrote a story about Joel Embiid and mentioned his late brother. Embiid saw the columnist after a game and confronted him, ending in a shove. When […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are hoping to bounce back in 2025-26 after a disastrous 2024-25 season that kept them out of the playoffs entirely. The 76ers recently got some draft lottery luck, using it to select VJ Edgecombe at No. 3 overall, but as usual, any chances of Philadelphia contending this year rest on the health […]

Since 2005, the NBA has required all prospects to undergo at least one year of college basketball after graduating from high school. As a result, it isn’t surprising that some of the top prospects as of late are one-and-done college players. The latest was Duke University’s Cooper Flagg, who was taken first overall at the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are entering the 2025-26 season with renewed uncertainty, as Joel Embiid still hasn’t resumed on-court basketball activities. Despite a wave of offseason optimism and repeated assurances from the front office, the latest update has fans growing increasingly uneasy. According to a report by The Athletic’s Tony Jones, Embiid has yet to resume […]

Though he’s currently spending his summer recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery, that hasn’t stopped Joel Embiid from spending some time passing along his love of the game to his son Arthur, who received a shooting lesson from his father on Wednesday. Taking to a less-than-regulation-sized hoop with his father in the paint and his mother, […]

With the situation around the Philadelphia 76ers and Quentin Grimes, there has been some recent reporting on the likelihood of a possible sign-and-trade. While the rumors around the 76ers standout in Grimes will continue, it seems that the question of a potential sign-and-trade has been answered. In the latest column by Tony Jones of The […]