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The Philadelphia 76ers dispatched the Brooklyn Nets with relative ease in their first-round playoff series, but they suffered a huge blow when it was announced Joel Embiid had suffered a knee injury in their Game 3 win. The Sixers still managed to finish their sweep of Brooklyn in Game 4 and got some help from […]

Perhaps the most highly anticipated potential matchup of the postseason has come to fruition. Unfortunately for the Philadelphia 76ers and basketball fans across the globe, though, their second-round tilt with the Boston Celtics has been marred by an injury to Joel Embiid even before the series tips off. The MVP frontrunner is still suffering from […]

Just when it seemed like all the pieces were falling into place for that elusive Philadelphia 76ers’ NBA Championship run, the prognosis for MVP-favorite Joel Embiid has taken a potentially devastating turn. The Sixers superstar injured his knee (sprained right LCL) in the first round of the NBA Playoffs versus the Brooklyn Nets. He was […]

For the 22nd time in NBA playoff history, the Boston Celtics are squaring off against the Philadelphia Sixers. To reach the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the C’s disposed of a pesky Atlanta Hawks squad in six games. Atlanta went from battling in the Play-In Tournament to giving Boston trouble, however the Celtics’ stars came up big […]

After a lot of basketball, the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs is almost here. Now, teams are one step closer to hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy. That is the case for both the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics. With the Eastern Conference Semifinals set to kick off on Monday, it means it […]

The stage is set. The Boston Celtics have booked their place in the Eastern Conference Semifinals after taking out Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 of their NBA Playoffs first-round series on Thursday night. Waiting for them in the next round is the Philadelphia 76ers, who for their part, have a major […]

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat gave NBA fans an instant classic against the Milwaukee Bucks, so much so that their fellow players lose their minds over the wild finish of the Game 5 contest. The Heat trailed for the most part of the game, and it definitely looked like the Bucks were going to […]

CAMDEN, NJ — The Philadelphia 76ers await their second-round opponent in the 2023 NBA playoffs. While official word on Joel Embiid’s status remains to be announced, the Sixers have to prepare to either welcome him back or trudge along without him for at least the start of the series. Doc Rivers didn’t offer anything too […]

In the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, the Philadelphia 76ers swept a seven-game series for the first time since 1985. They took care of the Brooklyn Nets in four games and got over a week of rest thanks to Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks stretching their series out against the Boston Celtics. […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers remain without an opponent in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, thanks to Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks making sure that another game will be played between them and the Boston Celtics in the opening round. The Hawks beat Boston on the road Tuesday night, 119-117, […]

Joel Embiid, Dejounte Murray and several other NBA stars couldn’t hold back their shock and delight after Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks upset the Boston Celtics in Game 5 on Tuesday. The Celtics were up by 13 points early in the fourth quarter and seemed to be headed to victory in their bid to […]

Though the Brooklyn Nets wound up getting swept by the Philadelphia 76ers in the First Round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, you have to give it to them. The Nets are a tough and gritty team that forced the Sixers — including 2023 NBA MVP candidate Joel Embiid — to adjust and didn’t make any […]

CAMDEN, NJ — More than any other team in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs, the Philadelphia 76ers have had the luxury of time on their side. They were the only team to sweep a series in the first round, dispatching the lowly Brooklyn Nets and earning a week-long break. The Sixers have […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid has a sprained lateral collateral ligament, one of the ligaments inside the knee, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Clark. “Source confirms Joel Embiid has a sprained LCL. He may have to wear a brace for the knee when he returns,” wrote Clark on Tuesday. “There is some hope that […]

Joel Embiid, Draymond Green and several other NBA stars are left in awe after witnessing Jimmy Butler singlehandedly carry the Miami Heat to victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4 of their NBA Playoffs series. With Giannis Antetokounmpo returning from a back injury, there were high expectations that the Bucks were going to tie […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler knows to give credit where it is due. That much is clear after he dropped the ultimate respect on Joel Embiid in a night when all the focus was on him. After exploding for 56 points to take down the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4 of their NBA Playoffs series, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are happy to be moving onto the second round of the 2023 NBA playoffs. But they are more than happy to wait for the next round as Joel Embiid recovers from a knee sprain that cost him Game 4 of the first round. The Sixers surely hope the big man can return […]

The Philadelphia 76ers did not mess around on Saturday night as they took care of business against the Brooklyn Nets in Game 4 of their NBA Playoffs first-round matchup. The Sixers hit the Nets with a haymaker that they simply couldn’t recover from, which resulted in Philly taking Game 4, 96-88, thereby completing a clean […]

BROOKLYN, NY — The Philadelphia 76ers broke out the brooms against the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs. Joel Embiid sat out for Game 4 as the Sixers won a horribly low-scoring game. The question on everyone’s mind is when the big man will be back in action. Embiid’s right […]

BROOKLYN, NY — The Philadelphia 76ers find themselves in the familiar territory of playing in the playoffs without Joel Embiid. The superstar big man will miss Game 4 of the Sixers’ first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets due to a right knee sprain. Doc Rivers has to rally his troops as they look to pick […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were dealt concerning news on Friday evening as Joel Embiid was diagnosed with a knee sprain after undergoing an MRI following Thursday’s win over the Brooklyn Nets. The Cameroonian big man is out for Game 4, which could be the clincher for the Sixers, but could return as early as next week, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers escaped with a hard-fought win on Thursday night in their Game 3 encounter against the Brooklyn Nets. The Sixers, however, did not come out of that crucial win unscathed, with Joel Embiid reportedly suffering an injury that could potentially derail Philly’s playoff run this season. According to ESPN’s NBA gurus Adrian Wojnarowski […]

Game 3 between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets was anything but short in action. In the thick of it all was Nets big man Nic Claxton putting up a formidable fight against Sixers superstar Joel Embiid. At one point, however, Claxton got a little bit too excited in his one-on-one battle with Embiid, […]

After watching one, nearly two of his max contract players get ejected from the Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 3 win over the Brooklyn Nets, Doc Rivers was bothered. Sure, his team was ultimately able to secure the win and keep their undefeated postseason streak alive thanks to a hot closing frame from should-be max contract player […]

The NBA is taking no further action on Philadelphia 76ers‘ fouls in Game 3. Joel Embiid and James Harden will be available after receiving a Flagrant 1 and Flagrant 2 respectively, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The two 76ers stars were embroiled in yet another controversy surrounding the referees in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Embiid was […]

Game 3 between the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers was a wild back-and-forth contest. The 76ers ultimately got the win, but Joel Embiid’s kick was the talk of the game. Then, James Harden was ejected, and Nic Claxton was also ejected in a series of questionable events that unfolded in Brooklyn. Sixers head coach Doc […]

It has been only nearly a week since the 2023 NBA Playoffs started, but some series are already nearing their end. Some teams have already opened 3-0 leads, which means the next game could be the deciding one. With the Philadelphia 76ers set to face the Brooklyn Nets on the road on Saturday, it is time […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 3 win over the Brooklyn Nets featured a whirlwind of controversies. None of them were bigger than Joel Embiid’s flagrant 1 call after kicking Nic Claxton square in the junk. The Sixers superstar was not ejected from the game, leading to confusion and scorn from all over the sports world, including […]

Joel Embiid has proven himself to be an elite center in the NBA. In fact, he has become a fixture in the NBA MVP race. With Ben Simmons’ dramatic exit from the Philadelphia 76ers, there’s no question that Embiid is the centerpiece of the franchise. With Embiid’s rise to prominence, have you ever wondered how […]

BROOKLYN, NY — The Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets paired up to play one of the most insane playoff games — or any type of game — in the history of basketball. Game 3 was a slugfest that featured numerous ejections and resulted in a Philly win thanks to Joel Embiid doing just enough to […]

Less than three minutes into Game 3 between the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers, the referees were presented with a series-altering decision. After finishing an alley-oop, Nic Claxton stepped over Joel Embiid, who responded by kicking him in the groin. Embiid KICKS Nic Claxton after stepping over him 😳 pic.twitter.com/gsOzepO4lZ — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April […]

It was the Philadelphia 76ers who emerged with a 102-97 win after an action-packed encounter against the Brooklyn Nets in Game 3. The victory, which has now given the Sixers a 3-0 advantage in this NBA Playoffs first-round series, did not come without incident, though. Joel Embiid nearly got himself ejected early on after a […]

BROOKLYN, NY — No one will be forgetting Game 3 between the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets any time soon. The Sixers stole a win on the road to go up 3-0 in a game that spawned countless different storylines. The first one that spawned was the flagrant foul from Joel Embiid on Nic Claxton. […]

Joel Embiid has savagely taunted the crowd after his Philadelphia 76ers beat the Brooklyn Nets to take a 3-0 series lead in the opening round of the playoffs. After the win, in which the Sixers turned a five-point deficit with just over two minutes to go into a five-point win, Embiid held his fingers to […]

Joel Embiid had a forgettable evening on Thursday in Game 3 against the Brooklyn Nets — at least by his high standards. However, this did not prevent the Philadelphia 76ers superstar from coming up with the most important block of this series thus far — one that may have just sealed Brooklyn’s fate. With the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets took their first-round series to the Barclays Center after playing the opening two games in Philly. Up 2-0 entering this game, the Sixers won 102-97 in one of the most hectic games…ever? Let’s break down an unhinged Game 3 of the Sixers-Nets series. Sixers player notes: Joel Embiid: 14 […]

Joel Embiid is not about to let Draymond Green dominate the news when it comes to delivering a well-placed kick. The Philadelphia 76ers big man and MVP contender delivered a boot of his own to Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton early in Thursday’s playoff game between Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Charles Barkley on Joel Embiid’s kick: […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are looking for a stranglehold of their series with the Brooklyn Nets Thursday night. They lead the series 2-0 with two dominating wins on their home floor. Those hopes potentially took a big hit early as Sixers star Joel Embiid was forced to the locker room with a back injury. Joel Embiid […]

Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid got into it with Brooklyn Nets‘ Nic Claxton early on in Game 3 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Claxton dunked on Embiid and stepped over him, causing Embiid to kick his leg upwards at the Nets forward. The referees convened and ultimately called a Technical Foul on Claxton and a Flagrant […]