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The Philadelphia 76ers are now on the brink of undergoing a major change in terms of the franchise’s ownership. Billionaire businessman Michael Rubin, who currently owns a significant stake in the team, has announced on Wednesday that he intends to sell his ownership share. Sixers superstar Joel Embiid was one of the first to react […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid was narrowly defeated in the MVP race by Nikola Jokic this year. The two centers went back-and-forth all season long but Jokic ultimately walked away with the award. Nonetheless, Embiid is one of the best players in the NBA. And the league should be on notice after the latest news […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have some major decisions to make this offseason and arguably the biggest one is giving James Harden the max or not. The Sixers guard has a player option of $47.9 million for the 2022-23 campaign and if he opts in by June 29th, The Beard will be eligible for a four-year, $233 […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are back where they started, if not trying to regain ground, after trading for James Harden. Pairing him with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey didn’t make the team noticeably better when the games truly mattered. Now, they aren’t leaving anything on the table. According to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, the […]

After Jimmy Butler spent less than a full season with the team, the Philadelphia 76ers traded him during the 2019 offseason. Butler has been on the Miami Heat ever since, but it’s no secret that Joel Embiid and Jimmy Butler wish things had gone differently. Both stars have expressed a desire to play together again. […]

Stephen Curry did it all in Game 4 of the NBA Finals to keep the Golden State Warriors alive. Naturally, the whole basketball world is in awe, with the likes of LeBron James, Joel Embiid and more players heaping praise on the sharpshooter. Curry exploded for 43 points in the 107-97 win against the Boston […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid finished second in MVP voting, but ended up on the All-NBA Second Team. With MVP winner Nikola Jokic also being a center, the ballot votes just didn’t pour in for Joel. Something that’s been a talking point of late is reportedly getting attention from the NBA’s head honcho Adam Silver. […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid played through a lot of pain in the 2022 NBA Playoffs, and he just underwent a pair of surgeries to fix two separate issues. The Sixers announced Tuesday that Embiid got surgery Monday to repair the right thumb injury he suffered against the Toronto Raptors while getting another procedure done […]

After being denied a goal by VAR in the first half, Real Madrid was determined not to allow technology to be the reason they missed out on adding another Champions League Trophy to the trophy case. Karim Benzema’s denied goal in the first half was impactful, but Real Madrid managed to keep their foot on […]

Real Madrid appeared to have grabbed a 1-0 advantage over Liverpool in the first half of the Champions League Final, however, VAR said otherwise. After reviewing the play, the video assistant referee determined the goal would not stand, much to the dismay of Real Madrid fans. Among those furious with the decision to strip Karim […]

Jimmy Butler was not ready to go home. With the Miami Heat pushed to the brink, he came up with his greatest postseason masterpiece yet. Jimmy Buckets put the Heat on his back with 47 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. But even with those gaudy numbers visible on the box score, his play somehow […]

Skip Bayless is known for his passionate sports takes. Good or bad, his takes tend to have fiery undertones. And Bayless was in rare form after the Miami Heat lost to the Boston Celtics in Game 5. Bayless’s explosion was set off by a 4-word tweet from 76ers star Joel Embiid. Miami needs another Star […]

After watching the Boston Celtics dismantle the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is convinced the South Beach franchise is no match to the Beantown team. The Heat might be the best team in the East during the regular season, but the Celtics have shown in […]

While the Boston Celtics were blowing out the Miami Heat in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference Finals series, Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid couldn’t help but comment and raise some major concerns about the South Beach franchise. On Twitter, Embiid posed a question after seeing the Heat struggle in the second half versus the […]

When the All-NBA Teams were announced Tuesday, Joel Embiid’s name was noticeably missing in the First Team. Naturally much like the rest of the sports world, the snub shocked Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum. Tatum made it to the First Team himself, alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and Devin Booker. However, Embiid who […]

The 2021-22 All-NBA Teams were announced yesterday. For Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid, it was the same story as last year. Despite being the league leader in scoring and having another MVP-worthy season, the Sixers’ big man was selected to the Second Team rather than the first. Embiid averaged 30.6 points, 11.7 rebounds and 4.2 […]

The NBA awards are a constant cause for debate among the NBA community. The top-tier talent in the league is deserving of recognition and is difficult to fully evaluate. The NBA awards have gradually been released throughout the postseason properly giving credit for each player’s impressive season. To finish the award announcements, the All-NBA teams […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers experienced deja vu during the NBA playoffs. Not only did Embiid end up as the runner-up in the NBA MVP race to Nikola Jokic, but the Sixers also lost in the second round of the NBA playoffs. Even after bumping up his numbers and winning the scoring title, Jokic […]

Despite a historic season for Joel Embiid, in the end, the Sixers superstar still fell short in the MVP race. The title went back to Denver as Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic bagged back-to-back MVP honors — and deservedly so. Even Sixers head coach Doc Rivers could not agree any more with the decision to […]

The Sixers received a ton of praise during James Harden’s early days with the squad. This was right after his blockbuster trade from the Brooklyn Nets went down. After seeing how Harden played alongside Joel Embiid during their first couple of games together, some people were quick to point out that this was the new […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are once again eliminated from the NBA playoffs before reaching the Eastern Conference Finals. Something has to change. They’ve bowed out in the East Semis in back-to-back seasons, and four of the last five campaigns. They haven’t been able to get any further in the last two decades. The last time they […]

The Philadelphia 76ers suffered a tough loss to the Miami Heat Thursday night, knocking them out of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. While the entire team was forced to swallow defeat, nobody had it worse than Joel Embiid. The star center played in three games despite a recent mild concussion, a right orbital fracture, and a […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ window to win a championship with Joel Embiid is rapidly shrinking. Another valuable year of his prime was wasted in the disappointing second-round exit to the Miami Heat. There are many questions to answer about the future of the Sixers following the postseason failure. However, the most pressing issue is what to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers fell to the Miami Heat in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference Semifinals series, knocking them out of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. Now, Jimmy Butler and Miami are moving on in the postseason tournament, while the Sixers are heading into the offseason. The loss was specifically difficult for Philadelphia, because things could […]

Joel Embiid and Jimmy Butler didn’t hold back their yearning for one another at the conclusion of the Philadelphia 76ers-Miami Heat series. Jimmy Butler used his postgame interview right after the buzzer sounded to say how much love he had for Embiid and the Sixers. He was even heard shading the Sixers for giving him […]

Jimmy Butler was the relentless all series against the Philadelphia 76ers, ultimately toppling them in six games. The Heat star was a constant force for Miami, something that Joel Embiid couldn’t help but appreciate – and low-key yearn for. The two superstars shared their time under the sun with the Sixers during the 2018-19 season. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers no longer have Ben Simmons on the roster, but their season ended basically the same way without him a year later. For the second consecutive year, an embattled Joel Embiid was overmatched by a deep Eastern Conference rival while his co-star was a virtual no-show when it mattered most. Much was made […]

You have to give Joel Embiid a ton of credit for battling through a couple of significant injuries throughout the Heat series. Now that the Sixers’ season has officially come to an end, Embiid dropped a truth bomb about needing to undergo surgery to address his injuries. According to the Sixers superstar, the medical team […]

The Miami Heat have just ended the Sixers’ season after a 99-90 win in Game 6 of their second-round series. The Heat are the first team to advance to the Conference Finals and they now await the winners of the Bucks-Celtics series. Jimmy Butler was the star of the show for Miami yet again as […]

To say that Game 6 between the Sixers and the Heat has been physical would be an understatement. Philly superstar Joel Embiid has been on the receiving end of quite a brutal beatdown at the hands of his opponents and he’s looking a bit worse for wear. The Sixers big man has been playing through […]

There’s no denying that Joel Embiid has been struggling with the face mask he’s been required to wear to protect his orbital injury. The Sixers star looks quite uncomfortable with the facial accessory and he tends to remove it every chance he gets. Be that as it may, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers revealed on […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Danny Green’s night is unfortunately over as the veteran wing will not be able to be out there any further tonight with his team’s season on the line. Green collided with his teammate and 2021-2022 MVP runner-up Joel Embiid in the first quarter, resulting in Green needing assistance to get to the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers dug themselves quite a hole, starting the Eastern Conference Semifinals down 0-2 against the Miami Heat. They came back and tied the series with two home wins. The back-to-back wins and the reinstallation of Joel Embiid brought life back into the Philadelphia team. However, it was quickly taken away with a brutal […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers got a lot of heat after their their Game 5 loss in Miami. The Sixers were run out of the arena in the 120-85 loss and looked like a team ready to roll over. That set off the national media to go at Joel Embiid for his rather lethargic […]

While a lot of people are questioning Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic’s MVP win over Joel Embiid, Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young shared his belief that it’s a well-deserved award for the Serbian. Even before the NBA confirmed the MVP winner for 2021-22, there had already been leaks and reports citing Jokic’s win. True enough, […]

The Miami Heat will be looking to take one step closer to their objective of winning the NBA championship this season when they take on the Sixers in Game 6 of their second-round series on Thursday. The Heat are 3-2 up in the series and a win will allow them to book their place in […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will have their season on the line on Thursday in Game 6 of their second-round series against the Miami Heat. The Sixers are currently down 2-3 in the series and another loss will see them go on an early summer vacation yet again. The Sixers have already released their injury report for […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic is the 2021-22 NBA MVP, and while many might argue that Joel Embiid is more deserving, the votes say otherwise. After the NBA officially confirmed the recognition on Wednesday, it also released the voting tally. Sure enough, Jokic dominated with 65 first place votes for a total of 875 points. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers put themselves in quite the predicament. They started their Eastern Conference Semifinals series against the Miami Heat down 0-2. Then, with the return of Joel Embiid, the Sixers pulled off back-to-back home games to tie the series. Unfortunately, the Sixers couldn’t maintain that energy, falling flat in a brutal 35-point loss in […]