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The Washington Wizards have punched their ticket into the postseason. They now have the unenviable task of trying to stop Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. The Wizards have a non-zero chance of winning this series against the Sixers. But obviously that figure is realistically a lot closer to zero than even die-hard […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have experienced the zenith of basketball three times throughout their history, with two of those championships coming in Philly after the move from Syracuse in 1963. The Sixers’ last title, however, came nearly four decades ago. As one of the original franchises in the NBA, the Sixers have a rich history of […]

The race for the MVP trophy is as tight as a new jar of pickles. The NBA on Thursday announced the three finalists for the league’s top individual honor: Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers, and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors. While the result will definitely be […]

With the NBA playoffs just a few days away, the league has officially released the list of finalists for this season’s individual awards. There aren’t too many surprises here. Most of the names included on the lists have long been expected. The coveted NBA Most Valuable Player Award will feature Nikola Jokic of the Denver […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have long been branded as one of the biggest underachievers in the NBA. Prior to this season, there was a lot of doubt as to whether or not Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons could actually co-exist to lead the Sixers to glory. Philly pretty much erased all doubt this year, and head […]

The NBA has instituted the play-in tournament, much to the disapproval of many NBA stars including LeBron James and Luka Doncic, among others. However, the real reason the NBA had decided to push forth with the play-in was in an effort to limit tanking, with the Philadelphia 76ers being one of the key contributors in […]

It’s been a long trek to the summit for the Philadelphia 76ers. Joel Embiid is the final remnant from the earliest stages of #TheProcess that started nearly a decade ago by direction of former Sixers GM Sam Hinkie. As such, only Embiid can truly appreciate the whole struggle in its entirety as the Sixers went […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid may have “Troel” as his nickname on Twitter, but he’s not here to troll and joke this time around. Instead, the Sixers star is all about business as his team enters the postseason with the championship in mind. While the Sixers are already secured of a playoff spot after topping […]

The modern NBA game has certainly evolved since the days that hulking giants roamed the paint. With the game moving further and further away from the paint, the emphasis has become on outside scoring. But someone forgot to tell Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek Freak turned back the clock in a huge way, […]

The NBA MVP race has become a back-and-forth battle between two phenomenal centers. While Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic is the favorite to win the trophy, the potential runner-up, Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia Sixers, will use the possible defeat (if it happens) to motivate him going forward. In an interview with ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, […]

Sixers MVP candidate Joel Embiid is having a tremendous season as his team currently sits atop the Eastern Conference. But, it was so close to being all done on one night in Washington DC. Embiid recently spoke out on what went through his mind when he landed awkwardly on his left leg on March 12th […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid takes a lot of hard tumbles on the basketball court, and Sixers head coach Doc Rivers is still getting used to it. Rivers admits the “falls are terrible” and even says his daughter Callie, who’s married to Sixers guard Seth Curry, is constantly freaked out by them. Via ESPN’s Ramona […]

There has been a lot of chatter with regards to this year’s NBA MVP race. For a good chunk of the season, several players took their respective turns atop the MVP ladder. Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid is having an MVP-caliber season. Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry has been on a massive tear as of […]

The Philadelphia 76ers take on the Indiana Pacers in an Eastern Conference matchup with everything on the line. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a 76ers-Pacers prediction and pick. The 76ers hold first place in the Eastern Conference with a 47-21 record. They’re currently on an impressive eight-game win streak and […]

Nikola Jokic is the MVP of the 2020-21 NBA season. With the number of games left being countable on one hand, the vote should pretty much be unanimous for the Denver Nuggets star. However, that hasn’t stopped some talking heads from dictating otherwise and that the trophy actually belongs to someone else.  Nikola Jokic’s MVP […]

The Philadelphia 76ers duo of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons has emerged as one of the most dominant pairings in the NBA this season. As it turns out, however, Embiid himself would like to get a bit more two-man action with another one of his Sixers teammates. According to Embiid himself, that man is none […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid has played a key part in the team’s current seven-game winning streak. However, the Sixers center isn’t making much of their unbeaten run due to the lowly opponents they’ve been facing. After Philly’s 20-point win over the Rockets on Wednesday, Embiid spoke out on the matter, via Sports Illustrated: […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were surprisingly caught in a tight encounter against a struggling New Orleans Pelicans side on Friday night. Despite being able to grab a tight win, 76ers guard Danny Green claimed that they still have to buckle down and play more consistently on both ends of the floor in their coming games, especially […]

Joel Embiid is one pretty strong fellow. Unfortunately for him, Jaxson Hayes felt the full wrath of Embiid on Friday as the Sixers took on the New Orleans Pelicans. Here’s Embiid showcasing his elite upper body strength against a hapless Hayes (h/t Yahoo Sports on Twitter): Embiid lookin' like the Broad Street Bully 😤 (via […]

Midway through the season, Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic were neck-and-neck in the MVP race. However, Embiid has since fallen back in the fight after he suffered a knee injury in early March and missed 10 straight games in the process. Now, many believe that Jokic has the MVP […]

The NBA will have another jam-packed Friday slate. With Two-thirds of the league taking the floor, fantasy basketball owners will have an NBA DFS player pool brimming with top-tier talent. Among the 20 teams set to take the floor are Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers, who will be in action against Zion Williamson and […]

If you’ve been watching people talk about today’s NBA landscape, chances are you have come across someone profess how much they hate how the league has become a glorified 3-point shooting contest. Indeed, the long shot is now the thing in basketball, but the post-up isn’t dead either. Just take for example Philadelphia 76ers big […]

A good reason why Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is among the MVP candidates this year is that amazing enough to back up the fact that he’s oozing with confidence. He knows that he’s way better than most of the big men in this league, and that he can keep up with the small ones […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are one of the favorites to represent the East in the NBA Finals and maybe even win it all. They are on top of the conference with a stellar win-loss record, but dissecting their impressive record reveals that the Sixers are the best team in the clutch. Per Sixers reporter Brian Seltzer, […]

We all know that NBA superstars are modern-day superheroes. Depending on how crazy your imagination can get, it’s quite easy to find similarities between characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe as well as the current stars in the NBA. Don’t believe us? Well, here’s a few: LeBron James as Iron Man One of the toughest […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons has missed the last four games with the flu. In that period, the Sixers have lost all four games since his absence. Before Saturday afternoon’s matchup against Milwaukee, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers explained that he is not certain when Simmons will return to the lineup. It was reported by […]

Denver Nuggets swingman Michael Porter Jr. came through for his team with a career-high performance against the Houston Rockets on Saturday night. His stat line put him on in an elite club composed of MVP contenders in Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Joel Embiid as the only players to record such numbers this season, per […]

The Golden State Warriors sit .500 with a record of 30-30. They’re in the mix to participate in the play-in game this year. With just 12 games left in the season, the Warriors are doing everything they can to make the postseason this year. Within the last week, Golden State faced off two of the […]

Tobias Harris has been in and out of the lineup for the Philadelphia 76ers the past few days due to a knee issue. He did return to action on Thursday when they visited the Milwaukee Bucks, logging in 30 minutes in his first game back after sitting out their previous three games. After the game, […]

Remember how Joel Embiid nearly sank Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns with a ridiculous 80-foot heave on Wednesday? Well, it looks like CP3 remembers that quite well, as Devin Booker could tell you. Paul made his best JoJo impression against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. But instead of attempting an incredibly long-range bomb […]

Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons may be the Sixers that draws the most headlines for his dogfight with Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz for the Defensive Player of the Year award, but Joel Embiid has every intention of forcing his way into the conversation. Against the Milwaukee Bucks Thursday night, the All-World center reminded fans just […]

As usual, Shaq did not hold back. In this case, Sixers fans should be happy that the Big Diesel said what he thought. NBA Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Shaquille O’Neal chimed in on who he thinks should walk away with the MVP award this season. As far as O’Neal is concerned, Philadelphia 76ers […]

Joel Embiid has had one of the most impressive seasons a big man has had in recent memory. He is a deserving MVP candidate and he has been one of the best players in the league. However, an argument can be made he is not the most valuable player on the Sixers. That might sound […]

Joel Embiid has been incredible this season. He has led the Philadelphia 76ers to the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 39-19 record. He is averaging an impressive 30.1 points, 11.3 rebounds, and 3.2 assists on 64.0% true shooting. Those are certainly MVP stats, and he’s in the midst of a heated race […]

Sixers star center Joel Embiid said his motivation to be the best player in the league came from Shaquille O’Neal. The “Big Diesel” and Charles Barkley were among the analysts to call upon Embiid to be better and join the ranks of the elite. Embiid told Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic he took […]

The Philadelphia 76ers currently reside in first place in the Eastern Conference. At just half a game ahead of the Brooklyn Nets, the Sixers are doing everything they can to secure the number one seed for the playoff race. Joel Embiid has been a monster this season, to say the least. Currently, he is averaging […]

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers almost made one of the most unbelievable shots in NBA history. Almost. The 27-year-old big man nearly knocked down a one-handed heave from 80-feet on Wednesday night against the Phoenix Suns to try and push their game to OT. Unfortunately, Embiid might need to form a separate list of […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers came insanely close to bringing their game against the Phoenix Suns to OT. How close? Literally a few inches. The MVP candidate threw up a prayer with less than a second left on what could’ve been one of the best plays of the entire 2020-21 NBA season. Watch as […]

Joel Embiid will have quite a load to carry on Wednesday when the Philadelphia 76ers take on the Phoenix Suns. The Sixers will be without Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris due to respective injuries, so Embiid will need to be in MVP form if he hopes to lead his team to victory against the mighty […]