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The Philadelphia 76ers are currently tied for first place with the Brooklyn Nets in the Eastern Conference. The Sixers have been extremely consistent this season with Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, and Tobias Harris leading the way. They have a great shot at earning the first seed in the postseason, giving them home-court advantage for their […]

Currently sitting in second place in the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia 76ers have played as one of the top teams in the league. Joel Embiid suffered an injury scare not too long ago, but since then has been back in the Sixers lineup. Only being one game behind the first-place Brooklyn Nets, the Sixers are […]

The Philadelphia 76ers experienced a double whammy on Friday night against the New Orleans Pelicans. Aside from absorbing a disappointing 101-94 defeat at Smoothie King Center, the Sixers might also lose Joel Embiid to injury once more. Shortly after the match, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers revealed that his superstar center might have re-aggravated his […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid came up huge for the Sixers on Tuesday as they took down their rivals, the Boston Celtics, in the TD Garden, 106-96. Boston had no answer for Embiid all game long, and it resulted in another dominant display from the Sixers big man. He had such a good game that […]

The Philadelphia 76ers took on the rivals Boston Celtics on Tuesday night with a big name back on the court: Joel Embiid is finally healthy after suffering a left knee bone bruise against the Washington Wizards. In the game against Boston, Embiid showed out with 35 points and six rebounds, but after the contest, he […]

Philadelphia Sixers coach Doc Rivers was bold about why they have lost three of their last five games. After Sunday’s defeat to the Memphis Grizzlies, Rivers said the condensed schedule this year is a factor in their recent slump (via The Athletic’s Derek Bodner).  True enough, this season’s schedule has been pretty tight due to […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid finally returned to action on Saturday night ever since he sustained a left knee bruise against the Washington Wizards back in mid-March. Looking back on the incident, the Cameroonian big man admitted that he thought his 2020-21 Sixers campaign was already over when he fell down on the floor, via […]

Philadelphia Sixers center Joel Embiid and Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns have had a complicated competitive relationship over the past few years. The two have been in between multiple flagrant fouls, fights, wrestles and cursed words. In their recent NBA showdown on Saturday, Towns and Embiid went at it once again.  In the third […]

Joel Embiid made his much-awaited return to action for the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday as the Sixers took on the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Wells Fargo Center. Embiid had to make sure to mark his comeback with at least one memorable moment, and it came in the form of this D-Generation X-inducing and-one play. Embiid […]

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns knew that Joel Embiid was playing in his first game back on Saturday following a lengthy spell on the sidelines, so KAT decided to welcome back the Philadelphia 76ers star with a massive poster jam. Embiid was a bit late on his contest on Towns and the Timberwolves star […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is back in the Sixers’ starting lineup after recovering from a bone bruise in his left knee. Embiid missed the Sixers’ past 10 matches due to the injury he suffered during a game against the Washington Wizards last month. His initial recovery timetable was set at two to three weeks, […]

Dwight Howard and the rest of the Philadelphia 76ers want to make sure that the NBA is aware that they’re winning games even without their MVP candidate in Joel Embiid. On Thursday, the Sixers snapped a two-game skid after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road, 114-94. This is the 1oth straight game they’ve been […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will welcome back the player they’ve been missing the most real soon. Superstar center Joel Embiid is close to being cleared to play, per ESPN’s Tim Bontemps on Wednesday. Embiid, who sat out Philly’s last nine contests due to a bone bruise in his left knee, will still be out against the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been dominating the league thus far. They currently rank first in the Eastern Conference with an impressive 32-15 record. However, in their last five games, the Sixers have been on the road, going 3-2 during their time away from home. The Sixers have lost two straight, and head to Ohio to […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers continues to give hints regarding the looming return of Joel Embiid. Although Rivers didn’t give a definitive answer, he still claimed that the Sixers big man is already working towards making a comeback after missing several games dating back to mid-March, per Rich Hofmann of The Athletic. Doc Rivers […]

Philadelphia 76ers legend Julius Erving changed the game of basketball forever with his elite play highlighted by his athleticism and gravity-defying dunks. As the game of basketball moves forward, it becomes more and more challenging for players to come up with new ways to revolutionize the game. With that said, what would it take for […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid hasn’t played since March 12 after suffering an injury against the Washington Wizards. The Sixers have done just fine in his absence, going 6-2 in the games their All-Star center has missed. Still, there’s no doubting Philly can’t wait for Embiid to rejoin the lineup. While the timeline has been […]

Francis Ngannou’s terrifying knockout of former UFC Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 made waves in NBA circles on Saturday night. It took less than two rounds for The Predator to exact revenge on Miocic and be crowned the new HW king and Baddest Man on the Planet. Several notable NBA personalities took to […]

Francis Ngannou may just be the most terrifying man on the planet Earth right now after knocking out Stipe Miocic to win the Heavyweight title at UFC 260 on Saturday. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, however, claims he’s not scared of The Predator and even challenged him to a fight. Embiid, along with other several […]

Even though the 2021 NBA trade deadline has come and gone, the league’s top contenders have managed to find ways to bolster their rosters for the last push of the regular season. Most will opt to sign some veterans for the minimum, others will opt to cut dead weight on their way to the bottom […]

There’s a current frontrunner for the NBA’s MVP trophy this season and no, he doesn’t play for the Los Angeles Lakers nor the Philadelphia 76ers. He’s Nikola Jokic, the Denver Nuggets’ own triple-double machine. Jokic has been the Nuggets’ MVP throughout the season and continues to put up excellent numbers night in and out.  How […]

The Sixers have been one of the best teams of the 2020-21 NBA season, as dominant play from Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and a great supporting cast has lead Philly to a 1-seed with a 30-13 record more than halfway through the season. Despite being one of the best teams in the league right now, […]

The Sixers are clinging to the Eastern Conference’s top seed by a thread. But they are in no rush to get Joel Embiid back in the lineup. Embiid has not played since March 12th, when he suffered a deep bone bruise in his knee. The Sixers initially stated he would be re-evaluated in a couple […]

An MVP candidate in Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard absorbed a hit to his left knee in the third quarter of their game against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night. His injury situation led him to finish the game early as he watched his team get clobbered by the visiting Mavericks in a 132-92 […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James suffered a high ankle sprain on Saturday in their game against the Atlanta Hawks and is reportedly out indefinitely. James’ ankle injury is going to drive the wedge even further into the MVP conversation this season, especially after fellow MVP candidate Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers went down […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been one of the biggest surprises of the NBA season thus far. They are currently 28-13 with a solid plus 5.1 net rating. Much of the success for the Sixers this season can be attributed to the MVP caliber play of Joel Embiid and the elite defense of Ben Simmons. They […]

LeBron James has retaken the top spot as MVP favorite after Joel Embiid suffered a knee injury that is expected to keep him out for the next couple weeks. James is at +115 odds to win league MVP, per BetOnline.ag. Nikola Jokic has the second-best odds at +250, while Embiid has slipped to third (+600). […]

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has always been a man of few words. On Sunday, the legendary mentor once again chose to cut down on his word count and dished out three simple words with regards to the Spurs’ 35-point blowout loss against the Philadelphia 76ers (via News 4 San Antonio). “We played badly.” […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Ben Simmons is an understanding fella. The Australian opened up on his exchange with the barber that caused him and teammate Joel Embiid to miss the All-Star Game due to the league’s health and safety protocols. The barber, who’s been responsible for making sure both Simmons and Embiid had fresh cuts before […]

After the news that MVP front-runner Joel Embiid would be out for two to three weeks with a bone bruise in his left knee, Philadelphia 76ers fan can find consolation in the return of Ben Simmons from COVID-19 protocols. Doc Rivers says there will be no minutes restrictions for Ben Simmons today. Also says Sixers […]

Joel Embiid is undoubtedly a superstar in the NBA, however, it seems that’s come with a price. During Friday night’s game against the Washington Wizards, the Philadephia 76ers star center landed awkwardly on his left leg. It was a scary moment watching Embiid fall, as his injury history raises concern for himself, the organization, and […]

Midway through the third quarter of Friday night’s game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Washington Wizards, superstar center, Sixers big man Joel Embiid, suffered an injury after landing awkwardly on his left leg. The injury looked much worse than it actually turned out to be, as Embiid is ruled out for the next 2-3 […]

The first place Philadelphia 76ers took on the Washington Wizards on Friday night, winning the game 127-101. However, it wasn’t without a scare, as Joel Embiid fell awkwardly on his left leg. It looked incredibly painful as his leg bent in a way it shouldn’t and it was feared he had torn something in his […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid sustained an apparent knee injury after falling awkwardly following a dunk. Midway through the third quarter of the Sixers’ showdown with the Washington Wizards, Embiid received a pass near the rim and decided to throw down another dunk against. Garrison Matthews tried to stop the Sixers center, who still made […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid took his recent frustrations at the rim, as he slammed one hard over two Washington Wizards defenders in the early proceedings of their Friday showdown. Embiid, who was playing his first game back after the All-Star break, was unstoppable after he escaped his defender with a spin move before dunking […]

Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey absolutely hates Apple products–for reasons unknown to us–but he was forced to buy an iPhone because of Joel Embiid. In an interview with Tom Haberstroh of True Hoop, Morey shared how he was forced to purchase an iPhone just to FaceTime the Sixers big man. After all, […]

Philadelphia 76ers center and MVP candidate Joel Embiid might finally return to the hardwood on Friday night after a strange COVID-19 saga during All-Star weekend. Embiid and fellow Sixers All-Star Ben Simmons were ruled out for last Sunday’s All-Star Game following contact with a barber who registered an inconclusive test for COVID-19. Neither player was […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is one of the leading candidates for league MVP. He is dominating by embracing the style of elite bigs from past eras. Embiid is having his most efficient season in part because he has shown a greater commitment to his post-up game and ability to break opposing bigs down or […]

Joel Embiid was loving every bit of the Philadelphia 76ers’ huge rout against the Chicago Bulls on Thursday without him and fellow All-Star Ben Simmons. The short-handed Sixers dominated the Bulls and got a huge boost from their bigs as Dwight Howard and Tony Bradley led the frontcourt with a combined 32 points. Embiid was […]