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Charles Barkley joined the set of ESPN’s Get Up on Tuesday morning. Amid his wide-ranging interview, The Round Mound of Rebound, as he was once known, had some interesting thoughts about the weight of Sixers big man Joel Embiid. Barkley, who was drafted by Sixers with the 5th overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have had one heck of an offseason thus far. The Sixers may not have had the same shock value as the Brooklyn Nets, who snagged both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, or the Los Angeles Clippers, who rocked the league by landing both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. However, don’t be fooled. […]

Al Horford says the possibility of teaming up with Joel Embiid on the Sixers “got me really excited.” Horford signed a four-year, $109 million contract with the Sixers. The All-Star big man has had a lot of battles with Embiid over the past few seasons. Now, the two stars will wreck havoc together in Philadelphia. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have struggled with injuries to their stars in recent history. Ben Simmons missed his entire rookie season with a foot fracture. Center Joel Embiid has an even more checkered past, injury-wise. He too missed a large chunk of his rookie season with a bone bruise on his knee. Since then, he has […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have gone through drastic roster transformation over the past two seasons, so much that there are only two players left from their 2017-18 season roster. According to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid are the only remnants of the Sixers’ 2017-18 team. The 2017-18 76ers squad actually […]

It was recently announced that the Philadelphia 76ers have offered their superstar point guard, Ben Simmons, a $170 million, five year max extension deal. While the 22-year-old has yet to put pen to paper on the aforementioned offer, this is pretty much a done deal, and the Sixers expect to lock up their point guard […]

At the Steve Nash Showdown on Wednesday, Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid asked Tobias Harris if the swingman is coming back to the Sixers this summer during an interview in typical Embiid fashion. Harris becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason and is expected to be pursued by multiple teams, including the Sixers’ Atlantic […]

The Golden State Warriors were hoping that Kevin Durant could come back and make a major impact in Game 5 after coming back from a calf injury, but that was not the case. Unfortunately, in the second quarter, Durant went down with what appeared to be a calf or Achilles injury. Count Philadelphia 76ers’ star […]

Toronto Raptors assistant coach Phil Handy addressed the team after Philadelphia 76ers All-Star big man Joel Embiid’s flying airplane gesture following a windmill dunk in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. The Sixers blew out the Raptors in Game 3, winning by a final score of 116-95. […]

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers came out of self-imposed retirement from social media to post a series of tweets in response to the Toronto Raptors dismantling of the Golden State Warriors in their NBA Finals series and going up 3-1. The Cameroonian isn’t normally in short supply of barbs and quips but after the […]

The “Mean Tweets” segment featuring NBA players on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” has returned along with the NBA Finals. This version features Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, Dirk Nowitzki and a handful other NBA players. As usual, the tweets were hilarious, with the Lopez twins capping off the segment with some classic tomfoolery: As you would expect, […]

The two Most Valuable Player frontrunners in Houston Rockets guard James Harden and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the 15-man shortlist of the 2018-19 All-NBA selections: The All-NBA Teams: pic.twitter.com/ZdTEWdDEAo — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 23, 2019 Both Antetokounmpo and Harden, two of the three finalists fro the MVP award were named unanimous selections, […]

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner was not pleased after being snubbed from both of the All-Defensive teams after the league released the results of the voting. Reigning Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz garnered 97 first-place votes and the closest to an unanimous vote to make the team, while Joel […]

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers is not shy at all about trolling opposing players as well as his own teammates via social media or in post-game press conferences. Now, his trolling has reached peak “meta” levels, as his recent change to his profile picture on Twitter entails, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints: Bruh, @JoelEmbiid's […]

Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid has delivered his first message on social media since the Sixers lost to the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the playoffs in seven games. Embiid and the Sixers lost in heartbreaking fashion. Raptors superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard hit a game-winning buzzer beater in Game 7, […]

After the Toronto Raptors won Game 7 against the Philadelphia 76ers on an epic game-winning shot by Kawhi Leonard, Raptors center Marc Gasol went up to Sixers star Joel Embiid and consoled him. Embiid was heartbroken and began to cry. His team just lost in the most painful fashion. That’s when Gasol hugged Embiid and […]

The Philadelphia 76ers, coming off a heartbreaking Game 7 loss to the Toronto Raptors Sunday night, may be in for a roster overhaul they never expected. After their second straight 50-win season, the Sixers find themselves in the same place they were in last season. A second trip to the second-round and nothing to show […]

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has approved one trademark application for Joel Embiid’s “The Process” nickname. Darren Rovell pf The Action Network reported the development while also citing that the Philadelphia 76ers center still has 20 pending trademark applications for “The Process.” JUST IN: The US Patent & Trademark office has made […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have officially been eliminated from title contention, with the Sixers being ousted from the postseason in the Eastern Conference semifinal round in each of the last two seasons. However, 76ers head coach Brett Brown, who will remain at the helm in Philadelphia going forward, believes that the team’s recent Game 7 loss […]

Philadelphia 76ers owner Josh Harris is willing to put his money where Elton Brand’s mouth is, even if it means going into the luxury tax to surround Joel Embiid with the right talent. The Sixers made two huge trades for two All-Star caliber players and, according to Brand, soon after the trade for Tobias Harris, […]

Before the Philadelphia 76ers’ 2018-19 season began, the team had set a firm goal. At a minimum, the team wanted to reach the Eastern Conference Finals. With the departure of LeBron James to the West Coast, the East seemed wide open. Unfortunately, the Sixers fell a hair short in the playoffs, losing on a buzzer-beater […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were eliminated from the second round of the playoffs for the second straight year on Sunday night, as the Toronto Raptors ousted them in a thrilling Game 7 to move on to the Eastern Conference Finals. So, just where do the 76ers go from here? It should be a very busy offseason […]

It was rumored that if the Philadelphia 76ers lost Game 7 of their second-round Eastern Conference playoff series to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night, the 76ers would ultimately fire head coach Brett Brown. Well, Philadelphia fell to Toronto by a score of 92-90, meaning that Brown is on the hot seat. The Sixers players […]

Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard hit one of the most insane buzzer-beaters you will ever see in Game 7 of his team’s second-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night, launching a jumper from the corner and watching the ball bounce around the rim four times before eventually falling to send […]

The normally wisecracking Joel Embiid wasn’t in the mood to deliver quips after the Philadelphia 76ers was sent packing by the Toronto Raptors in their hotly-contested Game 7 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals matchup by a Kawhi Leonard game-winner. When asked by a media personality about how “The Process” is doing right now with regards to his […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid was in tears after his the Sixers lost Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the Toronto Raptors. However, instead of mocking or trash talking Embiid, veteran center Marc Gasol gave him some words of encouragement as they hugged each other out in the middle of the court. After […]

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons has expressed support for his teammate Joel Embiid following their 92-90 loss to the Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of their second round playoff series. During his postgame presser, Simmons said that he and his teammates are behind Embiid. JoJo notably cried after the defeat, with videos circulating online […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will be taking an early vacation than expected as the team succumbed to a 92-90 loss against the Toronto Raptors courtesy of a last-minute shot. The Sixers’ best player, Joel Embiid, wasn’t happy with his play – and head coach Brett Brown sympathizes with his All-Star, citing that he can only learn […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid could not hold back his tears after the Sixers lost at the buzzer against the Toronto Raptors. Embiid had a double-double performance with 21 points and 11 rebounds in Game 7, but it was not enough to beat the Raptors who escaped with a 92-90 win to advance to the […]

The Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers are dueling in a win or go home Game 7 in Toronto, and Raptors star Kawhi Leonard continues to lead his team on both ends. Leonard swiped the ball from Sixers star Joel Embiid in the first quarter of Sunday night’s game and coasted to the other end for […]

When Jimmy Butler was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers earlier this season, the initial perception was that he will ruin the team’s chemistry the way he reportedly did when he was with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The former All-Star is not a fan of ‘babysitting’ younger players because he’s at the point in his career where […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has a good relationship with Jimmy Butler, and Sixers head coach Brett Brown thinks that the partnership is good for Embiid. According to Brown, Embiid’s mentality to play through injuries is influenced by teammate Jimmy Butler. In an interview with NBC Sports’ Serena Winters, Brown said that Butler’s work ethic […]

When the Philadelphia 76ers acquired Jimmy Butler from the Minnesota Timberwolves back in November, there were some people who were worried Butler would cause problems for Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and the rest of the Sixers locker room like he did with the Chicago Bulls and Timberwolves. Butler didn’t help his cause when a report […]

Before Thursday night, Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons had never before played in a posteason series that went longer than five games. The Philadelphia 76ers’ stars acquitted themselves extremely well in Game 6 against the Toronto Raptors nevertheless, as Embiid dominated on the interior despite struggling to shoot and Simmons responded to widespread criticism with […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid picked up a flagrant foul for hitting Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol in the face while jostling for position on a free-throw attempt in Game 6 of their second-round series, and that flagrant will not be rescinded by the NBA, according to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps. Because of this ruling, Embiid […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown was full of praise for center Joel Embiid after a key win in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The man at the helm showered the big man with compliments after he suited up yet again and played a massive part in the Sixers’ win, despite fighting off […]

If there’s one thing which annoys Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, it’s his flagrant foul count. Embiid reached a boiling point when officials called him for his third flagrant foul of the playoffs on May 9, per The Athletic senior Sixers writer Derek Bonder. He called it “annoying” and “stupid.” Joel Embiid on picking up […]

Joel Embiid is easily the most important player on the Philadelphia 76ers, and it showed in the team’s Game 6 victory over the Toronto Raptors. After a brutal drubbing in Game 5, the Sixers were left to lick their wounds heading into a win-or-go-home Game 6. They could either live up to the moment at […]

The Philadelphia Sixers were facing a do-or-die Game 6 at home against their Eastern Conference semifinal foe, the Toronto Raptors. After getting eviscerated in Game 5, the Sixers needed a strong performance at home to take care of business. With help from Joel Embiid, they got it. The Sixers got the game they needed from […]