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The Toronto Raptors’ timely addition of Marc Gasol was one the team likely lined up with eyes on the future, anticipating a potential matchup against Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers. Embiid has quickly ascended to becoming one of the best, if not the best center in the league, making the 7-foot-1 Gasol the likely […]

The NBA’s best gathered together in Charlotte for the 68th annual All-Star Game to entertain fans from across the globe. Team LeBron finished with 178 points to outlast Team Giannis, who finished with “only” 164 points during the NBA’s midseason event. As good a show as we witnessed on Sunday night, not everyone played well. […]

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki is a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame and owner of one of the most devastating moves in NBA history. Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers certainly acknowledges this fact. The young Sixers star recently shared the type of impact Nowitzki has had on his career in the NBA: “When I […]

Team Giannis starters Steph Curry and Joel Embiid had an unusual way to do warmups before the All-Star Game tonight. Bump, set, spike! #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/YzvSg20lmL — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 18, 2019 Maybe they would like to challenge Team LeBron to a volleyball game instead, as Team Giannis isn’t really favored to win the […]

Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid says the Sixers have a talented roster and a good chance at winning the championship this season. The Sixers enter the All-Star break at 37-21, good for fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings. The franchise has made two big trades this season, acquiring All-Star small forward Jimmy […]

Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid reached out to Washington Wizards point guard John Wall after news broke that Wall ruptured his left Achilles. John Wall was already out for this season after undergoing left heel surgery, but the All-Star point guard slipped at his house and tore his Achilles. There’s a chance Wall […]

It’s no secret that Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid don’t get along. The pair have been at odds since December of 2017, and drama has followed the pair every time they have faced each other since. That drama was turned up to 11 when the two both […]

Sixers center Joel Embiid and Thunder guard Russell Westbrook have had a rocky relationship during their time in the NBA, but with the two of the set to play on the same team tomorrow, Embiid said he’s willing to work out their issues. On the other side, Joel Embiid says he's 'willing to make it […]

The Philadelphia 76ers made a splash at the 2019 NBA Trade Deadline, acquiring Tobias Harris from the Los Angeles Clippers in a multi-player deal. The Sixers add Harris to a starting lineup of Ben Simmons, JJ Redick, Jimmy Butler and Joel Embiid, widely regarded as the best starting five in the Eastern Conference. So far, […]

Sitting courtside at an NBA game is a thrilling experience, but the privilege also comes with its fair share of risks. Oscar-nominated actress Regina King witnessed this fact firsthand during the Knicks’ 126-111 loss to the Sixers on Wednesday night, when Joel Embiid hurdled over her head while going for a loose ball. The incident […]

Despite losing 126-111, the young New York Knicks put up a great fight against the Philadelphia 76ers during their match on Wednesday. This includes Mitchell Robinson, who took the task of matching up against Sixers star Joel Embiid and finished with 14 points, four blocks, two steals, and a career-high 13 rebounds. After the game, […]

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers — all seven feet and 250 lbs of him — almost knocked out Oscar-nominated actress Regina King after he tried to save the ball in their game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Check out the close call in multiple angles. If you look closely, King […]

New York Knicks rookie Mitchell Robinson just rejected Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid, not once, but twice. In their game on Wednesday, the 20-year-old Robinson perfectly timed Embiid’s shot attempt in back-to-back plays: Among rookies, Robinson is the leader in blocked shots per game with 2.03. Overall, he’s the sixth in the league which makes […]

The NBA has fined Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid for his comments following the Sixers’ 112-109 loss to the Boston Celtics. The NBA has fined #Sixers center Joel Embiid $25,000 for saying "the refs f**king sucked!" after last night's loss to the #Celtics. pic.twitter.com/urhp2dhriL — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) February 13, 2019 Officially, the fine is […]

Over his last 10 games, Thunder guard NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook has averaged a triple double. The real star has been Paul George, who averaged 37 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 2.5 steals, and 6.0 made three-pointers per game on 50 percent shooting from the field and from beyond the arc. George is having a […]

Joel Embiid won’t give Boston Celtics center Al Horford any props for keeping him in foul trouble and rendering a 9-of-22 shooting night out of him during a 112-109 Celtics win at the Wells Fargo Center. “He’s not doing anything,” Embiid said when asked about being guarded by Horford, according to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps. “I […]

Joel Embiid had an awry night against the Boston Celtics, as the Philadelphia 76ers big man was haunted by his grim reaper, Al Horford, throughout the game. One particular play in the dying seconds of the game, while the Sixers were trailing by three, saw him put back a missed shot to make it 110-109, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers still can’t crack the Boston Celtics’ code. Joel Embiid wasn’t happy with the officiating in the 76ers’ 112-109 loss. “These referees f—ng sucked,” Embiid said into the microphone after the post-game presser. Joel Embiid, when his presser ended: "These referees f—-ng sucked." Then, he got up and walked out. — Tim Bontemps […]

Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics was not intimidated by the shot-blocking ability of Joel Embiid, knowing that the Philadelphia 76ers big man had five fouls. Check out the clip below posted by NBA on TNT. Once Smart got away from Ben Simmons, he dashed his way to the rim for a slam. He knew […]

Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics thought he outran the Philadelphia 76ers transition defense. Little did he know that Joel Embiid was lurking behind. Check out Embiid’s chase down block on Brown in the clip below posted by the NBA. It was as if he purposely let Brown get ahead of him so he can […]

Tuesday night’s contest between the Sixers and the Celtics was an important one, and players on both sides of the court knew it. With significant star power all around, the game was certain to have some highlight-reel plays. The latest is courtesy of Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum: Jayson Tatum spins around Embiid and dunks […]

In the first quarter of Tuesday night’s game between the Sixers and the Celtics, Boston center Al Horford thought he was playing tough defense on Philadelphia star Joel Embiid. The referees disagreed, and Horford wasn’t happy: Al Horford didn't like the call. What do you think? https://t.co/IlTAnR8uo0 — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) February 13, 2019 In the […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard J.J. Redick knows a thing or two about shooting threes. So when he was asked following Sunday’s win over the Los Angeles Lakers what he thought about Sixers teammate Ben Simmons — who took just his third 3-pointer of the year — firing one up from deep, he deadpanned that he didn’t […]

Philadelphia 76ers point-forward Ben Simmons took a 3-pointer against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, and even though he missed it, Sixers star big man Joel Embiid wants Simmons to keep shooting those shots. Lakers star LeBron James was playing some disrespectful defense against Ben Simmons on Sunday. The King was just sitting in the […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is listed as questionable (gastroenteritis) against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. The All-Star center played through the illness on Friday, Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. #Sixers center Joel Embiid is listed as questionable for today’s game against the #Lakers with gastroenteritis. He did, however, play with it […]

LeBron James just can’t stop himself from stirring the pot. After completing the All-Star draft with fellow team captain Giannis Antetokounmpo on Thursday night, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar proposed a trade: Ben Simmons for Russell Westbrook, one of the Milwaukee Bucks’ franchise players readily accepted. On the surface, there isn’t much more to this […]

LeBron James might just have pulled the greatest heist in NBA All-Star Draft history during Thursday’s first rendition of its broadcast, putting on a clinic in true Fantasy Basketball fashion while managing to toe the line between friendly competition and elite-level tampering. The King’s picks for this 2019 iteration of the February festivities are so […]

The NBA announced the results of the 2019 All-Star Draft on Thursday night and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid had an interesting reaction. Ok……. pic.twitter.com/CCpzig8mxC — Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) February 8, 2019 The Sixers center was picked by team captain Giannis Antetokounmpo with his second selection, the fourth pick overall. Later in the draft, Antetokounmpo […]

For NBA fans, this week is the time everyone turns on their notifications on Twitter to get the latest trade news from Adrian Wojnarowski. This year, we were given an early present before the trade deadline on February 7th. On Tuesday, the Philadelphia 76ers made a move to acquire Tobias Harris from the Los Angeles […]

The trade that sent Tobias Harris, Boban Marjanovic and Mike Scott to the Philadelphia 76ers will have massive ramifications when it comes to free agency. While the Sixers have remained optimistic of keeping a Big Four consisting of Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, Jimmy Butler and Harris — the ambition to do so will cost them […]

The NBA trade deadline is one day away, and Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid is hoping the Sixers don’t ship him out of Sixers land. Reports out of Philadelphia are that Sixers general manager Elton Brand has been on the phone 24/7 with the trade deadline coming up. However, there’s a zero percent […]

Just weeks after receiving his second All-Star selection in three years, Sixers center Joel Embiid now has even more good news headed his way. According to Bobby Marks of ESPN: Joel Embiid has now reached the minutes criteria in his contract for this season. As part of the $147.7 million rookie extension signed in 2017, […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid put on a show on Saturday as he led the charge for the Sixers in a matchup against the Sacramento Kings. One of the most memorable moments of the evening came in the dying moments of the first half when Embiid treated us with his impressive soccer skills. It […]

Not surprisingly, Houston Rockets star James Harden has been named the Western Conference Player of the Month. On the other side of the country, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid nabbed the honor for the Eastern Conference: The NBA has announced that Philadelphia #76ers center Joel Embiid and Houston #Rockets guard James Harden have been […]

Besides the opening five minutes of Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers, DeMarcus Cousins did not fare as well as he might have wanted against rival Joel Embiid, limited to seven points and a 3-of-10 shooting night. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr wasn’t surprised Cousins wasn’t as dominant as he was in his […]

Joel Embiid and DeMarcus Cousins are two of the NBA’s biggest, loudest, and most confident personalities. Somehow, their interviews, post-game media scrums, and social media antics live up to the larger-than-life personas the ultra-talented behemoths exhibit on the court. So it came as no surprise that early in Thursday night’s game between the Philadelphia 76ers […]

Right before the end of the half, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid threw down a nasty windmill dunk on the Golden State Warriors. https://twitter.com/TheRenderNBA/status/1091191645859659777 The Golden State Warriors seem to be rejuvenated since DeMarcus Cousins returned from injury. The team had just barely clung onto the first seed in the West. Things seemed kind of off […]

An odd duo was spotted dining out on Wednesday night at Ayesha Curry’s restaurant in the San Francisco area. Prior to their matchup on Thursday night, Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors met up to share a meal together. Apparently, Steph arranged the meetup, because when asked […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid rarely finds himself at a loss for words, especially on social media. Embiid has endeared himself to an entire generation of NBA fans with his playful internet antics, from everything to his public courtship of Rihanna to frequent post-game barbs of opposing players like Andre Drummond and Draymond Green. Of […]