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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is regarded as one of the best defensive players in the league. However, on Saturday night, Chicago Bulls center Robin Lopez got the better of him on one particular play. RoLo took the All-Defensive Team center down on the block and shook him with his own version of the Dream […]

Many have questioned the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons’ ability to play together. However, the two Sixers stars proved that they can work just fine with a sweet alley-oop connection in their game against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday. Embiid came off of a pin-down screen from guard JJ Redick which gave the […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid secured his 20th consecutive double-double after grabbing his 10th board of the night with a little less than eight minutes left in the third quarter of their game against the Chicago Bulls. Embiid becomes the first Sixers player to have a double-double streak of 20 games since Hall of Famer […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Jimmy Butler will sit out the team’s game against the Chicago Bulls tonight, while All-Star center Joel Embiid will be a game-time decision, The Athletic’s Derek Bodner reports. 5:30 pm #sixers injury report:– Jimmy Butler (out, back tightness)– James Ennis (out, right quad contusion)– Joel Embiid: questionable, left knee soreness. — Derek […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are listing center Joel Embiid and Jimmy Butler as questionable for Saturday’s game against the Chicago Bulls. The Sixers are coming off a 128-122 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. Embiid played, but Butler didn’t. #Sixers’ @JimmyButler (back) and @JoelEmbiid (knee) are questionable for tomorrow’s game at #Bulls — Keith Pompey […]

The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers by completing a decisive 12-1 run late in the fourth quarter, though the team had to do it without the services of point guard Eric Bledsoe, who was ejected in the first quarter after getting into a scuffle with Joel Embiid. After the game ended, the NBA Officials page tweeted […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid showed his tender side Thursday night, when he gave J.J. Redick’s injured elbow a good kiss. Playing against the Milwaukee Bucks, Embiid kissed Redick’s elbow, hoping that it would get rid of the pain for his teammate and long-range marksman. See the clip posted by Dime. Joel Embiid kissed […]

Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo will define matchups between the Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks for years to come. And unlike many superstars, each is equipped with enough defensive ability to occasionally guard the other. As such, the basketball world will be treated to countless moments going forward of Embiid and Antetokounmpo going truly mano […]

So much for a meaningful late-season preview of a potential Eastern Conference Finals matchup. Blame Joel Embiid and Eric Bledsoe. Less than three minutes into Thursday’s highly-anticipated game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers, Bledsoe and Embiid got into it while jostling for rebounding positioning on a made three-point by Giannis Antetokounmpo. After the […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid recently said that he’s the most unstoppable player in the NBA, and he has an argument given the dominance he has shown in his short time in the league so far. But there are a lot of fans who raised their eyebrows with Embiid’s statement and immediately sought the reaction of […]

The Philadelphia 76ers finally have some breathing room for the third seed in the Eastern Conference. As a result, with the playoffs fast approaching, the team is taking no chances with the health of Joel Embiid. Sixers coach Brett Brown told reporters on Saturday that the superstar big man will miss his team’s next three […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will be without one of their key players when they play Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, with Sixers big man Joel Embiid sitting out the game. According to the NBA’s injury report, Embiid is listed as out due to load management. The All-Star center has been dealing with issues in his left knee […]

Every win counts for the Philadelphia 76ers. Late in the season, they are trying to remain in third place in the East. Joel Embiid wants to keep them there. On Monday night, Embiid proved he knows how important each game is for the Sixers. Early in Philadelphia’s game against the Orlando Magic, he showed his […]

If you thought Marcus Smart was feeling any remorse for his altercation with Joel Embiid on Wednesday night, then you were sadly mistaken. Smart was ejected during the Boston Celtics’ 118-115 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers for shoving Embiid to the floor after getting tripped up by the big man on defense. “I’ll do it […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was ejected in the team’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers last Wednesday after shoving Sixers big man Joel Embiid. In an interview with John Karalis of Masslive.com, Smart believes that the league is playing favorites when it comes to who gets ejected and who doesn’t, although he said he understands the […]

Things got a little tense between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers last Wednesday, as Marcus Smart and Joel Embiid got involved in an altercation that fortunately did not end in an exchange of blows. Still, Celtics coach Brad Stevens plans to talk to Smart regarding the incident. Stevens said he would have a […]

During the Philadelphia 76ers’ 118-115 victory against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, Marcus Smart and Joel Embiid got in an altercation that almost escalated into a fistfight. Smart pushed Embiid hard, causing him to fall down on the floor. The latter then stood up and headed towards the former’s direction. Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed and […]

Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid says he wants to be “the best Sixer ever” when it’s all said and done. Embiid admits for that to happen, he needs to lead the Sixers to a championship. "I want to be the best Sixer ever, and by doing that I've got to win championships, and […]

Marcus Smart’s ejection didn’t just cost him the chance to help his team stave off a comeback victory against an increasingly bitter rival. The NBA announced on Thursday that the Boston Celtics guard has been fined $50,000 for shoving Joel Embiid in the back during the Philadelphia 76ers’ stirring 118-115 come-from-behind win over the Celtics […]

Although Joel Embiid and Steph Curry are playing for two different teams, they have become really close friends off the court. Recently, Embiid was a guest at Curry’s YouTube series called “5 Minutes from Home,” where he said that he is planning to change his nickname. “‘The Process’ is never gonna be over. You gotta […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid did not let Terry Rozier of the Boston Celtics get away with an insult. In a previous interview, Rozier hit on Embiid by calling the Cameroonian “lame.” And right after their 118-115 win over the Celtics, Embiid clapped back at Rozier. As observed by Rachel Nichols of ESPN,  Embiid used […]

After putting up 37 points and 22 rebounds against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, Philadelphia 76ers All-Star big man Joel Embiid said he’s “the most unstoppable player in the league.” Embiid’s monster game helped the Sixers defeat the Celtics for the first time this season. Philly went 3-1 against the Celtics. "I'm the most unstoppable […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart decided to shove Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid in retaliation for getting knocked down, and that led to Smart being ejected from the game. It probably isn’t all that surprising to see things get heated between two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference, as both are trying to […]

While his debut season has been somewhat overshadowed by what Luka Doncic and Trae Young have been doing for their respective teams, it is undeniable that Phoenix Suns rookie Deandre Ayton has proven to be one of the most promising big men in the league today. As a matter of fact, last June’s first overall […]

The Philadelphia 76ers much-maligned “Process” appears to be in full bloom. They have balanced drafting great talent (Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid) with acquiring great talent via trade (Jimmy Butler, Tobias Harris) and in free agency (J.J. Reddick.) So far, it seems that the present Sixers have the right mix. They are currently locking in on […]

Slowly but surely, Philadelphia 76ers superstar big man Joel Embiid is establishing himself as one of the best centers to have ever played the game. Sunday afternoon against the Milwaukee Bucks, Embiid finished with a monster stat line of 40 points, 15 rebounds and six assists. The Sixers defeated the Bucks, 130-125, and showed the […]

Fresh off a career-high 52 points, Milwaukee Bucks All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo was confident enough to yell expletives at Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons after ferociously dunking on him and staring him down the Sixers with only 1:18 left in regulation. The Greek Freak would then go on to explain why he would rather have Simmons […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid unleashed his supreme handles against Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Midway through the second quarter of their highly anticipated match-up, Joel Embiid finished the play with a soft fall-away jumper. The two are tagged as modern-day big men: players who can play traditional big men roles but also have the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers battled it out in a playoff-like game on Sunday night, with the Sixers edging out the former 130-125. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid were sensational in the game, prompting people to rave about a possible playoff matchup between their respective teams. It was a great back-and-forth duel between […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid came up big in the team’s win over the Milwaukee Bucks. However, the Sixers will have to find a way to win without him against the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday. Philadelphia has done their best to temper Embiid’s minutes throughout the 2018-19 NBA season. According to Keith Pompey of The […]

Joel Embiid’s conditioning currently isn’t at the level where he wants it to be, and he didn’t shy away from addressing it to the media on Tuesday. In the most Embiid way possible, of course. https://twitter.com/TheRenderNBA/status/1105651724965109760 Embiid, 24, is feeling healthy again after missing an eight-game stretch with a sore left knee. He returned to […]

Earlier Tuesday night, jaws of NBA fans on social media collectively dropped in awe when the video of Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid finishing with an emphatic putback started making rounds. Apparently, it wasn’t just the NBA fans who were taken aback by the putback. The Sixers’ official Twitter account replied to their own post of […]

Philadelphia 76ers point-forward Ben Simmons tricked the Cleveland Cavaliers transition defense with a fake bounce pass before lobbing a pass to Sixers center Joel Embiid for the alley-oop layup. Simmons briefly froze the defense with the fake bounce pass. It was all he needed to snap a lob pass to the trailing Embiid who finished […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid had an uncharacteristically low-scoring night during Tuesday’s victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. After missing a short look in the fourth quarter that was emblematic of his night as a whole, he recovered in time to pull off one of the most dominating jams of the season, sending the Wells Fargo […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are now one of the better teams in the NBA, but they didn’t just reach that point overnight. It was a long, hard process that began in 2013 and spanned several years of painful, historically bad basketball. But now, the Sixers are reaping the benefits of those down years, as they would […]

Kyle O’Quinn of the Indiana Pacers had a Shaqtin’ a Fool moment after playing some ‘defense’ on Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers. Peep the clip below posted by the Shaqtin’ A Fool Twitter. Embiid sealed O’Quinn well but was there anything that the latter could do? If you look at the Pacers bench, they […]

Joel Embiid is expected to return to the Philadelphia 76ers for their game against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday afternoon, but he will be on a minutes restriction and will play in short bursts: Embiid will probably play in four minute bursts, Brown said — Bob Cooney (@BobCooney76) March 10, 2019 While this may seem […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid plans to return to action against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, ESPN reports. The All-Star big man has missed each of Philadelphia’s eight contests after the All-Star break due to left knee soreness. The Sixers split those eight games without Embiid, and are on a two game losing skid. Embiid […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are listing superstar big man Joel Embiid as questionable for Sunday’s match-up against the Indiana Pacers. Embiid hasn’t played since the All-Star break due to left knee soreness. The Sixers are 4-4 since the All-Star break and enter Sunday on a two-game losing streak. Joel Embiid is listed as questionable for tomorrow’s […]