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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 […]

With near perfect trash talk and Twitter games, Joel Embiid is one of the fiercest competitors in the NBA. However, it appears he alright with the competition being a little friendly at times. As the Philadelphia 76ers and Golden State Warriors prepare to faceoff on Thursday night, Embiid was spotted dining out with Stephen Curry […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid gave Sixers supporters quite a scare on Tuesday night following a brief exit during the team’s matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. Embiid suffered a scary fall in the fourth quarter of the Sixers’ 121-105 win against the Lakers, which forced him to head to the locker room. Fortunately, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers mopped the floor of the Staples Center with the Los Angeles Lakers, as they came away with a convincing 121-103 road win Tuesday night in Hollywood. The Sixers were clearly on their way to a victory as early as the start of the fourth quarter, but there was one moment that had […]

Sixers big man Joel Embiid missed Tuesday morning’s practice session due to an upset stomach, but it sounds like he’ll be well enough to play against the Los Angles Lakers. ESPN’s Tim Bontemps shared the news about Embiid’s status on Tuesday afternoon. Bontemps also noted that Jimmy Butler, who’s been dealing with a sprained wrist, […]

After playing him for three straight games after showing signs of an injured back, the Philadelphia 76ers will enforce a “planned rest” for center Joel Embiid for Saturday’s game against the Denver Nuggets, according to Serena Winters of NBC Sports Philadelphia. Embiid trotted out three straight 30-point performances during that stretch, including a 33-point, 19-rebound […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is looking to be the peacemaker in this upcoming All-Star Game and if given the chance, bring two known adversaries together in one team during the upcoming festivities. The Milwaukee Bucks forward garnered the second-most votes by fans, and will get his chance to choose the players alongside him. Two mortal enemies are in […]

The final voting of the 2019 All-Star Game fan voting is finally here, as LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks were named as team captains after leading all nominees in the voting. As the top overall finisher in fan voting, @KingJames will make first pick in the First Round […]

Joel Embiid is no strange to on-court beef. However, he seems to have no interest in starting a feud off the court with an unlikely character. Joel Embiid's reaction to what sounded like a rat in the ceiling during his postgame interview is priceless 😂 pic.twitter.com/5436xdl2y1 — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 24, 2019 Following […]

Liberty Ballers columnist Adam Aaronson tweeted out a video of Joel Embiid struggling to list off different ice cream flavors, and it’s extremely funny. Joel Embiid is not good at listing ice cream flavors pic.twitter.com/zOwoAJ4M4M — Adam Aaronson (@SixersAdam) January 22, 2019 Embiid is a goofy guy, and it’s just a bit surprising that he doesn’t […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid got into the head of another fellow superstar on Monday night. After engaging in a heated tussle with Russell Westbrook on Saturday, Embiid exchanged words with James Harden during their match against the Houston Rockets in Philadelphia. Harden went down after hitting Embiid, who was trying to double-team the Rockets […]

Monday night’s matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Houston Rockets has already provided plenty of highlights in the first half. The second quarter ended with one of the best of the night when James Harden swooped in for a seemingly easy layup: Joel with the HUGE rejection on James Harden 🚫#HereTheyCome pic.twitter.com/IE2rWTs1Tz — NBA […]

The Golden State Warriors have far and away the best starting lineup in the NBA. Following the return of DeMarcus Cousins, Golden State now has five All-Stars in a lineup that already features two MVPs. But when healthy, which team has the second-best starting lineup in the NBA? Is it the Houston Rockets, who may […]