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It goes without saying that Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is a freak athlete. His height and athleticism have changed the NBA’s perception on centers. In recent memory, big men like Shaquille O’Neal, Tim Duncan, and Kevin Garnett thrived using their inside game. However, the Sixers center is a much quicker player than all of […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are scheduled to host the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night, but it sounds like they might be without the services of Joel Embiid, according to a report from Keith Pompey of the Philly Daily News. #Sixers @JoelEmbiid is questionable tonight with right ankle problem. — Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) February 9, 2018 […]

Every year there seem to be a few All-Star snubs whom people believe should have made the cut, and this year, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has made it clear he believes his Sixers teammate Ben Simmons is that guy. After Tuesday night’s game against the Wizards, Embiid stated who he believes should replace Kristaps Porzingis on […]

NFL history had just been made at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minnesota Sunday night when the underdog Philadelphia Eagles won their first ever Super Bowl at the expense of the mighty New England Patriots. Not only was this the lone Vince Lombardi Trophy for the Eagles, both teams also combined for the most yardage in Super Bowl history that […]

The Philadelphia Eagles took down Tom Brady and the New England Patriots 41-33 on Sunday to win their first-ever Super Bowl. As such, the NBA’s best players took to Twitter to congratulate the Eagles and share their reactions. The NBA’s own Philadelphia 76ers are celebrating just as much and their star center Joel Embiid made […]

At 33 years of age, Indiana Pacers enter Al Jefferson is a dinosaur in the NBA. His traditional post-game prowess is a lost art in today’s league where shooting and quickness have become the qualities of modern day power forwards and centers. Once a star center, Jefferson was a fearsome opponent for many NBA teams […]

For the entire season, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has shined in his role, but has still had to succumb to the team’s desire to keep him on the floor. He has already played more games this season than he did in the entirety of last season, and the All-Star break hasn’t even happened yet. […]

Selected with the third overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Embiid immediately was plagued with a variety of injuries that hindered his progress. In the years following, the Sixers went on with their process and more lottery picks were selected. In 2016, Embiid began his career in an amazing […]

We’re still waiting for Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid to officially play in a back-to-back. Embiid has already played in more games this season than last year, 39-31, and it’s been enough to earn him a spot starting in this month’s All-Star Game. In fact, Embiid will be very busy for All-Star Weekend also competing […]

The 2018 NBA All-Star Skills Challenge competition contestants have been officially announced by the league with some familiar names and some first-time participants to the All-Star Weekend event. The list is headed by the New York Knicks’ Kristaps Porzingis who is returning to defend the crown which he won a year ago. Playing in front […]

Centers Hassan Whiteside from the Miami Heat and Joel Embiid from the Philadelphia 76ers are set to face each other tomorrow night at Wells Fargo Center in the City of Brotherly Love. These players have an ongoing beef both on and off the court. Before heading to face the Sixers tomorrow and fly to Detroit […]

Tanking a season has been frowned upon by the NBA which instituted the NBA Draft Lottery in 1985 to prevent teams from doing so. The lottery was created to give all non-playoff teams a chance for the top pick in the NBA Draft. Despite several changes to the system since then, teams continue to tank […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is slated to sit out tonight against the Milwaukee Bucks, due to the “heavy loading” in last night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Embiid played 36 minutes in a 122-112 loss to OKC, the most since — you guessed it — […]

Joel Embiid is not backing down from Russell Westbrook despite losing the game as he trolled the reigning Most Valuable player on Instagram. The Oklahoma City Thunder took down the Philadelphia 76ers 122-112 with Embiid acknowledging the loss but not without firing a shot at Westbrook. https://www.instagram.com/p/BehKB2yln-2/?hl=en&taken-by=joelembiid The image Embiid used is from a moment […]

Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook had a staredown battle with the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid Sunday night. But it was Westbrook who won the staring contest as his team won the game 122-112 with the incumbent MVP looking straight in the eyes of Embiid while dribbling out the clock. Russell Westbrook staring down Joel Embiid […]

Oh, my goodness. That was thrown down with absolute authority. On Sunday night, Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid brought the hammer down on Oklahoma City Thunder point guard and reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Russell Westbrook. With the Sixers trailing 13-10 a little more than midway through the first quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Embiid […]

Just one day after being selected to Team LeBron as Cleveland Cavaliers superstar forward LeBron James’ starting center, New Orleans Pelicans big man DeMarcus Cousins ruptured his left Achilles tendon in the final seconds of the team’s 115-113 win over the Houston Rockets. One fellow big man who gave Cousins a lot of praise on […]

The fans, the players, the media, the coaches, and, lastly, LeBron James and Stephen Curry have all made their picks, so after a long-winded and somewhat complicated process we now have a clear picture of what the 2018 rendition of the All-Star Game will look like. Many found the teams hilarious, others saw a clear difference […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are currently 22-21 in the Eastern Conference. They are now sitting at the 8th spot and have shown that they are capable of playing playoff basketball during multiple stretches of the regular season. Notably, the 76ers have achieved this without playing their franchise star Joel Embiid in back-to-back games. As the postseason […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard have been named Players of the Week for week 14 by the NBA. Lillard averaged 29.3 points and 8.0 assists during the week in which the Trail Blazers did not lose in three games. Embiid also had an incredible week, leading this […]

During a break in the action at Thursday morning’s shootaround in Boston, several members of the Philadelphia Sixers, including Cameroonian big man Joel Embiid and Croatian power forward Dario Saric, were seen honing their soccer skills — with a basketball. Embiid, Saric, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, and a member of the Sixers’ coaching staff formed a juggling […]

Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid has just been introduced as a starter for the newly-formatted All-Star Game. His head coach, Brett Brown, has something to say on the matter: Brett Brown asked how it feels for @JoelEmbiid to be an All-Star starter: It’s like one of your kids getting a star and taping it up on […]

UFC heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou met the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid in Boston, and the Cameroonian center had just the right amount of confidence to say that he could “kick his ass” inside the octagon. Ngannou visited Embiid in the Equinox Sports Club in Boston Massachusetts to say hello to his countryman. After exchanging cordialities, […]

Joel Embiid has never been shy about expressing his confidence in himself and in the Philadelphia 76ers. When asked by Jessica Camerato of NBC Sports about the Sixers’ potential first round match-ups, Embiid had a typical response. The Sixers goal is to make the playoffs and their last two opponents, the Celtics and Raptors, could […]

Joel Embiid has the possibility to become a naturalized French citizen, thus also opening the chance of him playing for the French National Team. But according to an interview with BasketInfos, San Antonio Spurs’ Tony Parker is against the idea. “I think you have to play the national team with the players who are from […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has finally earned his first All-Star selection. After making his bid last season for reasons that are now irrelevant, Embiid will be the lone Sixer in the starting lineup for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. Rookie Ben Simmons helped The Process along the way, and according to Jessica Camerato of NBC Sports Philadelphia, the youngster […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics took the court Thursday night, with the Sixers winning the game and scoring a knockout, 89-80. The knockout came from center Joel Embiid, who inadvertently hit Jaylen Brown on the face while celebrating a made basket. The 6-foot-7 Brown was down on the floor after the contact with the […]

Since his debut in the NBA, Joel Embiid has proved the haters wrong and excelled as one of the league’s most promising young stars. In fact, Embiid is the first player from the 2014 NBA Draft to make an All-Star game appearance. This is an incredible accomplishment, mainly since Embiid only made his debut in […]

After the announcement on Thursday on who the captains and starters of the All-Star Game will be, many quickly took to their Twitter and Instagram accounts. However, it was not to give their thoughts about it, but to remind R&B superstar Rihanna that Joel Embiid now has a chance to go out with her. However, […]

Even before he played his first NBA game, Joel Embiid had already made a name for himself as one of the most entertaining sports figures on all of Twitter. He even tried to ask R&B superstar Rihanna out on a date before through the social media platform, but was shut down and asked to try […]

Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid has something to say about his controversial teammate Markell Fultz. “He’s been really good actually,” Embiid said, as per Keith Pompey of Philly Inquirer. “I have been quite impressed, especially after what he’s going through. He’s still readjusting to basketball and his shoulder being fine and him being able to shoot, […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is already on pace to play more games this season than the entirety of last season. Due to injury, Embiid only played in 31 games last year, which prevented him from being considered by many to be the Rookie of the Year and also to be an All-Star. But the […]

Philadelphia 76ers center, Joel Embiid, might add to his career internationally as the French national team confirmed its interest in the big man. This could see the No. 3 pick in the 2014 NBA Draft representing France in the upcoming Olympics, if they are to successfully recruit him. Embiid was born in Cameroon and moved […]

The Philadelphia 76ers engaged in a good showdown against the visiting Toronto Raptors on Martin Luther King Day. Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, and the Sixers’ young core edged their Eastern Conference rivals, 117-111, to avoid a season series sweep. The victory, however, didn’t came without a good ‘ol blooper, one that’s easily Shaqtin’ a Fool […]

Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid has taken to life in Philly quite well since he was drafted there by the Sixers a few years ago. He’s completely embraced the city, its people and even its sports teams other than the Sixers. Embiid has become a rabid fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, so much so […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid may be looking to extend his basketball popularity outside of the United States. France is reportedly attempting to pursue Embiid to play for its national team Les Bleus, per Antonis Stroggylakis of Eurohoops.net. Patrick Beesley, the team’s general manager, confirmed the news during the NBA’s recent trip to London that the team was […]

In his second full season, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid has continued to show much promise in his play on the court. However, he has yet to play in any back-to-back sets through the first half of the season. According to Keith Pompey of The Inquirer, head coach Brett Brown has indicated that Embiid […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ likelihood of making it to the playoffs has a fairly decent chance of coming to fruition, as they currently own the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference, with the next team above the ladder not far ahead. Fortunately, the Sixers have someone like Joel Embiid to help them achieve just that. According to […]

Joel Embiid has made waves the NBA this season and showed that the Philadelphia 76ers were right in drafting him. Perhaps one of the best ways to measure just how impactful he has been is by the votes for this year’s NBA All-Star Game, which is in Los Angeles. In the first returns of the […]