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After the Philadelphia 76ers were sent home packing by the Atlanta Hawks, head coach Doc Rivers raised doubts about the future of Ben Simmons with the team. However, it looks like the Sixers are still trying to make it work. When Rivers refused to answer whether he still believes Simmons can be the point guard […]

In a postseason that started to unfold perfectly around the Sixers, it ended in disaster because of their own self-doing. Philadelphia was taken out in Game 7 by the Atlanta Hawks and as a result, they were booed off their home floor. While those jeers may have been meant to be specifically directed at individuals […]

The image of Ben Simmons passing up an easy dunk or layup in the fourth quarter of the Philadelphia 76ers’ awful Game 7 loss to the Atlanta Hawks is going to haunt the Sixers and their fans for a long time. Sadly, it was the perfect culmination of Simmons’ woes in these playoffs. Despite being […]

This was supposed to be the year for the Sixers. Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets were already eliminated, there’s no real powerhouse super team in the Western Conference that’s still kicking and Philadelphia was destined to make this their run. And then everything came crashing down in Game 7 against the Atlanta Hawks. Not […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have officially been eliminated from the 2020-21 NBA playoffs. They didn’t even get a second to breathe before NBA Twitter started roasting their squad for falling well short of expectations. Add former Los Angeles Clippers forward and Atlanta Hawks star Josh Smith to their growing list of haters. Smith blasted his one-time […]

It sure looks like Doc Rivers is not happy with Ben Simmons, or at least with his performance in the crucial Game 7 that saw the Philadelphia 76ers lose to the Atlanta Hawks. When asked postgame if he still believes Simmons can be a point guard for a championship team, Rivers shrugged it off and […]

Doc Rivers is on the wrong end of history once again after his Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Atlanta Hawks in Game 7 of their playoffs series. After the shocking defeat of the East’s top seeds, the Sixers head coach has now tied Rick Adelman for the longest losing streak in Game 7s by any […]

Joel Embiid felt that the officiating in the Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 6 win favored Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks, and Sixers head coach Doc Rivers thinks he’s right. To recall, following their win to tie the series at 3-3, the Sixers center ripped the foul calls during the game. According to Embiid, if referees […]

Tobias Harris stepped up when the Philadelphia 76ers needed him most, and head coach Doc Rivers couldn’t be happier as the Sixers star showed what he is truly capable of. After leading the Sixers to a pivotal 104-99 Game 6 win to force a do-or-die against the Atlanta Hawks, Harris got an interesting comparison from […]

Los Angeles Lakers main man LeBron James recently went off on Twitter about the rash of injuries in the NBA Playoffs, pointing out that the early start date of the season didn’t do any wonders for the players. While many would side with LeBron, given the latest string of injuries to star players, Philadelphia 76ers […]

Ben Simmons had more misses from the free throw line than his points in Game 5 on Wednesday. Read that again. If you’re a Philadelphia 76ers fan, don’t. Simmons’ shooting woes continue to haunt the Sixers as they had a monumental meltdown against the Atlanta Hawks, blowing a 26-point lead to lose the game. Simmons […]

Joel Embiid is the most important player for the Philadelphia 76ers, but for them to unleash their true potential, Ben Simmons needs to be that X-factor. Sixers head coach Doc Rivers said so as much after the team’s Game 4 defeat at the hands of the Atlanta Hawks. Speaking to reporters a day after the […]

Joel Embiid’s health will be key for the Philadelphia 76ers if they want to repel the Atlanta Hawks and book their tickets to the East Finals. However, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers has some not so good news in that regard. While Rivers revealed that he is not concerned about Embiid’s recovery from knee injury […]

Trae Young stepped up big time for the Atlanta Hawks in their Game 4 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, and it’s something Sixers head coach Doc Rivers won’t likely forget any time soon. After all, as Young finished with 25  points and a game-high 18 assists, he also matched a playoffs feat last done by […]

Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers didn’t bite his lip after their tight Game 4 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday. Rivers didn’t offer any excuses as the Hawks gutted it out all game long to tie the pulsating series at 2-2. While it was the backcourt of Trae Young and Bogdan Bogdanovic who torched […]

The Philadelphia 76ers had a Defensive Player of the Year finalist in Ben Simmons and an MVP finalist in Joel Embiid. Unfortunately, neither Sixers star received their respective award. The MVP award went to Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic while Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert walked away with the Defensive Player of the Year honors, […]

How Joel Embiid is doing what he’s doing for the Sixers with a partial tear in his meniscus is teetering on being unexplainable. It’s almost as if the Philadelphia 76ers all-star is playing better since the injury while he deals with it at the same time. In Game 2 against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid lost the MVP race to Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, and sure enough, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers is not happy about it. However, Rivers is not taking away anything from Jokic. In fact, he acknowledged that had Embiid and Jokic played the same number of games during the 2020-21 […]

The Philadelphia 76ers‘ Doc Rivers feels Ben Simmons isn’t being given a fair shake by officials. As such, the Sixers head coach is taking matters into his own hands or hard drive. Rivers admitted, during an interview with Dave McMenamin of ESPN, that he’s keeping receipts of the instances where Simmons was on the receiving […]

The Philadelphia 76ers had some bad news become good news when they had MVP candidate Joel Embiid ready to go for Game 1 against the Atlanta Hawks. Embiid came into the series with his status in jeopardy after suffering an injury against the Washington Wizards. However, it isn’t all good news, as Sixers head coach […]

Ben Simmons and Seth Curry heeded the call of duty for the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 5. Quite literally. Simmons and Curry led the Sixers in their one-sided war against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday to advance to the second round. Simmons had a triple-double of 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists, while Curry […]

Joel Embiid’s status for the rest of the 2021 playoffs remains unclear, and Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers hinted as much on Wednesday ahead of their Game 5 with the Washington Wizards. Speaking to reporters, Rivers admitted that he doesn’t know when Embiid will be able to return to the Sixers’ lineup. He is […]

Ben Simmons’ poor free-throw shooting was a storyline in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 122-114 Game 4 loss to the Washington Wizards, which extended the first-round series to a Game 5. The Wizards turned to a Hack-a-Ben strategy in crunch time, with Simmons splitting a pair of free throws three times in a row and ultimately going […]

Given their excellent regular season, the Philadephia 76ers quickly rose as a favorite to win the title this season. They were expected to boot out the Washington Wizards with ease in the first round. However, they failed to complete the sweep, losing 122-114 in Game 4. A quick 4-0 would’ve been great as it would’ve […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers doesn’t care about the Washington Wizards’ Hack-a-Ben strategy. After all, he knows how good and important Ben Simmons is to the team. On Monday, the Wizards executed the Hack-a-Ben tactic to perfection, as they saw Simmons finish 5-of-11 from the charity stripe. It also allowed Washington to pull off […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are holding their collective breaths right now as they await the latest update from Joel Embiid’s knee injury. It seems everything is still in the dark after Embiid left early in Game 4 against the Washington Wizards on Monday and did not return. When asked by reporters for an update on Embiid […]

Philadelphia 76ers fans have been extra hard on Ben Simmons despite getting a 2-0 advantage over the Washington Wizards in their first round series in the NBA Playoffs. They’ve been heavily criticizing him, largely due to his lack of scoring. The City of Brotherly Love, huh? Rivers already came to the defense of Simmons after […]

Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. It was an event that caused uproar across the United States among African Americans and people of all colors, for that matter. In honor of George Floyd, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers is wearing a shirt that sends […]

The Philadelphia 76ers snagged the top seed in the Eastern Conference and drew a first-round matchup with the Washington Wizards. The Sixers came into Game 1 and walked away with a 125-118 victory. However, Ben Simmons drew some heat for posting a stat line of six points with 15 boards and 15 assists. Doc Rivers, […]

Ironically, the immensely popular centerpiece of the Atlanta Hawks franchise who started the All-Star Game at 21 years old is directly connected to one of the more maligned draft decisions in recent NBA history. In fact, Trae Young was considered the weak end of the imbalanced deal between Atlanta and the Dallas Mavericks. At the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have long been branded as one of the biggest underachievers in the NBA. Prior to this season, there was a lot of doubt as to whether or not Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons could actually co-exist to lead the Sixers to glory. Philly pretty much erased all doubt this year, and head […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid takes a lot of hard tumbles on the basketball court, and Sixers head coach Doc Rivers is still getting used to it. Rivers admits the “falls are terrible” and even says his daughter Callie, who’s married to Sixers guard Seth Curry, is constantly freaked out by them. Via ESPN’s Ramona […]

There’s no denying that his outside shooting — or lack thereof — remains to be one of the biggest weaknesses in Ben Simmons’ game. For his part, however, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers does not appear to be too concerned with this issue. Rivers did acknowledge how Simmons could improve as a three-point shooter, but […]

Midway through the season, Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic were neck-and-neck in the MVP race. However, Embiid has since fallen back in the fight after he suffered a knee injury in early March and missed 10 straight games in the process. Now, many believe that Jokic has the MVP […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons has missed the last four games with the flu. In that period, the Sixers have lost all four games since his absence. Before Saturday afternoon’s matchup against Milwaukee, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers explained that he is not certain when Simmons will return to the lineup. It was reported by […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers did not hold back in blasting the officials for calling a soft technical foul on Dwight Howard in their 132-94 defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks. The long-time NBA mentor believes Howard received the tech solely on his reputation, claiming that if that had been any other player on the […]

Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas is a big fan of what Doc Rivers has brought to the table for the Philadelphia 76ers this season. Zeke appeared on NBA TV’s pregame show on Wednesday and had nothing but rave reviews for Doc’s first tenure in the City of Brotherly Love. “Doc Rivers is doing one of […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been a dominant force all season, racking up an Eastern Conference-leading 38-17 record heading into Friday night’s showdown against the Los Angeles Clippers. Sixers president Daryl Morey dramatically reshaped the roster around Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons in his first offseason with the club, giving them a balanced attack on both […]

Doc Rivers masterfully guided the Philadelphia 76ers to a 123-117 statement win over the Brooklyn Nets at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday. Although the Nets were greatly undermanned without the services of Kevin Durant, James Harden, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Blake Griffin, most pundits still believe the game was a potential Eastern Conference Finals preview. After […]