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Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers has grand plans for Ben Simmons to take his game to the next level. Step one was bringing over his former Los Angeles Clippers assistant Sam Cassell to the City of Brotherly Love and have him work closely with the Australian star. “Sam, you give him to players, he […]

Heading into the game with a two-game winning streak, the Philadelphia 76ers were stopped in their tracks by the Memphis Grizzlies, bannered by the returning Ja Morant. After the loss, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers was critical of his team’s performance and highlighted their lack of effort and focus: “I didn’t like how we played,” […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach kept it real with his superstar Ben Simmons after reports surfaced that he was offered in the James Harden trade talks. The disgruntled Houston Rockets star was eventually moved to the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, as Simmons stayed put in the City of Brotherly Love. Doc admitted that there was a […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons was excited to see the James Harden trade go through, as Harden was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in a grand four-team trade. According to Marc Spears of The Undefeated, Simmons’ time with the Sixers is far from over as he has a lot of business to take care of. […]

Unfortunately, the Philadelphia 76ers have had a hard time keeping its key players on the court as of late as the Eastern Conference franchise continues to battle what appears to be some kind of COVID-19 outbreak. After Sixers guard Seth Curry originally tested positive during the team’s matchup against the Brooklyn Nets back on Jan. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers suffered another loss on Monday, as they fell to the Atalanta Hawks, 112-94. For his part, however, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers had other things on his mind. After Monday’s loss, what Rivers wanted to talk about was Philly’s matchup against the Denver Nuggets last Saturday. The veteran coach did not hold […]

Just 11 games into the 2020-21 season and it has already been quite a long campaign for the Philadelphia 76ers. Health has been the main issue for the season thus far and, coming into their Monday evening match against the Atlanta Hawks, it was pretty much the same case for the Sixers who only had […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard moved past NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon Saturday to take sole possession of 13th place on the league’s all-time rebounding list. In collecting his 10th board of the afternoon, Howard has now earned 13,749 career rebounds, one more than the former Houston Rocket. Dwight moves to 13th on the all-time rebounds […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers joked that Dwight Howard would be forced to play point guard against the Denver Nuggets Saturday afternoon, following the announcement that the team would have only nine eligible players for the game due to COVID-19 protocols. Speaking with reporters via Zoom during his pregame availability, the Sixers boss outlined […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have undergone an unfortunate series of events in recent days and things got even worse on Saturday. With the Sixers having a handful of players sidelined with injuries and COVID-19 protocols, Doc Rivers reacted to the whirlwind of events that have taken place ahead of Philadelphia’s matchup with the Denver Nuggets, per […]

The Brooklyn Nets came into Thursday matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers extremely shorthanded. However, despite missing no less than three of their starters, the Nets still somehow managed to upset the Sixers, who according to Philly head coach Doc Rivers, were fast asleep throughout the evening. Rivers did not mince words in his criticism of […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers had a lot on his mind when asked about the events occurring in Washington, D.C. Rivers, as he’s proven before, did not hold back on his thoughts about the protests, via Tim Bontemps of ESPN: Doc Rivers on today’s events: “I will say it, because I don’t think a […]

Under head coach Doc Rivers, big man Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers will no longer have to endure “load management” — a method employed by the Sixers to abate injuries early in his career. So far, Joel Embiid is logging in 33.4 minutes per game — the highest in his five-year NBA career thus […]

On Thursday, Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons made his first three-pointer of the season. With four minutes to go in the first quarter of the Sixers’ matchup against the Orlando Magic, Simmons received a pass from Joel Embiid and smoothly stepped into a three from the left corner. Don’t believe me? Just watch: 🚨Ben Simmons […]

When people think of Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and coaching legend Doc Rivers, the two’s names aren’t usually intertwined. However, what if we told you that there’s a Stephen Curry-Doc Rivers related theory that isn’t a conspiracy, but actually just straight facts. Let’s dive in on this rather uncomplicated situation. Stephen Curry Doc […]

With the Philadelphia 76ers’ 109-89 win over the New York Knicks on Saturday, Doc Rivers has claimed solo ownership of the 10th spot in the all-time regular season wins list as a coach. Per Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated, Rivers surpassed two-time Coach of the Year and one-time NBA champion Bill Fitch as he […]

Former Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers recently shed light on a handful of allegations that haunted the team last season. A good number of the issues came firing at the direction of both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George who reportedly received preferential star treatments in their first campaign with the Clippers back in […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have consistently made the playoffs in recent years with Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons leading the way. However, underlying conflicts and poor roster construction nuked last season, resulting in major changes across the organization. Daryl Morey is now in place as president and Doc Rivers has replaced Brett Brown as head coach. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have yet to fully tap into the tantalizing upside of the Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons pairing. The Sixers hope that new head coach Doc Rivers will be able to bring out the best in the star tandem. The Sixers’ sideline boss has expressed a lot of optimism that they can find […]

With the NBA 2020-21 season about the kickoff, Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers is still discovering new things about his players. From a distance, Rivers was already aware of Ben Simmons’ speed, but now that he’s coaching the Australian, he was caught off guard by his ability to turn his speed several notches up. […]

Now that the Doc Rivers era is about to unfold with the Philadelphia 76ers, change is coming. One of the things Doc wants to zero in on is his former player Tobias Harris, with whom he’s reuniting with in the City of Brotherly Love. Both Rivers and Harris both joined forces back in 2017 to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will enter the new season with a bit of a log jam in their frontcourt. So much so, that Sixers head coach Doc Rivers even toyed about the idea of playing all four of his centers at the same time. Well, not really. The Sixers will have no less than four big […]

The shortened break heading into the 2020-21 NBA season has a lot of teams concerned about restricting minutes for their superstar players. But as far as new Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers is concerned, his superstar duo of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons will get their regular minutes as long as they’re healthy and […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers experienced some growing pains with his new team on Friday. His interesting decision to play Ben Simmons at center during one stretch of the game backfired greatly, but they still came away with a 113-107 victory over the Indiana Pacers at the BakersLife Fieldhouse. The win pushed the 76ers’ […]

The Philadelphia 76ers front office has committed to the development of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons for the upcoming season. The duo hasn’t been able to achieve true greatness in the postseason so far, which has called for many spectators to assume that one of the two Sixers stars would be traded soon. Those talks […]

One of this year’s biggest offseason moves was the L.A. Clippers parting ways with former head coach Doc Rivers. The decision to let their seven-year tactician came less than two weeks after Rivers and the Clippers infamously blew a 3-1 lead against the Denver Nuggets inside the bubble in Orlando. Although the move was seen […]

The Philadelphia 76ers unclogged the toilet this offseason. What the heck does this mean? They created roster balance. On draft night, the Sixers traded big man Al Horford, who’s one season through a four-year, $109 million deal, the 34th pick in last month’s NBA Draft, the rights to Vasilije Micic, and a future first-round draft […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers is on board if the NBA becomes the first professional sports organization to oversee distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Sixers coach’s words carry weight. There are questions as to how players and coaches will respond to vaccination in the event it is made readily available, notably if the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers logged their first preseason win on Tuesday, defeating the Boston Celtics, 108-99. Sixers rookie Tyrese Maxey stole the show in his 12 minutes of action, which prompted some postgame praise from superstar teammate Ben Simmons. Maxey, who played all of his minutes during the fourth period, finished with eight points (on 4-of-6 […]

Looks like Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers is not done firing shots against his former player Paul George. The Sixers coach unleashed a scorching revelation on Friday, claiming that some of the members of the L.A. Clippers locker room were not exactly fond of their other superstar. In an ESPN report, the one-time NBA […]

For the last few years, the Philadelphia 76ers have resorted to being the sat-upon stool of the higher-ups in the Eastern Conference when it comes to overachieving only to underperform when it counts the most. After being eliminated in sweeping fashion against the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs, many assumed that […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers has the offensive playbook mapped out. With Joel Embiid surrounded by a bunch of elite shooters, the Sixers coach sent out a firm warning to other teams. Last season, Embiid had a hard time passing off the post when the double teams came. In an attempt to remedy this, […]

Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul was the latest guest on New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard JJ Redick’s podcast. The two reminisced about their days on the Los Angeles Clippers together, during which Redick threw in a joke about Paul George when CP3 brought up Doc Rivers. Last week, George said Rivers didn’t use him […]

After all the ups and downs in his 16-year professional career so far, Dwight Howard finally won a title last season. But apart from a Larry O’Brien trophy on his resume, what impressed Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers the most was how the big man rejuvenated his career. Rivers acknowledged how much of an asset […]

During his media session with Philadelphia 76ers reporters on Tuesday, new Sixers head coach Doc Rivers spoke about the James Harden trade rumors. It came out Tuesday that Harden is now more open to a Sixers trade because Nets trade talks aren’t going anywhere. Rivers, who has been around the NBA for a while, addressed […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers said Monday Ben Simmons will be the team’s top playmaker this season. The Sixers coach said Simmons had an “off-the-charts” practice on Monday, per ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, adding the former No. 1 pick will be the “facilitator” of the offense. This is not the biggest of surprises. Simmons has elite […]

Two weeks ahead of the 2020-21 regular season, the finger-pointing following the implosion of the 2019-20 LAClippers hasn’t ceased. The latest back-and-forth began with comments from Paul George during a Dec. 2 appearance on Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson’s “All The Smoke” podcast. The Clippers forward — whose subpar performance in the bubble was highly […]

The Philadelphia 76ers had an interest in signing Austin Rivers in free agency, but his dad—Sixers coach Doc Rivers—told his son not to sign with the club. Austin, who played for the Houston Rockets last season, wound up signing with the New York Knicks on a three-year deal worth $9.9 million. Doc explained to Marc […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers is very concerned about playing the 2020-21 NBA season during the COVID-19 pandemic. During a conference call with reporters on Saturday, the new Sixers coach said he’s concerned about the amount of freedom the players will have this season. “Well, this is a little different (than the bubble) because now […]