Philadelphia 76ers
After making the biggest splash of free agency this past summer, g nine-time All-Star Paul George to a monster contract, the Philadelphia 76ers entered the 2024-25 NBA season with aspirations of competing for a title. Unfortunately, a myriad of injuries (second in the NBA in dollars lost to injury, per Spotrac) has torpedoed their season, […]
Fewer than two weeks out from the 2024-25 NBA trade deadline, the leading candidates to land elsewhere are widely known: Jimmy Butler, Bradley Beal, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic, as well as a handful of others. But there will certainly be more movement than just the splashiest and most logical of names. Plenty other players […]
Joel Embiid has been fined $75,000 for making obscene gestures during play against the Boston Celtics on Christmas Day. Completely embracing the villain role, Embiid trolled Boston’s fans throughout the evening while also coming away with the last laugh as the Philadelphia 76ers emerged victorious, 118-114. The 2022-23 MVP finished the game with 27 points, […]
Andre Drummond may have just made NBA history by getting ejected from a game, only to have the decision overturned. There was still frustration brewing with the officiating, though, as Joel Embiid was later tossed from the game by the same referee. San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama was literally at the center of […]
The Philadelphia 76ers are set to receive a massive boost on Friday with the return of former MVP Joel Embiid against the Charlotte Hornets. Having played just six of Philadelphia’s 24 games thus far, Embiid’s latest setback was a right sinus fracture sustained after taking an inadvertent elbow to the face from Indiana Pacers forward […]
Seven-time All-Star Joel Embiid will be re-evaluated in one week due to a right sinus fracture, the team confirmed. The 30-year-old suffered the injury toward the end of first half action against the Indiana Pacers on Dec. 13. Joel Embiid has a right sinus fracture and will remain out. He will be re-evaluated in approximately […]
It’s not about how you start, it’s how you finish. That’s what several NBA stars — headlined by Joel Embiid, Tyrese Haliburton and Bam Adebayo — will be telling themselves after a sub-standard first third of the season. The new calendar year is only a couple weeks away and there are big names who will […]
Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid simply can’t catch a break. Looking to grab a rebound near the end of the first half, the Sixers superstar took an inadvertent forearm to the face from Indiana Pacers forward Bennedict Mathurin. Embiid immediately went to ground clutching his face, and looked a bit dazed as the Sixers medical staff came […]
It’s never too early to lose sleep over NBA awards. We’re about a third of the way through the season, a perfect time for our preliminary fake awards ballot. I don’t have a vote, but this is how I would choose each award winner if I had one. Most Valuable Player: Nikola Jokic Nikola Jokic […]
Nearly a third of the way through the NBA season, we’re beginning to learn who teams and players truly are. This extends to the rookies — some are carving consistent roles on good teams, some are popping occasionally and some are hitting rookie roadblocks. Our third rookie ladder of the season will discuss these changes […]
