Sixers’ Embiid Ejected After Drummond Un-Ejected In Rare Sequence

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 […]

Vivek Jacob  •  23 Dec 2024
Sixers’ Joel Embiid Set To Return Friday Wearing Mask

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 […]

Vivek Jacob  •  20 Dec 2024
Sixers injuries: Joel Embiid Out At Least 1 week With Right Sinus Fracture

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 […]

Vivek Jacob  •  16 Dec 2024
Here Are 5 Key Starters Hoping To Bounce Back In 2025

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 […]

Vivek Jacob  •  16 Dec 2024
Sixers’ Joel Embiid faces another setback after sinus fracture against Pacers

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 […]

Vivek Jacob  •  14 Dec 2024
NBA Awards Ballot: Picking The MVP, DPOY And More From The First 8 Weeks

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 […]

Ben Pfeifer  •  13 Dec 2024
NBA Rookie Ladder Vol. 3: Jared McCain Holds Firm Atop Rankings

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 […]

Ben Pfeifer  •  12 Dec 2024
Philadelphia City Council Approves 76ers Center City Arena Proposal

Philadelphia City Council members voted Thursday morning to give preliminary approval to the 76ers’ proposal to build an arena in Center City. The legislation’s authorization to begin the $1.3 billion project is not expected to get a final vote until the Council’s Dec. 19 meeting, its last of the year. Committee of the Whole voted […]

James Foglio  •  12 Dec 2024
How 4 Marquee NBA Free Agents Are Faring On Their New Teams

Approaching the two-month mark of the NBA regular season, key summer additions have begun to establish grounding in their new homes. It’s gone more swimmingly for some than others. Not every signing has proven thus far to be a smash hit, though that doesn’t mean free agency is without its early success stories. Let’s look […]

Jackson Frank  •  12 Dec 2024