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Sixers hope big win is a lift both on and off the court

There’s never a bad time to snap a four-game losing streak, but the Sixers 27-point win over the Minnesota Timberwolves felt like one of their most needed of the season.  Not only were they reeling, but with Joel Embiid suddenly missing five straight games with various sore body parts, Paul George suspended, and no additions […]

about 15 hours ago | 0 reads

Newsflash: Joel Embiid is still really valuable

Entering Sunday’s game in Minnesota, Philadelphia had lost nine of its last 10 games without Joel Embiid in the lineup. His absence was clearly felt by rookie VJ Edgecombe who said, “We miss Joel. It’s that simple. He’s a walking 30 points,” after a bad loss at home against Atlanta on Thursday night coming out […]

about 16 hours ago | 0 reads

Tyrese Maxey drops 39, carries Sixers to much-needed win vs. T-Wolves

Man, oh, man, not only did they need this win, but this performance from Tyrese Maxey as well. The Sixers snapped their four-game losing streak, blowing out the Minnesota Timberwolves 135-108 Sunday night. Maxey, in his best game of the month, put up a game-high 39 points going 16-of-28 from the field along with eight […]

1 day ago | 2 reads

Sixers-Timberwolves: Second Half Thread

Game Details Who: Philadelphia 76ers vs. Minnesota TimberwolvesWhen: Sunday, February 22, 7:00 p.m. ETWhere: Target Center, Minneapolis, MNWatch: NBC Sports PhiladelphiaRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers

1 day ago | 1 read

Sixers-Timberwolves: First Half Thread

Game Details Who: Philadelphia 76ers vs. Minnesota TimberwolvesWhen: Sunday, February 22, 7:00 p.m. ETWhere: Target Center, Minneapolis, MNWatch: NBC Sports PhiladelphiaRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers

1 day ago | 1 read

Joel Embiid out vs. T-Wolves; Johni Broome suffers meniscus tear

A blizzard is coming to the Delaware Valley. Fitting since the Sixers’ season feels like it could be snowballing. After the team suffered an embarrassing loss to the lowly New Orleans Pelicans Saturday, they’ll travel to Minnesota (because that travel schedule makes sense) to take on the Timberwolves Sunday night — and they’ll do so […]

1 day ago | 0 reads

Sixers look to rebound in Minnesota on second night of back-to-back

Sunday night’s contest is a matchup of two clubs trending in opposite directions in their respective conferences. Philadelphia has lost four straight games spanning across the All-Star break, most recently losing by double digits to the bottom-dwelling Pelicans last night. The Sixers sit in sixth place in the East, but three games back of Toronto, […]

1 day ago | 0 reads

Sixers Bell Ringer: Sixers’ second half woes continue in New Orleans

2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer standings:Tyrese Maxey – 20Joel Embiid – 9VJ Edgecombe – 8Paul George – 6Dominick Barlow – 2Andre Drummond – 2Jared McCain :’( – 2MarJon Beauchamp – 1Adem Bona – 1Justin Edwards – 1Quentin Grimes – 1Kelly Oubre Jr. – 1Trendon Watford – 115th roster spot – 1 The Philadelphia 76ers lost their […]

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2 days ago | 0 reads

Losses keep mounting as Sixers embarrassed by lowly Pelicans

Even if Joel Embiid does return for their next game, it’s time to raise some alarm bells. The Sixers lost their fourth game in a row, embarrassingly falling 126-111 to the New Orleans Pelicans Saturday night. Tyrese Maxey again ended up with game-high 27 despite a crooked shooting night, going 9-of-23 from the floor along […]

2 days ago | 0 reads

Sixers-Pelicans: Second Half Thread

Game Details Who: Philadelphia 76ers vs. Atlanta HawksWhen: Saturday, February 21, 7:00 p.m. ETWhere: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA Watch: NBC Sports PhiladelphiaRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers

2 days ago | 1 read

Sixers-Pelicans: First Half Thread

Game Details Who: Philadelphia 76ers @ Atlanta HawksWhen: Saturday February 21, 7:00 p.m. ETWhere: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA Watch: NBC Sports PhiladelphiaRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers

2 days ago | 0 reads

Sixers (sans Joel Embiid) visit Pelicans to start road back-to-back

This could prove to be a very long weekend for the Philadelphia 76ers if things don’t turn around quickly. After dropping their last three contests, the Sixers kick off a road back-to-back with a visit to the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night. This is the start of their 11h back-to-back of the season so […]

3 days ago | 0 reads

Joel Embiid ruled out for Sixers’ Saturday visit to Pelicans

Well, this isn’t optimal. Joel Embiid has been ruled out for the Philadelphia 76ers’ visit to the New Orleans Pelicans set for Saturday evening according to the team’s injury report. The news comes after the team announced back on Wednesday that Embiid had reported right shin soreness over the All-Star break and would be re-evaluated […]

3 days ago | 0 reads

The NBA’s new anti-tanking rules are a mess

Yep, that will definitely fix it this time.  More changes to combat tanking are coming to the NBA next season, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Trying to combat year-over tanking, they’ll be cracking down on what protections you can put on a traded pick, how many consecutive years in a row you can land a […]

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4 days ago | 0 reads

Sixers Bell Ringer: Sixers simply not good enough in third loss of season to Hawks

2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer standings:Tyrese Maxey – 20Joel Embiid – 9VJ Edgecombe – 7Paul George – 6Dominick Barlow – 2Andre Drummond – 2Jared McCain :’( – 2MarJon Beauchamp – 1Adem Bona – 1Justin Edwards – 1Quentin Grimes – 1Kelly Oubre Jr. – 1Trendon Watford – 115th roster spot – 1 The Philadelphia 76ers fell 117-107 […]

4 days ago | 0 reads

Yuck

So, who forgot to tell the Sixers the All-Star break ended? Philadelphia dropped their first game after the break 117-107 to the Atlanta Hawks Thursday night. Tyrese Maxey had some flashy highlights amidst a sluggish shooting night, leading the Sixers with 28 shooting 8-of-23 from the floor. VJ Edgecombe, off of strong first and fourth […]

4 days ago | 2 reads

Sixers-Hawks: Second Half Thread

Game Details Who: Philadelphia 76ers vs. Atlanta HawksWhen: Thursday, February 19, 7:00 p.m. ETWhere: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PAWatch: NBC Sports PhiladelphiaRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers

4 days ago | 0 reads

Sixers-Hawks: First Half Thread

Game Details Who: Philadelphia 76ers vs. Atlanta HawksWhen: Thursday, February 19, 7:00 p.m. ETWhere: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PAWatch: NBC Sports PhiladelphiaRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers

4 days ago | 1 read

Cam Payne plans to bring energy and stability in second Sixers stint

It’s no surprise the Sixers were targeting a guard on the open market after the trade deadline. The team sent Jared McCain to the Oklahoma City Thunder and Eric Gordon to the Memphis Grizzlies with no NBA players coming back to Philly. With Quentin Grimes missing two games with an illness before the All-Star break, […]

5 days ago | 0 reads

Dominick Barlow was the Sixers’ first half unsung hero

Heading into the season, the Philadelphia 76ers had a gargantuan-sized hole at the power forward position. With limited avenues available in offseason free agency based on the team’s salary cap situation, Daryl Morey sought to spackle over the hole by signing Trendon Watford to a minimum contract and bringing in a couple of two-way contract […]

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Sixers host Atlanta Hawks coming off All-Star Break

The NBA is back, and so is Sixers basketball as the regular season heads into its final stretch. After the All-Star break, where VJ Edgecombe earned Rising Stars MVP honors and Tyrese Maxey’s team won the All-Star Game, the Sixers return looking to snap a two-game losing streak. They begin by hosting the Atlanta Hawks […]

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Joel Embiid out vs. Hawks as he deals with shin soreness

Well, that’s not going to help start the second half on the right foot. The Sixers have ruled Joel Embiid out for their first game back out of the All-Star break against the Atlanta Hawks with shin soreness. While he hasn’t been ruled out for any further games, the team has released a short update. […]

5 days ago | 0 reads

Editor-in-chief mailbag: It’s a race to the finish

The All-Star break is the unofficial midway point of the NBA season, but the Sixers have just 28 games remaining, beginning Thursday night as they host the Atlanta Hawks — a team they really need to beat, quite frankly. Coming out of the break, the Sixers sit at 30-24, good for the sixth seed (and […]

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6 days ago | 0 reads