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Joel Embiid questionable for Sixers’ visit to Orlando

The Philadelphia 76ers are coming off of one of their more comfortable wins of the season so far, a 131-110 victory over the Washington Wizards that saw the trio of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George each score more than 20 points in the same game for the first time ever as Sixers. The […]

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Don’t expect more Joel Embiid dunks, but his upward trajectory is encouraging

Young Joel Embiid could make a poster on any given night. Hell, he’d show up to a Philly neighborhood court and dunk on Joe Schmo. But multiple knee surgeries later, dunks haven’t been a part of Embiid’s game in recent years. Over the first seven years of his career, Embiid averaged 63.9 dunks in 56.3 […]

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How great could the Maxey-Edgecombe backcourt be? Maybe the greatest in franchise history

Wali Jones, 83 years old but forever young, is not one of those back-in-my-day guys. Yes, he’s justifiably proud of an 11-year pro career that saw him quarterback a Sixers championship team in 1967 and at different times serve as sidekick on teams featuring Wilt, Moses and Kareem (no last names needed). But he’s not one to give modern-day players […]

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Sixers Bell Ringer: Sixers stars leave no doubt vs. Washington

2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer standings:Tyrese Maxey – 15VJ Edgecombe – 5Joel Embiid – 3Andre Drummond – 2Paul George – 2Dominick Barlow – 1Adem Bona – 1Justin Edwards – 1Quentin Grimes – 1Jared McCain – 1Kelly Oubre Jr. – 1Trendon Watford – 115th roster spot – 1 The 76ers took care of business on Wednesday against […]

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Sixers’ Big 3 shines as team gets right vs. depleted Wizards

No awards will be handed out for this win, but this week has showed why you still have to go out and earn it. The Sixers rebounded from the Nuggets loss with a 131-110 win over the Washington Wizards Wednesday night. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia for the second night in a row, going for 28 […]

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Sixers-Wizards: Second Half Thread

Game Details When: Wednesday, January 7, 7:00 p.m. ETWhere: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PAWatch: NBC Sports Philadelphia Radio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers

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Sixers-Wizards: First Half Thread

Game Details When: Wednesday, January 7, 7:00 p.m. ETWhere: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PAWatch: NBC Sports Philadelphia Radio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers

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Kelly Oubre Jr.’s imminent return should stabilize the rotation

There are probably two distinct mindsets to interpreting the 2025-26 Philadelphia 76ers as we near the halfway point. On one hand, some fans are probably checked out. The last 10 years have been a whirlwind of emotions for Sixers fans and last season’s disaster was probably enough for many to scale back their investment, both […]

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Sixers need to get back on track against Wizards

Well, that was disappointing. After going on a fun three-game win streak to close out 2025 and begin the new year — picking up wins against the Grizzlies, third-place Knicks, and Cooper Flagg’s Mavs — the Sixers completely fumbled the game they should have won. On Monday, they somehow lost to a hospital Nuggets squad […]

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5 Sixers thoughts: Bad losses, VJ Edgecombe’s shooting and more

A new week in the Sixers’ world brings about a new edition of my “5 thoughts” column on the team. Let’s get after it… The Sixers falling overtime to the Nuggets is a brutal loss We’re more than a half-day into the online debate about whether the Sixers’ loss to a severely undermanned, Nikola Jokić-less […]

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Tyrese Maxey drops to fifth overall in second All-Star voting returns

The NBA’s newly formatted All-Star Game is just over a month away, and Tyrese Maxey continues to receive strong turnout on the ballots. That is, not quite as strong as Jalen Brunson, as the Knicks’ faithful propelled him to the top Eastern Conference guard vote-getter, and dropped the Sixers star to fifth overall in the […]

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Blue Coats check-in: MarJon Beauchamp shines, Johni Broome progress, and more trades

The G League season is in full swing. At our last Blue Coats check-in, we were taking early stock as players like Emoni Bates, Kennedy Chandler, MarJon Beauchamp and others made immediate noise. Now, just under a month later, the picture looks very different. Rotations have shifted, personnel has changed, and new storylines have emerged. […]

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Sixers Bell Ringer: Hospital Nuggets defeat Sixers with just 9 players

2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer standings:Tyrese Maxey – 15VJ Edgecombe – 4Joel Embiid – 3Andre Drummond – 2Paul George – 2Dominick Barlow – 1Adem Bona – 1Justin Edwards – 1Quentin Grimes – 1Jared McCain – 1Kelly Oubre Jr. – 1Trendon Watford – 115th roster spot – 1 This was a game the Philadelphia 76ers were predicted […]

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Welp, that sucked

You can’t make disingenuous ducking jokes if you lose to the hospital squad, now can you. The Sixers lost 125-124 in OT to the Nuggets despite Denver being down half its roster. Joel Embiid led all scorers with 32 points going 13-of-22 from the field, while pulling down 10 rebounds. Tyrese Maxey had 28 on […]

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Sixers-Nuggets: Second Half Thread

Game Details When: Monday, January 5, 8:30 p.m. ETWhere: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PAWatch: PeacockRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers

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Sixers-Nuggets: First Half Thread

Game Details When: Monday, January 5, 8:30 p.m. ETWhere: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PAWatch: PeacockRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers

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Tyrese Maxey named Eastern Conference Player of the Week

It was announced today that Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey was the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for December 29 through January 4, joining Deni Avdija in the West. Teammate Joel Embiid was also a nominee for the title. The Sixers went 3-0 over the course of the week, defeating Memphis, Dallas, and New […]

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Sixers return home red-hot and healthy to host Jokic-less Nuggets

After a shaky start, the Sixers closed their five-game road trip in impressive fashion, winning three in a row and improving to 19-14 on the young season. Don’t look now, but the Sixers sit in fifth in the East. After their win in New York Saturday, they’re only two games back in the loss column […]

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Sixers Bell Ringer: Sixers backcourt stars again in road win over Knicks

2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer standings:Tyrese Maxey – 14VJ Edgecombe – 4Joel Embiid – 3Andre Drummond – 2Paul George – 2Dominick Barlow – 1Adem Bona – 1Justin Edwards – 1Quentin Grimes – 1Jared McCain – 1Kelly Oubre Jr. – 1Trendon Watford – 115th roster spot – 1 As far as this road trip is concerned for […]

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Sixers-Knicks: Second Half Thread

Game Details When: Saturday, January 3, 7:30 p.m. ETWhere: Madison Square Garden, New York, NYWatch: NBC Sports Philadelphia, NBA TVRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers

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Sixers-Knicks: First Half Thread

Game Details When: Saturday, January 3, 7:30 p.m. ETWhere: Madison Square Garden, New York, NYWatch: NBC Sports Philadelphia, NBA TVRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers

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Sixers travel to New York striving to stay undefeated in 2026

Happy New Year! I hope 2026 has started as well for you as it did for the Philadelphia 76ers, who had one of their finer performances of the season in taking down the Dallas Mavericks, 123-108, on New Year’s Day. Now, the Sixers will head back up to Madison Square Garden to face the New […]

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