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What happened to the brotherhood? Ben Simmons and Jimmy Butler had opposing reactions to the Philadelphia 76ers‘ 123-121 loss to the lowly Atlanta Hawks on Friday. “I think we were just too soft. I just don’t think we’re physical enough. I think defensively, we’re not taking it personal enough when guys score on us,” Simmons […]
All is not right in Philadelphia. New addition Jimmy Butler has clashed with coach Brett Brown over his role in the 76ers‘ offense, league sources tell ESPN. The insiders say Butler “aggressively challenged” Brown about his role in the offense, where Butler would prefer to play in a more pick-and-roll and iso-heavy offense, rather than the free-flowing one Brown […]
It’s best to not take Joel Embiid entirely seriously. More than most MVP candidates, and he’s in that discussion this season, Embiid realizes the unimportance of most off-the-court matters. When most everything can be construed as a joke, the tension inherent to contests of athleticism lessens. That’s likely why he got in a dig at Jazz big man Rudy […]
Markelle Fultz‘s NBA career is equal parts frustrating and mysterious. The former No. 1 overall pick has been diagnosed with Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, a rare nerve disorder that has wreaked havoc on his once-impressive jump shot. Though the condition has obviously caused issues, some believe that the cause of Fultz’s declining performance isn’t all physical. There’s been […]
The Philadelphia 76ers have gone 8-3 since they pulled Jimmy Butler out of a tense situation in Minnesota. Things may look fine, but according to Sixers big man Joel Embiid, adding Butler to the offense has thrown a wrench in his game. After being benched on Friday so that he could rest, Embiid expressed concerns […]
The 76ers didn’t look like themselves on Friday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Fans were given flashbacks to “The Process” years when Philadelphia went down 22-8 in the first quarter, eventually falling to the nearly last place Cavs. But Ben Simmons knows the culprit for the disappointing showing: gravy. Simmons blamed “Thanksgiving food” for the team’s […]
Jimmy Butler is (hopefully) heading to greener pastures with the Philadelphia 76ers after forcing his way out of Minnesota. On Saturday, the Timberwolves dealt Butler to the 76ers in exchange for Robert Covington and Dario Saric, ending the four-time All-Star’s nearly two-month push for a trade. On Monday, NBC Sports Philadelphia caught up with the newest member of the 76ers shortly after his plane landed […]
Jimmy Butler is known for being a bit…passionate about his teammates’ mistakes. Markelle Fultz is currently known for shots like this: So when NBA Twitter learned that Fultz would have to work on his jumper in front of Butler, they couldn’t help but joke about being a fly on the wall of those tense, […]
Most NBA heads remember Joel Embiid‘s attempted online wooing of Rihanna. While a relationship never materialized, it cast the perpetually injured Sixers big in a youthful glow, one that helped the notoriously fickle Philly sports crowd grow to embrace the Process Truster. Once he finally did get on the court, that Philly love blossomed into outright adoration, and now—after […]
Joel Embiid enjoys poking fun at his opponents. It’s part and parcel of a personality that’s tailor-made for an NBA Twitter audience that revels in #pettywarz. So fans should have been prepared when Embiid’s preseason foil, Mo Bamba, came to Philadelphia Saturday night when the Sixers faced the Magic. When Embiid burned the rookie baseline for a jam, the opening notes […]
