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Joel Embiid is clearly in good spirits. After the 76ers‘ took a 3-1 series lead over the Nets on Saturday, Embiid told the media he was pleased with his team’s 112-108 victory and was now focused on carrying that momentum into Game 5. Of course, the All-Star couldn’t help but crack a joke at the Golden State Warriors. […]
Jimmy Butler and Jared Dudley were ejected from the Nets-Sixers game Saturday after a brawl between both teams spilled into the courtside seats. The melee was kicked off after Joel Embiid fouled Jarrett Allen hard as the latter was driving toward the basket. Allen hit the hardwood and Jared Dudley ran across the court to get […]
The most bizarre subplot coming out of this first-round playoff series between the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets is the unlikely feud involving Jared Dudley and Ben Simmons. On Wednesday Dudley spoke with reporters about Simmons, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of his game. It was an illuminating breakdown of last year’s Rookie of the Year, but […]
Joel Embiid had some explaining to do. During Game 1 of the 76ers’ playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets, Embiid and Amir Johnson were spotted on the sideline looking at what appeared to be text messages on Johnson’s. Johnson, who was inactive for the game, was seen pulling out a cell phone before he and his Philadelphia […]
Eric Bledsoe was ejected early in the first quarter of Thursday’s game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers after the referees caught him firing a fastball right to Joel Embiid. Their brief exchange led to both teams getting into the NBA’s latest posturing showdown where players from each side jaws at one another, maybe there’s some […]
If it were up to Ben Simmons, Mavs guard Luka Doncic would succeed him as the NBA Rookie of the Year. We mean…it isn’t up to him, but still it’s good to have the respect of your peers. Simmons said as much when he was asked about that topic. He supported his argument by saying […]
Veteran swingman Andre Iguodala let it be known that his teammate Steph Curry is one of the greatest and should be acknowledged as such. “I think he’s still underrated,” Iguodala told the media. “I still think he doesn’t really get the respect he deserves, and guys think that, you know, he uses a lot of screens. Guys think that you can […]
Four words. That’s all it took for the NBA to take $25,000 out of the pocket of Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid. Following the Sixers’ 112-109 loss to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, Embiid spoke with reporters and ended his press conference by saying, “the referees f**king suck” before walking out. On Wednesday, the league fined Embiid […]
The Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-109 on Tuesday (Feb. 12), and Joel Embiid wasn’t happy about it. As USA Today reports, Embiid expressed his frustration with how the game went afterwards, stating that the “referees fucking sucked.” In fact, that’s how he ended his time at the post-game press conference, leaning into the microphone to deliver his […]
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports the league office is investigating whether contact between the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons violated any NBA rules. While speaking with reporters in Philadelphia Sunday, Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson revealed that Simmons’ team reached out to him about getting together in the summer. Johnson […]
