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76ers 'upheaval' begins with firing of embattled head coach
The 76ers finally dropped the hammer, and more could be on the way. About 24 hours after getting swept out of the playoffs in the first round, the 76ers fired...
76ers coach looks like a goner after ugly sweep by Celtics
The Process may be over and the coach who was part of that roller-coaster ride could be on his way out, too. After the 76ers were swept out of the...
Drastic 76ers changes looming as Joel Embiid takes subtle jab at coach
A quick exit from the playoffs could put 76ers coach Brett Brown’s job in jeopardy, and this quote from Joel Embiid probably won’t help him, either. After an ugly Game...
This 76ers Ben Simmons experiment might just work
Life in the NBA bubble has forced players to grow accustomed to an environment many of them are not used to. For 76ers star Ben Simmons, that includes on the...
Sixers lose another All-Star player to injury
CLEVELAND — The Philadelphia 76ers suddenly have a lot more to worry about than their poor road record or playoff seeding. Their star players are getting hurt. Joel Embiid left...
Joel Embiid-less 76ers stun Celtics: Four key takeaways
Josh Richardson led a second half comeback as the 76ers defeated the Celtics 109-98 Thursday night in Philadelphia without star Joel Embiid, who will undergo surgery on his left hand....
76ers star to have surgery on torn ligament in left hand
Joel Embiid will have surgery on his left hand and be re-evaluated in two weeks, the 76ers announced Thursday. Embiid has a torn radial collateral ligament in the fourth metacarpal...
76ers' plea to Ben Simmons is getting more desperate
The 76ers came into the season labeled by many as title contenders after bringing back Tobias Harris and signing Al Horford, but questions arose over their 3-point shooting ability and...
An easy explanation why the Knicks lost again
The Knicks’ season-long failure at the free-throw line cost them again Friday night. David Fizdale lamented that his team, which entered ranked 30th in the NBA from the charity stripe...
Brett Brown survives 76ers' chopping block
Changes are likely coming for the Philadelphia 76ers. But a new head coach won't be among them. Brett Brown will return for his seventh season on the Philly sidelines, managing...
Joel Embiid immediately begins recruiting stars for 76ers
If Kawhi Leonard's already legendary buzzer-beater takes a different bounce on any of its collisions with the rim, the 76ers could be in the Eastern Conference Finals for the first...
Coach's Jimmy Butler compliment takes a wrong turn
It's just Jimmy. Jimmy Butler's big game helped Philadelphia snap a lengthy losing streak in Toronto and, more importantly, brought the 76ers level in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Butler...
Nets aren't just getting beat on the court, and that has to change
Jared Dudley may have not phrased things the best way earlier this week when he suggested Sixers guard Ben Simmons was an “average” player in the half-court game. Simmons’ response...
Nets trail series after ugly Game 3 loss to Joel Embiid-less 76ers
In the Nets’ first-round playoff opener, they snatched home-court advantage from the 76ers. Thursday in Brooklyn, they gave it right back. With everything lined up in their favor — their...
Nets are making noise, and they deserve to be heard
PHILADELPHIA — Look, we’ve spent so much of the past few months griping about a lot in the sporting life, and with cause. Football season was a blur of bad....
Jimmy Butler is creating another hell-like atmosphere with 76ers
Jimmy Butler Saga: Part II. The 76ers' All-Star appears to be on track to ruin another NBA franchise this season after he "aggressively challenged" Sixers coach Brett Brown over his...
Knicks' losses are changing Fizdale — with worst yet to come
PHILADELPHIA -- By late on Jan. 8 in Oakland, there is a chance the Knicks will own the NBA’s worst record. That is how murderous the Knicks' schedule will turn...
Examining Knicks' rebuild against 76ers past and present
PHILADELPHIA — Technically, the two conversations were about the same subject matter. Brett Brown was in the media room at Wells Fargo Center just before 5:30 p.m. David Fizdale was...
Markelle Fultz and Ben Simmons are ruining each other
Ben Simmons has regressed in his second NBA season and his new starting teammate Markelle Fultz is a key reason why. Following a pitiful defeat to the Brooklyn Nets on...
The decisions ahead for 76ers in crucial offseason
"The Process" works, but it is not complete. The 76ers' two-headed monster of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons helped lead the team to the Eastern Conference semifinals, where they fell...