Tag: 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers (154-82), Milwaukee Bucks (155-81), and Phoenix Suns (160-76) have the best records over the last three seasons, and now all three teams are without their head coach. Milwaukee fired Mike Budenholzer following the team’s first-round series loss to the Miami Heat. Phoenix then fired Monty Williams after the Suns lost last Thursday’s […]
The 2022-2023 All-NBA teams voting results have been revealed, with Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic and Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid receiving first-team selections. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, and Milwaukee Bucks wing Giannis Antetokounmpo also made All-NBA First Team. Antetokounmpo was the only unanimous first-team selection this season. […]
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (right knee sprain) has been downgraded to questionable for Tuesday night’s Game 5 second-round matchup against the Boston Celtics of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Embiid missed two games earlier this postseason because of a lingering knee sprain. In his last three appearances, the 2022-23 NBA MVP winner has averaged 26.3 […]
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has won the 2022-23 NBA MVP award. After consecutive years as runner-up, the six-time All-Star received 73 first-place votes, 25 second-place votes, two third-place votes, and 915 total points. Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets finished second. Jokic received 15 first-place votes, 52 second-place votes, 32 third-place votes, and 674 […]
NBA Twitter users were quick to mock Philadelphia 76ers superstar James Harden for his pregame outfit, prior to Monday night’s 119-115 upset win in Game 1 over the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Harden was shown wearing an oversized jacket and long, baggy pants with blue fur covering the outside. NBA fans compared the 10-time […]
Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden tied his playoff career high with 45 points against the Boston Celtics in Monday night’s 119-115 upset win in Game 1 of the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. It was Harden’s first 45-point playoff outing since Game 4 of the 2015 Western Conference Finals versus the Golden State […]
Philadelphia 76ers center and projected MVP winner Joel Embiid (right knee) is doubtful for Monday night’s Game 1 matchup against the Boston Celtics in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Monday morning, the six-time All-Star underwent platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections on his injured right LCL. Embiid suffered this injury in Game 3 of […]
Tyrese Maxey recorded 25 points, three rebounds, three assists, one steal, and shot 5-of-8 (62.5%) beyond the arc in Thursday night’s 102-97 first-round win over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 3 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, and the guard now has the most five-plus 3-pointer games in Philadelphia 76ers playoff history. It was his fifth […]
Philadelphia 76ers forward Jalen McDaniels (non-COVID illness) has been downgraded to questionable for Thursday night’s Game 3 road contest against the Brooklyn Nets in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. McDaniels is the only play listed on the Sixers’ injury report. The San Diego State product missed just five games during the regular season. In less than […]
Joel Embiid recorded 15 rebounds in the first half in Monday night’s 96-84 first-round win against the Brooklyn Nets in Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, becoming the first Philadelphia 76ers player to grab at least 15 boards in a postseason half the last 25 seasons. The six-time All-Star ended his performance with 20 […]
