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• Atlantic Notes: Embiid, G. Williams, Stevens, Raptors
Joel Embiid has shaken up Sixers fans with comments he made during an interview at the Uninterrupted Film Festival in Los Angeles, tweets Derek Bodner of The Daily Six. The reigning MVP talked about his desire to capture an NBA title, but he raised the possibility that it may not happen in Philadelphia (video link). […]...2023
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• Doc Rivers points blame at true culprit behind Sixers’ rough patch
Philadelphia Sixers coach Doc Rivers was bold about why they have lost three of their last five games. After Sunday’s defeat to the Memphis Grizzlies, Rivers said the condensed schedule this year is a factor in their recent slump (via The Athletic’s Derek Bodner). True enough, this season’s schedule has been pretty tight due to […]
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• Ben Simmons injury update that has Sixers star out vs. Kings
Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons was ruled out for Saturday’s game against the Sacramento Kings due to left knee soreness, as reported by Derek Bodner of The Athletic. Simmons, who is currently averaging 15.9 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game, experienced the soreness after going through shootaround on Saturday morning. Simmons went through […]
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• Sixers Waive Two-Way Signee Haywood Highsmith
The Philadelphia 76ers have waived forward Haywood Highsmith, Derek Bodner of The Athletic writes. Highsmith played in five contests for the Sixers last season. Highsmith initially signed his two way deal in January, which gave him half a season to split time between Philly and their G League affiliate in Delaware. Highsmith averaged 12.2 points […]
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• Report: Celtics unlikely to make a trade before deadline, will hope for Anthony Davis in offseason
The Celtics are unlikely to make a big move prior to this year’s trade deadline, NBC Sports’ Tom Haberstroh reports in a story relayed by NBC Sports Boston’s Darren Hartwell. With Indiana losing Victor Oladipo for the season, the Celtics have less of an incentive to make a drastic change. They’re hoping Terry Rozier and Jaylen Brown bounce back during the second half of the season, then look to tr...2019
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• Report: 76ers still believe they can win Leonard sweepstakes
The Sixers are set to meet with LeBron James‘ representatives in Los Angeles, and one of their top selling points will be a belief that they have a real chance to win the Kawhi Leonard sweepstakes and acquire the star forward from the Spurs, reports Marc Stein of The New York Times.We heard earlier this week that the 76ers were weighing possible trade packages for Leonard, having run a few ideas b...2018
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• Brett Brown hopes Markelle Fultz plays in Summer League
Markelle Fultz spent a majority of his rookie season unavailable to play, so Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown is hopeful that 2017’s No. 1 overall pick will compete over the summer.According to Derek Bodner of The Athletic, Brown said he wants Fultz to regain his confidence by playing in a competitive environment. Fultz played in the 2017 Summer League, making three appearances and averag...2018
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• Report: Joel Embiid likely to miss more than two games after collision
The good news is Joel Embiid avoided a concussion following his collision with teammate Markelle Fultz on Wednesday. That bad news is he may be missing some time with injuries.Embiid was released from the hospital on Thursday. He will not be with the team for their road games in Atlanta on Friday and Charlotte on Sunday due to facial contusions.The Athletic’s Derek Bodner reports that Embiid is li...2018
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• Markelle Fultz will play Monday night for Sixers
Markelle Fultz hasn’t played a game for the Philadelphia 76ers since the beginning of the season, but that’s about to change on Monday night.The team announced that Fultz will be available to play against the Denver Nuggets tonight. Then Derek Bodner of The Athletic confirmed the rookie point guard will play. In the four games Fultz played at the start of the year, he averaged six points, 1.8 assi...2018
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• Wednesday NBA Roundup: Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry Perfecting 1-2 Punch
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