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Editor-in-chief mailbag: Another weird week for the Sixers … which felt normal?

A rash of injuries? Joel Embiid’s injury status flip-flopping? Super weird games? It sure sounds like the Sixers are back! We’re 19 games into the 2025-26 season and we have little clarity on this team. Embiid and Paul George are just now pushing the 30-minute threshold and have played a combined 12 games — and […]

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Allen Iverson is an all-time great, but could he have been even greater?

We are early in a Sixers season in which we are again reexamining the career of Allen Iverson, again reconsidering his legacy. The team has chosen to trot out the uniforms worn by the Iverson-led 2000-01 NBA finalist on occasion, and a recent book and docuseries allow us to revisit the life and career of the […]

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Dominick Barlow happy to be in Philly to build off his time in Atlanta

Pregame press conferences for visiting coaches are typically uneventful. Especially in the season — there’s less traveling media so the coach is fielding whatever questions the beat reporters of the home team can muster. When the Atlanta Hawks came to town to take on the Sixers, it gave head coach Quin Snyder a chance to […]

Sixers Bell Ringer: Despite Big 3 intact, Philly falls to Hawks in double OT

2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer standings:Tyrese Maxey – 7VJ Edgecombe – 2Andre Drummond – 2Dom Barlow – 1Adem Bona – 1Justin Edwards – 1Quentin Grimes – 1Jared McCain – 1Kelly Oubre Jr – 1Trendon Watford – 115th roster spot – 1 Your 10-8 Philadelphia 76ers welcomed Eastern Conference foe the Atlanta Hawks to Xfinity Mobile Arena […]

Sixers can’t outlast Hawks in double OT marathon

Doesn’t matter who’s available, this team is not capable of playing a normal game. Philadelphia fell to the Atlanta Hawks 142-134 Sunday evening, unable to capitalize on erasing a six-point deficit with 39 seconds left in regulation. Tyrese Maxey finished strong after a slow start to lead all scorers with 44, shooting 14-of-31 from the […]

Sixers-Hawks: Second Half Thread

Game Details When: Sunday, November 30, 6:00 p.m. ETWhere: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PAWatch: NBC Sports PhiladelphiaRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers

Sixers-Hawks: First Half Thread

Game Details When: Sunday, November 30, 6:00 p.m. ETWhere: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PAWatch: NBC Sports PhiladelphiaRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers

Sixers look to rebuild some momentum vs. Hawks, with fun matchups in store

Update, 1:30 p.m.: Joel Embiid has been upgraded from out to questionable. We’ll see if we get our first look at the Sixers’ actual starting five Sunday night. The season has taken a turn for the worse since the opening couple of weeks in a typically Sixersy way, with more injuries, star absences, and losses. […]

Sixers Bell Ringer: Philadelphia halts two-game slide with win over Nets

2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer Standings:Tyrese Maxey – 7Andre Drummond – 2VJ Edgecombe – 2Dominick Barlow – 1Adem Bona – 1Justin Edwards – 1Quentin Grimes – 1Kelly Oubre Jr – 1Trendon Watford – 115th Roster Spot – 1 When things are trending in the wrong direction, as they have been lately for the Philadelphia 76ers, it’s […]

Shorthanded Sixers get more banged up, but take care of lowly Nets

The injury bug even bites hard in a much-needed win. The Sixers snapped a two-game skid, taking down the Brooklyn Nets 115-103 Friday night. This also mercifully put an end to the Sixers 2025 Emirates NBA Cup play. Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with a modest 22 points, shooting 7-of-16 from the floor with nine […]

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Sixers-Nets: Game Discussion Thread

Game Details When: Friday, November 28, 7:30 p.m. ETWhere: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NYWatch: NBC Sports PhiladelphiaRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers

Tyrese Maxey’s minutes continue to be a problem

My apologies to the sanctity of the NBA Cup, but watching the Sixers trot out Tyrese Maxey for 30-plus minutes in a 41-point loss on Tuesday evening is not sitting well with me. The Sixers were down their four non-Maxey starters against Orlando and this bad boy was over at halftime. Despite it all, there […]

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It’s beginning to look like last season for the Sixers

The Sixers got off to a promising 5-1 start this season, but they’ve come crashing back to earth over the past few weeks. The bottom fell out Tuesday night against the Orlando Magic, as their injury-depleted husk of a roster got annihilated, 144-103, in by far the worst loss of the season. After the game, […]

The Sixers have a major roster construction problem (again)

Well, it’s Groundhog Day again. Or, at least, it certainly feels like it. The Philadelphia 76ers suffered their worst defeat of the early season on Tuesday night in front of a home crowd, falling 144-103 to the Orlando Magic in an NBA Cup game. Honestly, the score makes it sound somehow closer than it actually […]

Sixers Bell Ringer: Sixers fall into early tryptophan coma, pummeled by Magic

2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer Standings:Tyrese Maxey – 7Andre Drummond – 2VJ Edgecombe – 2Dominick Barlow – 1Adem Bona – 1Justin Edwards – 1Quentin Grimes – 1Kelly Oubre Jr – 1Trendon Watford – 1 At least we didn’t have to worry about Tyrese Maxey playing another 40-plus minutes (although even 32 minutes was far too many […]

Sixers-Magic: Second Half Thread

Game Details When: Sunday, November 25, 8:00 p.m. ETWhere: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PAWatch: Peacock, NBCRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers

Sixers-Magic: First Half Thread

Game Details When: Sunday, November 25, 8:00 p.m. ETWhere: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PAWatch: Peacock, NBCRadio: 97.5 The FanaticFollow: @LibertyBallers

Joel Embiid, Paul George out for Magic matchup

Is that an injury report with good news? The Sixers released theirs ahead of their NBA cup matchup at home against the Orlando Magic, and on it Joel Embiid has been upgraded to questionable. Embiid has missed the last seven games with a right knee injury. He was a late scratch back on Nov. 11 […]

Blue Coats Check-In: Tracking Broome, McCain, Bates, and Chandler

Much like the NBA season, the G League schedule is in full swing. And while the Sixers have had mixed results so far, the Sixers of tomorrow are taking shape just down I-95 in Wilmington with the Delaware Blue Coats. The Coats have seen a steady flow of NBA assignments and, as always, feature several […]

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Editor-in-chief mailbag: An uneven week for the Sixers

The Sixers have exchanged wins and losses for nine straight games. They haven’t won or lost consecutive games since dropping their Chicago-Cleveland back-to-back earlier this month. It feels kind of appropriate. Over the summer when many of you asked my expectations for this team, I said I believed they’d hover around .500 — that the […]

Sixers Bell Ringer: Sixers can’t recover from sleepy start

2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer Standings:Tyrese Maxey – 6Andre Drummond – 2VJ Edgecombe – 2Dominick Barlow – 1Adem Bona – 1Justin Edwards – 1Quentin Grimes – 1Kelly Oubre Jr – 1Trendon Watford – 1 The Sixers followed up arguably their most thrilling game of the season with a dud. They got off to a slow start […]

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