While the Sixers had a solid opening night win against the New Orleans Pelicans to start off their new season, the Ben Simmons saga casts a large shadow over the team and will do so until he is traded. He finally showed up to practice in order to get fined despite his public trade demand […]
The Ben Simmons rumors have been piling up all summer, and today, a Woj Bomb turned them in stone cold facts. ESPN Sources: Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons will not report for opening of training camp next week and intends to never play another game for the franchise. Simmons hasn’t spoken to team since a […]
As the Phillies continue their quest for the MLB Playoffs and the Eagles prepare for the start of a new season and a new era, Philly fans seem to be finally forgetting about the Sixers disastrous end to their season a couple of months ago. Unfortunately that isn’t exactly the case because rumors and reports […]
John Clark of NBC Sports Philadelphia released his newest episode of his podcast, “Takeoff,” late Thursday morning. His guest for this episode was Sixers forward Danny Green. Green, who missed the final four games and change of the Sixers antagonizing series loss to the Atlanta Hawks, made some interesting comments about Philly fans. Here […]
Ben Simmons is almost certainly on his way out of town. It’s been one of the worst kept secrets ever since the buzzer sounded at the end of that terrible Game 7 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. While, the rumor mill has been running full throttle as to who the Sixers could get in […]
“No one likes us, we don’t care” Instantly recognizable as the major refrain from Jason Kelce’s immortal address to Eagles fans following the Super Bowl 52 Championship Parade, those words resonated deeply for me – a euphoric lifelong fan who never even lived in the city – on that celebratory day in February 2018. As my family […]
Within an hour after the Sixers dreadful Game 5 collapse at home against the Hawks, I had talked myself into the Sixers winning the series. This is Philadelphia sports, there is no “easy” route. The path to the NBA Finals would be the one that created heart palpitations even Jacked 3D pre-workout couldn’t muster. I […]
The Philadelphia 76ers just had their best opportunity for a championship in two decades…. and absolutely blew it. In what might be the most embarrassing playoff loss in franchise history, the Sixers completed their collapse on Sunday night, falling to the Hawks in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. Understandably, the fans are furious […]
As the 76ers left the NBA bubble last season with their tails between their legs after 4 straight losses to the rival Boston Celtics, there was nothing to feel except a sense of relief. Disastrous roster construction had created what was much more like an island of misfit toys than a basketball team. Everyone was […]
This season was supposed to be different they said. It was going to be better they said. But in the end, it was all just a tease. We just got our hopes raised only to have them crushed in an utterly painful and humiliating way. After two soul crushing losses in Games 4 and 5 […]