Ben Simmons has been pampered his entire life. He’s used to everything coming easy, being unconditionally loved, and never having to answer for himself or be held with any sort of accountability. If you’re a Philadelphia sports fan, you already knew that. Simmons’ refusal to play for the Sixers in the first half of the […]
For the past few offseasons, Sixers fans like myself have day-dreamed of landing a big name free agent. Despite throwing their names in the hats of the LeBron James, Jimmy Butler, and even Kawhi Leonard sweepstakes, they’ve landed none of those top players. Instead, over the past five seasons, the Sixers have dealt out […]
JJ Redick, while commentating the Miami Heat game for ESPN last night, referenced a quote about things going badly for a basketball team. To paraphrase the quote from Flip Saunders, “don’t say you’ve hit rock bottom because it can always get worse from there”. It took the Sixers about 24 hours to prove that […]
The anticipated return of Ben Simmons to the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday has lost some sizzle after it was confirmed Simmons will NOT be suiting up for the Nets. Simmons will miss the game as he continues to fake a back injury to protect his ego. But, Nets coach, Steve Nash did confirm the […]
In the newest Philly Fans vs National Media battle of the ages, the topic has turned to the discourse surrounding Ben Simmons’ mental health issues. After refusing to play for the Sixers this year citing mental health issues, Simmons showed up on the Nets bench last night all smiles after being dealt to Brooklyn just […]
The dust has settled on the NBA trade deadline and oh my goodness, Daryl Morey and the Sixers made it happen. After hours of frantic refreshing on social media, James Harden is a Philadelphia 76er. Here’s how it all feels with some time for the trade to sink: James Freakin’ Harden, The Sixers Get […]
Despite Doc Rivers best efforts to blow leads and force Furkan Korkmaz down our throats, the Philadelphia 76ers are a half game out of first place in the Eastern Conference. Yet, if you reside anywhere outside of the Delaware Valley, you likely didn’t know that. only Doc Rivers could start an overtime down by […]
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 […]