There was no Joel Embiid. No Tyrese Maxey. No Kelly Oubre Jr. The 76ers walked into Saturday’s matinee looking more like a practice squad than a playoff-caliber team.
The Celtics intend to sign free agent center Charles Bassey to a 10-day contract, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). This will be the fourth 10-day contract Bassey has signed in 2025/26.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid missed his team’s last eight games due to a right oblique strain. With the 76ers battling for playoff positioning, head coach Nick Nurse said the star big man participated in an individual on-court workout on Friday.
Quentin Grimes scored 28 points, as the Philadelphia 76ers notched a 104-97 home victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday afternoon. Adem Bona chipped in with nine points, 10 rebounds and four blocks for Philadelphia, which continued to play without Tyrese Maxey (finger), Joel Embiid (oblique), and Paul George (suspension), among others.
PHILADELPHIA — Nick Nurse barely had time to sit down at the podium before being splashed by a wave of questions about Joel Embiid. As the Sixers' injuries pile up, Embiid is ostensibly the one closest to return.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
The Sixers are in deep, deep trouble. Tyrese Maxey has already been ruled out for the next few weeks with a finger injury. Kelly Oubre Jr. is out for at least another week-and-a-half with an elbow injury.
With injury issues up and down their rosters, the Philadelphia 76ers and visiting Brooklyn Nets will need some role players to step up in Saturday afternoon's game.
The Philadelphia 76ers are once again dealing with injuries that are affecting the outcome of their season, and it’s still happening to their star players.
Meaningless basketball is back in Philadelphia. Watching the 76ers lose to the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night felt like a harkening back to the Process days of yore.
The Philadelphia 76ers have had another roller-coaster season and have been plagued by injuries. Joel Embiid has missed over a week with an oblique strain, and Kelly Oubre and Tyrese Maxey are set to miss multiple weeks.
The Sixers are through two games with rookie VJ Edgecombe taking the reins in the wake of Tyrese Maxey's finger injury. They have a comeback win over the lowly Memphis Grizzlies and a blowout loss to the Detroit Pistons under their belt.
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
A dark, stormy cloud has engulfed the Sixers this week. On Tuesday, the Sixers announced that Tyrese Maxey will miss at least the next three weeks with a tendon injury in his right pinky finger.
Tonight could be a great night for NBA fans and bettors, and the Philadelphia 76ers and Detroit Pistons could be a fun one for fans. The Pistons are coming off a win and hope to keep being on top of the Eastern Conference after losing four straight.
The Philadelphia 76ers are reeling. As the team’s play has declined since the trade deadline, injury troubles have piled up, beginning with key stars Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey.
Kelly Oubre Jr. was diagnosed with a sprain of the lateral collateral ligament in his left elbow, the Sixers announced today. He will be reevaluated in two weeks.
Bam Adebayo set the basketball world on fire with an explosive performance against the Washington Wizards, netting a jaw-dropping 83 points. The 28-year-old powerhouse not only led the Miami Heat to a commanding 150-129 victory but also shattered franchise records for points scored in a quarter, half, and game.
The 76ers will be without All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey for the foreseeable future. Philadelphia announced Tuesday that Maxey has been diagnosed with a tendon injury in his right pinkie and will be reevaluated in approximately three weeks.
The Philadelphia 76ers are at home on Tuesday night as they face off against the Memphis Grizzlies in an interconference matchup. For the 76ers, they enter
ATLANTA, GA – It’s bigger than basketball for Andre Drummond. As a two-time NBA All-Star and four-time rebounding leader, the Philadelphia 76ers’ center has accomplished several accolades throughout his career.
The 76ers keep sliding in the Eastern Conference standings, though the locker room insists better days could be ahead. Philadelphia dropped another one Monday in Cleveland, falling for the fourth time in its past five games and slipping to eighth place in the East.
Paul George’s tenure with the Philadelphia 76ers hasn’t been quite a merry one. However, despite all the ups and downs, things were starting to get better.
The Philadelphia 76ers have faced an unpredictable stretch of seasons defined by injuries, roster moves, and constant adjustments; through it all, Kelly Oubre Jr.
Joel Embiid is once again going to be sidelined by injury, which has become a familiar refrain for the Philadelphia 76ers. Embiid’s teammates are feeling the pain as well.