PHILADELPHIA — If Nick Nurse is concerned about the latest injury ailing Joel Embiid's right leg, he's putting on quite a poker face. Embiid was ruled out for Thursday's home game against the Atlanta Hawks, the Sixers' first in return from the All-Star break, on Wednesday evening with right shin soreness.
So, who forgot to tell the Sixers the All-Star break ended? Philadelphia dropped their first game after the break 117-107 to the Atlanta Hawks Thursday night.
With the NBA returning from the All-Star break tonight, Bleacher Report dropped an updated list of the league's top players today. Four Sixers made the cut this time around.
How many of the NBA All-Star Game MVP Award -- officially named the Kobe Bryant Trophy in 2020 -- in the three-point era (1979-80) can you name in five minutes?
The NBA is a league built on the backs of its stars. Every now and then, guys in the NBA will raise their play to All-Star level, and sometimes, that run only lasts for one season.
The Philadelphia 76ers signed two-way forward Jabari Walker to a standard NBA contract on Thursday. Walker, 23, was signed to a two-way deal last July after spending the last three seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Sixers have 28 games left in the regular season. They will return from the All-Star break on Thursday at home against the Atlanta Hawks. Philadelphia has upward mobility in the standings, but there's also still risk that they fall into the Play-In tournament.
Ever since Joel Embiid hurt his knee in the 2023-24 season, the conversations around the Philadelphia 76ers star have been more about his injuries than his production.
All-Star weekend treated the 76ers well. The return to reality did not. Rookie VJ Edgecombe took home MVP honors at the Rising Stars Challenge, and Tyrese Maxey enjoyed his first All-Star start.
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With Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey all on max contracts, the Sixers aren't going to have salary-cap space for the foreseeable future. That won't change in 2026-27, either.
The NBA Rising Stars game has been played at All-Star Weekend since 1994 to showcase the next generation of the Association's next hopeful-stars. How many of the Most Valuable Players of the Rising Stars game can you name in five minutes?
Over the weekend, the NBA All-Star festivities took place in Los Angeles, and Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe was in attendance to take part in the Rising Stars game on Friday.
Though All-Star Break is technically still in progress, the Philadelphia 76ers went straight to work on Monday morning. First, they brought Cam Payne back stateside, buying him out of his contract with Partizan Belgrade.
The Sixers are signing forward Jabari Walker to a two-year deal, Shams Charania reports for ESPN (via Twitter). Earlier this month, Walker became the first player on a two-way contract to reach his 50-game active game limit, which forced him to miss Philadelphia’s last four games heading into the All-Star break.
The Philadelphia 76ers are in a fix as they are going to miss All-Star player Paul George for the majority of this regular season due to a 25-game ban.
The Philadelphia 76ers are scrapping for position in the middle of the Eastern Conference, but have every reason to be optimistic about their chances to snag a postseason spot.
After paying Serbia’s KK Partizan $1.75 million to secure his contract buyout, the Philadelphia 76ers will sign 10-year NBA veteran Cameron Payne, according to EuroLeague insider Luca D’Alessandro.
Team Vince captured the 2026 NBA Rising Stars Challenge championship on Friday night, kicking off NBA All-Star Weekend with high energy and emerging star power at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. Coached by NBA legend Vince Carter, Team Vince edged Team Melo 25-24, in a thrilling finale.
The Philadelphia 76ers need to be aggressive in the buyout market. They did not improve the roster via trade and only weakened their depth by trading away Jared McCain.