Elton Brand was talking about the depth of young talent that had everything to do with the 76ers' 17-7 start. "It would be a travesty if these guys didn't make the All-Star team," said Brand, who was a two-time All-Star as a Clipper. "We're leading the [Atlantic] division -- one of these guys should make the All-Star team."
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February 06, 2012
Brand said the swelling in his thumb "has gone down some", and he will see how he feels tonight.
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February 05, 2012
The Philadelphia 76ers are finally getting some national attention after being first place in the Atlantic division. Boasting an impressive 17-7 record, the 76ers are a different breed of NBA team. How can a NBA team sustain such a winning record without having an elite player? Believe it or not, it can be done in today’s NBA if you consistently bring maximum effort,...
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February 04, 2012
Philadelphia forward Elton Brand is inactive for Saturday night's game against the Atlanta Hawks with a sprained right thumb.
Brand got his thumb caught in a jersey in Friday night's loss to Miami in Philadelphia.
Rookie Lavoy Allen of Temple will make his first career start as the replacement for Brand. Center Spencer Hawes, who was considered a game-time decision with...
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February 07, 2012
As Lou Williams’ floater in the lane made its way into the hoop, time stood still for Sixers fans in Philadelphia at the Wells Fargo Center.
Take a look around the arena, fans are standing and cheering in the aisles. There is a buzz in the arena that hasn’t been there in years. There was noise, not arena-made noise, but real, actual fan volume. Fans weren’t concerned...
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February 07, 2012
Tonight in Philly, it was looking like another case of Old And Lots Of Money Established Talent pulling rank on the most adorable NBA team on the planet, your Philadelphia 76ers. Philadelphia's least-favorite son, Kobe Bean Bryant, had 24 points at the half in front of a sellout crowd to move past Shaq in the record books of all-time scorers. Lots of people came wearing Laker...
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February 06, 2012
Thaddeus Young swung through town the other day, and after he finished helping the 76ers polish off the Hawks, he said that he was fired up when he learned of former Georgia Tech teammate Anthony Morrow going for a career-high 42 points Friday night for the Nets."I heard about it, and I was like, 'I gotta see the highlights,' " Young said after he scored 14 points...
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February 08, 2012
Spencer Hawes and Elton Brand are listed as questionable for tonight's game against the Spurs.
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February 07, 2012
Sometimes sports news has nothing to do with Playboy parties and gossipy rumors or Tebowing or who’s psychic told them to divorce who — sometimes sports news is “this guy is awesome at sports”. Take, for example, Philadelphia 76er Andre Iguodala’s amazing circus shot from Monday night’s game against the Lakers.
Seriously, look at this:
I left...
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February 07, 2012
The Philadelphia 76ers have answered their critics by knocking off some of the league's fiercest competition recently.
Beating the San Antonio Spurs for a fifth straight time at home would be another boost to the Atlantic Division leaders.
Philadelphia seeks its league-leading 14th home victory Wednesday night when it faces San Antonio, which has won five straight and is in...
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February 06, 2012
Lou Williams scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter as the Philadelphia 76ers rallied late to down the Los Angeles Lakers, 95-90, at Wells Fargo Center. Jrue Holiday added 13 points and six assists for the Sixers, who had dropped their last four games against the Lakers. Andre Iguodala finished with 12
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February 04, 2012
Philadelphia forward Elton Brand is inactive for Saturday night's game against the Atlanta Hawks with a sprained right thumb.
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February 04, 2012
The Hawks said Jason Collins will miss at least two weeks with what they said is a sprained left elbow. Elton Brand (thumb) is out for the Sixers. Spencer Hawes (Achilles) will play.
Collins is glad his injury wasn’t worse: “I didn’t break it, didn’t dislocate it. We will look at it in two weeks and be re-evaluated.”
There are different degrees of...
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