The Philadelphia 76ers may be in a pickle for the remainder of the season, as Paul George has been suspended for 25 games for violating the league’s drug policy.
A West Coast test awaits Philadelphia on Monday night as the 76ers travel to Intuit Dome to face the Clippers in a late-night primetime matchup. Both teams are jockeying for playoff positioning in their respective conferences, and this game offers a measuring stick for two rosters built around star power and depth.
As the NBA passes the halfway mark, the Philadelphia 76ers find themselves at a crossroads. They are neither outright favorites nor at the bottom of the barrel.
Jared McCain has been a relative non-factor for most of his sophomore season. The Sixers can't afford to have that continue. With Paul George suspended until late March, the Sixers can't just be the Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid show for the next two months.
Way, way back – all the way back on Friday – the Sixers’ reality was so much simpler than it is now. The team looked OK, with the potential to get better at Thursday’s trade deadline.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has averaged 26.2 points on 49% shooting, along with 7.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.1 blocks in 28 games played so far.
The Philadelphia 76ers enter this matchup riding momentum after a strong offensive showing in their recent win over the Pelicans, while the Los Angeles Clippers look to defend home court at the Intuit Dome, where they’ve won five straight.
Gilbert Arenas went on a passionate rant about the selections for the 2026 NBA All-Star game. The NBA announced the complete list of 24 participants (12 from the Eastern and Western Conferences) on Sunday.
This past offseason, the Sixers had a choice. They could either sign Quentin Grimes to a new contract, or they could lowball him and dare him to take his one-year, $8.7 million qualifying offer.
Perhaps the toughest opponent in the NBA is no team or a Michael Jordan. It’s a single venue. New York’s Madison Square Garden is not kind even to its own team.
PHILADELPHIA — It's almost 11 p.m., Eastern time, on a frigid Saturday night in Philadelphia, but no one is warmer than Joel Embiid. He's just scored 40 points for the first time in two years.
On Saturday, the NBA issued a 25-game suspension to Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George for violating the league’s Anti-Drug Program. George has appeared in just 27 games this season, and the suspension means he will not be eligible to return until the 76ers host the Chicago Bulls on March 25.
Charles Barkley had some questions about the 25-game suspension handed down to Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George for violating the NBA’s Anti-Drug policy.
The NBA has handed down a significant suspension to Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George, with details surrounding the decision raising serious concerns about player conduct and league policy.
The Philadelphia 76ers turned the clock back Saturday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena, honoring the franchise’s 2000-01 Eastern Conference championship team as part of its 25th anniversary celebration tied to that historic run.