As Nick Nurse stepped to the podium for his pregame media availability on Tuesday, the Sixers ruled rookie VJ Edgecombe 'available' for Philadelphia's game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
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 were quite shorthanded during their 115-101 road loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night, as they were without Joel Embiid (oblique), Tyrese Maxey (finger), VJ Edgecombe (back), and Paul George (suspension).
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 Philadelphia 76ers fanbase may be getting flashbacks to their brutal end to the 2024-25 season, as injuries have ravaged their roster, leaving them extremely shorthanded against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.
There's only so much value you can observe when the Sixers are without their four highest-paid players. So on a night they get out-talented by the Cleveland Cavaliers, here are two general thoughts related to the game.
Another 0-4 season series against an Eastern Conference opponent, that’s not exactly ideal. The hospital Sixers were handled 115-101 by the Cleveland Cavaliers Monday night.
The 76ers appear to have avoided the worst with Tyrese Maxey’s latest injury. Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse said Monday that medical tests revealed no fractures in Maxey’s sprained right pinky.
The Philadelphia 76ers may have just suffered a devastating blow at the worst possible time. Star guard Tyrese Maxey has been sidelined after suffering a sprain to his right fifth finger, leaving Philadelphia without its top offensive engine for at least the next couple of games.
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.
The Philadelphia 76ers have faced an unpredictable stretch of seasons defined by injuries, roster moves, and constant adjustments; through it all, Kelly Oubre Jr.
The Philadelphia 76ers ruled out rookie VJ Edgecombe for Monday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the latest addition to an injury report that has thinned Philadelphia's roster at a critical point in the standings race.
I’ll be honest, even feigning the tiniest bit of optimism about some of these games is now becoming extremely difficult. The Philadelphia 76ers begin their second of three back-to-backs in March on Monday with a visit to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
There's still a month left in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, but for all intents and purposes, the Sixers' season might have ended Saturday night. Late in the Sixers' 126-119 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, Maxey and Adem Bona collided, which left Maxey grimacing and clutching his right pinky finger.
Tyrese Maxey's late-game scare Saturday is set to cost him at least the next two games. The 76ers announced Sunday that Maxey has a sprain in the fifth
As the Philadelphia 76ers continue to search for lineup consistency behind Tyrese Maxey, one question continues to surface: Are they using Quentin Grimes correctly?
If someone strolled through Oxford Avenue and Wakeling Street on Thursday afternoon, they would spot Jabari Walker at Frankford High School. After playing two games in two days, Walker traversed to North Philadelphia on a dreary afternoon to meet students and leave a lasting mark on the school.
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.