The Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid has climbed the mountaintop! This week, Embiid won the Michael Jordan Trophy for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, beating out two-time winner Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and two-time defending winner Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. The pride of Cameroon was a runner-up the past two seasons. Philly […]
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The long-time rivalry of the Sixers and Celtics will etch another chapter of their story into history books. What do these teams need to do to win?
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The NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award is one of the most prestigious individual awards given in basketball. Starting this year, the MVP Award will be named the Michael Jordan Trophy to honor five-time NBA MVP Michael Jordan. But how ridiculous is it that the NBA has not set criteria for candidate selection? Every year is […]
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Another Eastern Conference Semifinals, another series loss for the Philadelphia 76ers. After the game, both their opponent and superstar players let everyone know that Jimmy Butler is not walking through that door. Jimmy with zero f***s pic.twitter.com/eTvkyDWOQA — CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) May 13, 2022 The Sixers’ loss to the Miami Heat was […]
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The NBA is roughly 500 of the most elite basketball players in the world. In the NBA playoffs, the cream does usually rise to the top… but the split between the top and bottom can be a very, very thin line. Regardless of what happened, that line can be a single call, play, or basket […]
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On Monday, Nikola Jokic was voted the NBA MVP for the second-straight time. But the voters just as well could have announced that Jokic will not be in the running for next year’s trophy. The native of Sombor, Serbia, has performed at a high level each of the past two regular seasons. But in back-to-back […]
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The Philadelphia 76ers have advanced to the second round to face off against the number one seeded team in the East, the Miami Heat. The previous series versus the Toronto Raptors was not perfect for the Sixers but they made their mark in game 6. As celebratory as advancing in the NBA Playoffs might be, […]
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The Philadelphia 76ers are battling the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the NBA’s Eastern Conference playoffs. The 76ers, as the four seed, hosted the five-seed Raptors in Philadelphia for games 1 and 2, winning by significant margins in both. The series now shifts north of the border as Toronto welcomes the Philadelphia 76ers […]
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With the playoffs starting tomorrow, it’s time we identify the playoff villains fans can root against. If you want to check out who you should be rooting for, read this. Part of the fun when watching sports is irrationally or semi-rationally disliking players and teams. In the semi-fantasy land of sports fandom, feeling the full […]
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As of today, the Phoenix Suns to an NBA-best 63-16 record, head and shoulders above all other teams by at least 10 wins. Their guard tandem of Chris Paul and Devin Booker has caused nightmares for opposing defenses. Historically, the NBA MVP Award has been given out mostly to players whose teams finished in the […]
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We are back for week 2 of the NBA Twitter Roundup. With the move away from old blog sites, I hope these weekly posts can remind you of a time when the NBA blogosphere was a rich, enjoyable gathering of ridiculously talented and funny writers. I might be neither, but hopefully, I can channel some […]
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The NBA MVP Award can define careers. Winning the NBA MVP means an almost-guaranteed Hall of Fame induction or at least a player becoming a major footnote in the fabric of NBA history. The past few NBA MVP races have been some of the tightest in recent memory, with players missing just a few games […]
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In no specific order… The MVP race is always a hot topic in NBA circles. This year, it appears to be a two-man race between Wardell Curry and Kevin Durant. However, recent surges from some other frequent flyers has made this one interesting. With 4 months left of the regular season, the top 5 MVP […]
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The stalemate between Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers reached a breaking point on Tuesday when Adrian Wojnarowski hit send. ESPN Sources: Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons will not report for opening of training camp next week and intends to never play another game for the franchise. Simmons hasn’t spoken to team since a late […]
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