There may be more players unavailable than actually on the floor for Thursday night’s game between the 76ers and Celtics in Boston. Tyrese Maxey missed…
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Tyrese Maxey injury renders depleted Sixers powerless against Portland
By The Citizen on March 3, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — In a game where Nick Nurse admitted being unsure where his back-up point guard minutes would come from, the 76ers soon enough had…
De George: More than injuries, hectic roster moves have done Sixers no favors
By The Citizen on March 3, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers got closure last Friday for the 2024-25 season on the status of Joel Embiid, the oft-injured big man officially ruled out…
Sixers Notebook: Guerschon Yabusele relieved to see through the darkness
By The Citizen on February 28, 2025
CAMDEN, N.J. — Guerschon Yabusele spent most of Tuesday in the dark, unable to see much after leaving the 76ers’ game Monday night with the…
Josh Giddey scores 25 points Bulls snap skid, wallop Sixers
By The Citizen on February 24, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Josh Giddey had 25 points, 16 rebounds and six assists as the Chicago Bulls ended a six-game skid by routing the 76ers 142-110…
Joel Embiid gets knee testing as 76ers ponder way forward
By The Citizen on February 24, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers are laboring beneath one large question mark, and it’s not the one elucidated daily on the injury report. Joel Embiid’s…
Sixers Notebook: Injuries have hampered a rebuild of the backcourt
By The Citizen on February 20, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Changes at the trade deadline left the 76ers mostly untouched. But with injuries, the backcourt has almost had to be reborn midseason. The…
Parent: So, what are fans of Philly sports teams going to do now?
By The Citizen on February 16, 2025
Ah, February. The time of year when sports takes a deathly boring holiday. OK, so those “Go Birds!” guys just won the Super Bowl and…
De George: Time for 76ers to say tanks for the memories on failed 2025 plan
By The Citizen on February 13, 2025
The time has come in the Philadelphia 76ers season. The on-court reality says so. The draft-night probabilities suggest so. In a season where injuries have…
Tyrese Maxey mysteriously out of synch, Raptors beat Sixers
By The Citizen on February 11, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — With the trade deadline wheeling and dealing, and the pre-existing injury-related gaps in the 76ers’ rotation, the back half of the season was…
Sixers Notebook: Joel Embiid, Paul George still getting to know each other on the court
By The Citizen on February 11, 2025
PHILADELPHIA —The 76ers are 52 games into their latest Big 3 experiment, and one permutation of the three remains lagging. As much as Nick Nurse…
76ers convert Justin Edwards to standard contract
By The Citizen on February 9, 2025
The 76ers on Sunday made official the conversion of Justin Edwards’ two-way contract to a standard deal, something rendered a formality given the undrafted rookie’s…
Sixers Notebook: Just past Groundhog Day, Joel Embiid emerges from injury shadow
By The Citizen on February 4, 2025
CAMDEN, N.J. — For the first time in a month, Joel Embiid was available for the 76ers Tuesday night. Embiid missed 15 games with first…
Sixers blow 26-point lead in loss to Celtics
By The Citizen on February 2, 2025
Staff and Wire Reports PHILADELPHIA — Jayson Tatum scored 13 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics rallied from a…
Sixers Notebook: After sensational shooting month, Eric Gordon joins injured list
By The Citizen on February 2, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Eric Gordon is coming off one of the best 3-point shooting months in 76ers history. He’s also starting February with knee soreness. Gordon…
Sixers Notebook: Nick Nurse keeping faith in rookie Justin Edwards
By The Citizen on January 31, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — For the third consecutive game, Nick Nurse penciled Justin Edwards into the starting lineup Friday night against Denver, an ongoing vote of confidence…