PHILADELPHIA — When the NBA All-Star reserves were announced Thursday, Tyrese Maxey’s name wasn’t among them. The view from those outside Philadelphia might not have…
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Tyrese Maxey scores 30 points as 76ers top Kings for fourth straight victory
By The Citizen on January 29, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points to lead the 76ers past the Sacramento Kings 117-104 Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory. Maxey, who…
Sixers Notebook: On both ends, Kelly Oubre has stepped up for 76ers
By The Citizen on January 29, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Kelly Oubre entered Wednesday night’s game against Sacramento having scored 20 or more points in three straight games. With Paul George dealing with…
76ers hoping defensive eyesore in Denver is a one-off
By The Citizen on January 23, 2025
CAMDEN, N.J. — The freefalling 76ers are looking for rock bottom, and they hope to have found it on the defensive end in Denver on…
De George: In echoes of 12 years ago, 76ers again left stranded by an injured star center
By The Citizen on January 22, 2025
It’s possible that amongst the agita and encroaching disinterest, 76ers fans have felt something oddly familiar in recent weeks. As one Joel Embiid injury update…
De George: At season’s halfway point, Sixers’ hopes seem half-baked
By The Citizen on January 20, 2025
The 76ers’ season hit the halfway point Sunday night in Milwaukee. It did so with a whimper. The effort – stop me if you’ve heard…
Jalen Brunson scores 16 of his 38 points in 4th quarter and OT as Knicks beat 76ers
By The Citizen on January 15, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Brunson scored 16 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and Josh Hart had the 11th triple-double of his…
Sixers Notebook: Still day-to-day, Joel Embiid’s return not yet afoot
By The Citizen on January 15, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Nick Nurse didn’t spend much time trying to reconcile a timeline that doesn’t appear to make much sense. Joel Embiid sprained his left…
De George: With season slipping, 76ers should opt for youth and energy
By The Citizen on January 15, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Tuesday’s 118-102 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder may ultimately be relegated to the dust bin of the 76ers season as merely another…
Thunder don’t need much more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to beat the Sixers
By The Citizen on January 14, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — By the standards set by the pregame lineup announcements, when the 76ers’ eight-man injury list was booed by the sparse faithful at the…
Sixers Notebook: Nine-lives approach predictably falls short against Thunder
By The Citizen on January 14, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — By Tuesday afternoon, the first score of the day that the 76ers would lose read 9-8. That is, nine of their 17 rostered…
Sixers owners reportedly reverse course, won’t build contentious $1.3B downtown stadium
By The Citizen on January 12, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers have decided not to build a $1.3 billion downtown arena, a surprising move that comes just weeks after the team received…
De George: Loss to lowly Pelicans latest cascade of problems for Joel Embiid-less 76ers
By The Citizen on January 11, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — The boos Friday night at the Center followed a general sense of befuddlement. The New Orleans Pelicans had their reserves on the court.…
With Joel Embiid out again, 76ers continue to struggle
By The Citizen on January 11, 2025
By Dan Gelston PHILADELPHIA — Without a healthy Joel Embiid, the 76ers were never expected to contend for an NBA title. But get taken to…
With Zion Williamson suspended, CJ McCollum scores 38 to lead Pelicans past 76ers
By The Citizen on January 10, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 38 points to lead a New Orleans Pelicans team playing without the suspended Zion Williamson past the 76ers 123-115…
Sixers Notebook: Long rehab for Jared McCain ‘disappointing,’ but best for rookie long-term
By The Citizen on January 10, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Sixers coach Nick Nurse was not caught by surprise by Thursday’s news that Jared McCain’s knee meniscus repair would cost him the balance…