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The Sixers Did Their Part and Lost Last Night. It Didn’t Matter.

The Philadelphia 76ers will likely have just one first-round draft pick this year. That wouldn’t be an issue for many teams — after all, you originally […]

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The Sixers Absolutely Need to Lose Tonight. The Problem? So Do Their Opponents.

  Last month, we told you how to root for the tanking Sixers the rest of the season. It wasn’t just about watching the team […]

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Former Sixers Player Kevin Ollie Banned from Traveling to Indiana for Meeting

Kevin Ollie, former Sixers team captain and currently coach for the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team, will not travel to Indianapolis next week for a […]

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The Sixers’ Futility Was a Clue on Jeopardy! Last Night

Great, now your grandmother knows the Sixers started 0-17 this season. Yes, the Philadelphia 76ers 0-17 start was a clue on Jeopardy! last night in […]

October 20, 2013; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy (25) yells at Dallas Cowboys fans before the game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Pittenger-USA TODAY Sports
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The Best Thing That Happened This Week

We were resigned to the Sixers. Hey, it’s a long-term plan, right? And we’d sort of come around on the Phillies. (Maybe Ryan Howard can […]

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How to Root for the Tanking Sixers — and Their 2015 Draft Picks

With just one second on the clock, Utah’s Gordon Hayward got a good look. He caught the inbounds pass from the other baseline, took a dribble […]

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The Sixers Are Good at Math. The Phillies Aren’t.

We already know that the Sixers stink. We expect that the Phillies — barring a miracle — will do the same during their forthcoming season. […]

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WATCH: New Sixer Isaiah Canaan Hits Amazing Shot

Isaiah Canaan was acquired from the Rockets last Thursday at the NBA trade deadline, and he’s already the team’s starting point guard. The 2013 second-round […]

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Report: Man Who Plays Sixers’ New Mascot Hated on the Sixers on Twitter

Earlier this month, as the Sixers’ season continued its spiral into the abyss of record-setting defeats, ahem, strategic tanking, the team revealed its new mascot, […]

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Now the Sixers Have No Heat

So it’s come to this: Crazy my guys have to practice under these conditions in philly! #CutThatHeatOnDamnIt pic.twitter.com/kWvFKQyhVl — Paul George (@Yg_Trece) February 20, 2015 […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Michael Carter-Williams (1) is defended by Miami Heat guard Norris Cole (30) during the fourth quarter at Wells Fargo Center.
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Reports: Sixers Trade MCW, McDaniels on NBA Trade Deadline Day

The Sixers, 12-41 and out of contention for the foreseeable future, were not expected to be a major player before the NBA Draft deadline today. […]

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Sixers Tease New Uniforms for Next Season

It’s not just a youth movement where only one player who has logged minutes this year was born before 1988. It’s not just a new […]

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Sixers Finally Introduce New Mascot, Franklin the Dog

It looked like he was going to miss. Franklin, the new Sixers mascot, had shown off his dance moves, and now he was preparing for his […]

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Clap Your Hands, Everybody. Larry Brown’s House, Has Been Sold

It’s only Tuesday and the Sixers have been all over the news this week. Not only did KJ McDaniels throw down a serious dunk-of-the-year candidate […]

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WATCH: Sixers’ K.J. McDaniels Throws Down Off-the-Backboard Dunk

The Sixers kept it close last night, but ultimately fell, 89-84, to the Golden State Warriors. This is no shame. The Warriors are the best […]