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Who has the better step-back move? James Harden? Joel Embiid? The Sixers center weighs in.

MINNEAPOLIS — Joel Embiid corrected a media member who stated at Friday’s shootaround that James Harden taught him the step-back jumper.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 25, 2022

James Harden Era with the Sixers begins Friday after a brief delay

MINNEAPOLIS — For James Harden and the 76ers, the wait is almost over.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 25, 2022

Marcus Hayes: Tyrese Maxey would’ve started even if Ben Simmons had played for the Sixers, Doc Rivers says

PHILADELPHIA — Doc Rivers knew he had something special in rookie guard Tyrese Maxey. He just didn’t know how special, but he knew he didn’t want to lose Maxey in a trade.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 24, 2022

The Nets still think they can salvage a ring from the chaos

No one could have envisioned the Nets entering the NBA All-Star break as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Yet here they are, a championship contender fighting for its playoff livelihood in a suddenly stacked conference with at least four other teams (Bucks, Bulls, Heat, Sixers and maybe the…

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2022

NBA commissioner Adam Silver shows compassion for Ben Simmons and his mental health status

CLEVELAND — Ben Simmons got his wish when the 76ers traded him to the Brooklyn Nets on Feb. 10. Yet his decision not to play for the Sixers until he was moved despite being in the second year of a $177 million contract extension remains a hot topic.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 20, 2022

Marcus Hayes: With James Harden, Sixers owner Josh Harris takes another big swing after 10 years of misses

PHILADELPHIA — He coiled his trim and wiry 57-year-old body, then uncoiled in a baseball swing. His right hand described the arc of an imaginary dinger.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 20, 2022

Sixers center Joel Embiid is confident in his MVP case: ‘The way I’ve been playing speaks for itself’

CLEVELAND — Joel Embiid arrived at All-Star Weekend at the top of the race for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award. And when asked to make his case at Saturday’s Media Day, the 76ers’ center said “the way I’ve been playing speaks for itself.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 19, 2022

25 years ago, Allen Iverson was booed in Cleveland. He didn’t let it change him.

PHILADELPHIA — Jayson Tatum remembers cutting his socks into arm sleeves and pulling on a headband, trying his best when he first started playing basketball to look like Allen Iverson. Kevin Durant was one of the tallest players on his travel teams, but he still made sure to test defenders…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 18, 2022

Joel Embiid’s 42 points and a balanced scoring attack power 76ers past Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks, 123-120

MILWAUKEE — Maybe it was just a severe case of the Getting Caught Up in the James Harden Hysteria blues.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 18, 2022

James Harden has been a model citizen and teammate in his short time with the Sixers

MILWAUKEE — The rhetoric coming out of Brooklyn would lead you to believe James Harden was a bad teammate at the end of his tenure there.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 17, 2022