Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Not expected to be part of the rotation entering the season, Justin Edwards scored a career-high 25 points against the Oklahoma City Thunder. While Sixers fans won’t look back fondly upon Philadelphia’s 118-102 loss to Oklahoma City on Wednesday, one guy who may remember it for a long time is rookie forward Justin Edwards. The … [Read more...] about Justin Edwards ‘playing with confidence’ and carving a role with the Sixers
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Joel Embiid out again as injury report stays crowded vs. Knicks
Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Joel Embiid will miss his fifth straight game with a foot sprain as the Sixers’ injury report is full yet again ahead of a matchup vs. the Knicks. The Sixers have released the injury report for the second leg of their back-to-back against the New York Knicks, and in it have ruled out Joel Embiid for the night due to a left foot sprain. … [Read more...] about Joel Embiid out again as injury report stays crowded vs. Knicks
Sixers-Knicks: first half thread
The Sixers are shorthanded and without Joel Embiid... yet again. Let’s see how they can finish this brutal Thunder-then-Knicks back-to-back. Game details When: Wednesday, January 15, 7:00 p.m. ET Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA Watch: NBC Sports Philadelphia, ESPN Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic Follow: @LibertyBallers libertyballers … [Read more...] about Sixers-Knicks: first half thread
Sixers-Knicks: second half thread
Game details When: Wednesday, January 15, 7:00 p.m. ET Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA Watch: NBC Sports Philadelphia, ESPN Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic Follow: @LibertyBallers libertyballers https://www.playback.tv/embed/v1.js new Playback.Embed("playback-embed", { room: "libertyballers", style: { height: … [Read more...] about Sixers-Knicks: second half thread
Embiid-less Sixers claw back to force OT before falling to Knicks
Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images The Sixers used a huge third quarter to get themselves back into the game and force overtime but couldn’t come up with enough plays in OT to beat the Knicks Wednesday. It’s a shame we probably won’t get six more games of this in the spring again. After going down 13 at halftime, the Sixers came all the way back to … [Read more...] about Embiid-less Sixers claw back to force OT before falling to Knicks