Philadelphia 76ers

Following the Philadelphia 76ers’ 84-80 loss to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, Jahlil Okafor was involved in a fight outside a bar in Beantown. TMZ broke the story, providing the following details: It all went down after Okafor and the 76ers lost to the Boston Celtics — Jahlil and some friends went out on [...]

Come one, come all, you’re just in time to take part in the first NBA power rankings of the holiday season! This is big stuff, I know, so we’ll get right to it. A lot is happening now that the 2015-16 season is hitting its stride. The Warriors are still the Warriors; the Pacers are [...]

It seems that someone forgot to tell the Houston Rockets that the NBA’s 2015-16 regular season is underway. The early part of 2015-16 has no doubt been weird. Some of the usual juggernauts are juggernauting, but this year’s landscape is rife with early-season underachievers, the fast-plummeting Rockets being among them. Can Houston regain its 2014-15 [...]

NBA Power Rankings are back! After a short delay, the return of The Hoop Doctors’ weekly look at where the league stands is once again ready for liftoff. There are no rules here, so check your need for order at the door. These rankings, like always, are going to change from week to week. That’s [...]

Josh Harris, the Philadelphia 76ers’ managing owner, is an optimistic man. Truth told, he has to be. Things haven’t been pretty in Philly of late. For him to sell fans on the Sixers’ direction, he needs to be upbeat, finding silver linings in the darkest of places. And that’s what he is doing. Harris recently [...]

Former NBA player and destroyer of backboards Darryl Dawkins has passed away at the age of 58, according to multiple reports. Pennsylvania news station WFMZ first brought word of Dawkins’ death (h/t Deadspin). TMZ has since come out with additional information: NBA legend Darryl Dawkins — nicknamed “Chocolate Thunder” for his monster dunks — has [...]

Nerlens Noel already has the Defensive Player of the Year candidate goods. Now he’s looking for some additional offensive chops. After what can only be described as a successful rookie campaign, during which he anchored a surprisingly scrappy and consistent and energetic and effective Philadelphia 76ers defense, Noel is looking to expand his offensive armory. [...]

Sam Hinkie, you dog, you. Despite boasting oodles of cap space in each of the last two summers, the Philadelphia 76ers haven’t been free-agency players. They’re trying to build from the ground up and from within, and not only does that mean they’re not in the market for outside talent, but they’re not in the [...]

The Dallas Mavericks’ loss looks like it’ll end up being JaVale McGee’s gain. Whiffing on DeAndre Jordan in free agency has left the Mavs to shift their course and try putting together a competitive unit on the fly. They traded for Zaza Pachulia from the Milwaukee Bucks, and they essentially lucked into Deron Williams. Charlie [...]

Score this one as a win for general manager Sam Hinkie and the Philadelphia 76ers. Ironic, yes. They’ve spent the last two years actively evading wins. But this is different. Ohio State’s D’Angelo Russell is among the consensus top-three picks in this year’s NBA draft. Everything else about the selection extravaganza, which will take place [...]