"It’s kind of a launchpad into next year," Bona said, "getting ready to play with all the great players we have on our team. I think this is just helping me and building my experience.”

The 2023 league MVP will be reevaluated six weeks after the surgery. Embiid played in only 19 games this season.

Nick Nurse has a subpar 70-80 mark in Philly. But if we’re honest, Nurse has endured less-than-ideal conditions, including the disastrous 2024-25 season that has led to calls for his job.

She was a physical education and special education teacher, and mentor to thousands of South Jersey students from the late 1950s to her retirement in 2005.

Fellow big men Andre Drummond and Guerschon Yabusele used the word “sad” to describe their emotions about Embiid shutting himself down after playing in only 19 games.

Last season, Embiid was in the midst of one of the most prolific individual campaigns in NBA history before tearing the meniscus in his left knee. He’s struggled this year to gain full strength.

The future first-round pick the Sixers gave the Oklahoma City Thunder to take on Horford’s contract is the top-six protected one in June’s NBA draft.

The iconic bridal designer is the mastermind behind the Eagles current cheerleading uniforms, which premiered in 2003 before being revamped a decade later.

The Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia released results of an annual report on Thursday with new insight on business expectations for the coming year.

On paper, the Sixers boast one of the league’s best trio’s in All-Stars. However, there doesn’t appear to be a switch they can flip to become a championship contender.

One phone call changed everything for Yabusele, who thought his NBA career was over after being waived by the Boston Celtics. Now with the Sixers, he gets a full-circle moment on Christmas Day.

Batum, who became a key rotation player after arriving in last season's James Harden trade, chose family and familiarity in going back to Los Angeles in free agency.

Embiid shot 2-for-11 from the field in his first game, finishing with 13 points. Paul George scored a game-high 29 points for his best game as a Sixer.

Embiid also delivers a sense of relief for a team ranked last in rebounding (39.4 per game), 28th in free-throw percentage (.739), 27th in scoring (107 ppg) and 26th in field-goal percentage.