Alex Starkman

Alex Starkman, Sports Talk Philly Staff Today was not exactly ideal for the Sixers and their often-questioned medical staff. Joel Embiid has been dealing with a sore left knee and has been advised to sit out at least a week. Turkish sharpshooter Furkan Korkmaz has a torn meniscus. And to top off the day, the […]

Alex Starkman, Sports Talk Philly Staff  Moses Malone's No. 2 jersey will hang forever from the rafters at the Wells Fargo Center, the Sixers officially announced today.  The Sixers will honor the late Hall of Fame center by retiring his number during a halftime celebration on Friday, Feb. 8, when the team plays the Denver Nuggets […]

By Alex Starkman, Sports Talk Philly Staff  The Sixers (17-8) went 6-1 on their most recent seven game stretch and have pulled within three and a half games of Toronto for first place in the conference heading into Wednesday's match-up with the Raptors.  With four straight wins and eight out of the last nine, the Sixers have put […]

By Alex Starkman, Sports Talk Philly Staff  If the Sixers (11-7) are truly title contenders this season, their upcoming seven game stretch over the next two and a half weeks is critical. With a favorable schedule, which features six of the next seven games at home, the Sixers need to add to their current two-game winning […]

By Alex Starkman, Sports Talk Philly Staff  The 76ers' (7-5) struggles on the road in the early going has been apparent. With just a 1-5 record so far away from home, the quality of play has been lackluster at best, with careless turnovers and the inability to finish games combining for the two most glaring problems. […]

Brett Brown has been impressed by the work he’s seen put in by Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz over the summer.

Former Sixers guard and head coach Mo Cheeks was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame over the weekend.

In August, it’s been 55 years since the Syracuse Nationals became the Philadelphia 76ers.