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Danny Ainge Stepping Down As Team President In Celtics Shakeup Boston Celtics basketball general manager Danny Ainge speaks during a news conference in Boston, on June 24, 2019. Elise Amendola / AP Danny Ainge, who helped bring two NBA titles to Boston as a player and another as the teams basketball boss, stepped down from the Celtics front office just hours after they were eliminated from the postseason, and coach Brad Stevens is giving up his job on the bench to replace him. Stevens will lead...

"I started thinking about what I was doing with my life," Ainge said. "Youre surrounded by your six children in the hospital, and they say, Hey, you need to stop doing this."

As the Boomers look to win a maiden men’s medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Ben Simmons has nominated a 76ers teammate to excel on the big stage.

Los Angeles Lakers forward Montrezl Harrell may not be all that heartbroken if his old team suffers another disappointing playoff exit. Harrell "liked" a tweet...

Philadelphia 76ers Coach Doc Rivers at press conference, May 25, 2021 * Doc Rivers' emotional reaction to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wiscons

The Sixers are up 1-0, undefeated in their season series against Washington, and left feeling they can clean a lot of things up before Game 2. Between Joel Embiid's foul trouble, poor transition defense, and a number of other oddities from the opener, a more comfortable win is a realistic goal on Wedneday night.

While walking around my neighborhood on Friday, I stumbled upon something I hadn't seen in years — something that I thought had gone extinct alongside Beanie

Seven noteworthy Sixers stats from the 2020-21 NBA season Share this story Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports The 2020-21 NBA regular season is officially over and the playoffs have begun for the play-in teams. But before the Sixers’ playoff run gets underway, we need to digest their regular season performance. What better way than to look at the stats that tell the story? Let’s jump into seven interesting statistics from the Sixers’ 2020-21 campaign. Danny Green: 3.0 3PT att/game from the co...

Scoreboard watching: some matchups that a Sixers fan might find intriguing today Share this story Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images The Sixers have already done the heavy lifting, locking up the top seed. But it’s an unusual season in that very few other teams are locked into a seed ahead of today’s zany “literally every team has a game today” slate. You’re probably going to want to get a bit of fresh air today, spend some quality time with the family or your pets. But you may also...

Tyrese Maxey is working hard to improve, and it’s paying off Share this story Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports For a Philadelphia 76ers team in need of more creativity off the dribble, Tyrese Maxey was a home-run pick at No. 21 overall in last year’s NBA Draft. The speed, handle, creativity, finishing, silky floater game, pull-up flashes — Maxey had so much in his offensive arsenal that the Sixers needed more of. Maxey showed all of those skills as his first season in Philly got underway. In ju...