The Latest Breaking News from Georges Niang

PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers did the unthinkable to Ben Simmons and the Brooklyn Nets.

ATLANTA — Dejounte Murray had nobody blocking his path to the basket. Yet the Hawks guard still opted for the highlight play, flipped the ball back to trailing teammate Onyeka Okungwu for the rim-rocking two-handed slam.

Joel Embiid got the ball from Tyrese Maxey at the top of the key, dribbled once to his left, and pulled up over Deandre Ayton.

PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers did something they were unable to do in their previous six games against the Phoenix Suns: win.

Doc Rivers has perhaps the NBA’s toughest coaching job.

CHICAGO — This was a somewhat ugly outing for the 76ers.

PHILADELPHIA — James Harden delivered a long bounce pass to the streaking Tyrese Maxey, who converted through contact to the delight of the home crowd getting its first glimpse of the 2022-23 version of the 76ers.

PHILADELPHIA — A familiar but forgotten face provided one of the more thought-provoking moments to come out of the Sixers’ annual pre-training camp media day on Monday. Somebody asked Shake Milton whether he had a good feel for what his role was going to be this season, and the fifth-year…

PHILADELPHIA — Monday will be about talking for the Sixers, who will hold their annual media day to unofficially lift the curtain on the 2022-23 season before heading to Charleston for training camp.

PHILADELPHIA — I’ve long been of the belief that any team built around Joel Embiid is a team that needs a Plan B. Last year, the Sixers did not have one, and they ended up paying a heavy price. With Embiid sidelined for the first two games of their Eastern…

We probably should have seen this coming the whole time. If James Harden’s plan was to sign a contract extension with the Sixers, it always made the most sense for him to become a free agent first. The rational choice was always either/or: Harden exercises his $47.3 million option and…