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The Sixers first round playoff exit has the team desperate for a shake-up, and according to a new report, one plan involves bringing back a familiar face.

Tyrese Maxey has been named the winner of the NBA Sportsmanship Award, in addition to the Most Improved Player Award he won last month.

The Philadelphia 76ers wasted yet another season of Joel Embiid’s prime. They believe they at least have the perfect sidekick for him in All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey.

Joel Embiid gingerly plopped into his seat set to explain yet another season-ending playoff loss, a familiar scene year-after-year for Philadelphia’s oft-injured All-Star center. Embiid, though, wasn’t alone. He usually dissects defeats by himself on the news conference dais. Tyrese Maxey was by his side this time, though — just as the All-Star guard was on the court, just as he’s expected to be for as long as their contracts allow.

Josh Hart made a go-ahead 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 24.4 seconds left, and the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 118-115 in Game 6 to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Sixers ownership, Josh Harris, David Blitzer, and David Adelman, is teaming up with Fanatics CEO, and former co-owner, Michael Rubin, to buy 2,000 tickets to hand out to Philly fans for Game 6. Though the tickets are a sweet treat, there's one more savory surprise.

The Sixers survived playoff elimination after a nail-biting Game 5 Tuesday night, but now a hometown legend is asking fans to do their part.

The 76ers trailed by six points with 28 seconds remaining in regulation before Maxey pulled out a comeback that evoked memories of Reggie Miller’s eights points in nine seconds for Indiana at Madison Square Garden in 1995.

Jalen Brunson scored a career playoff-high 47 points, added 10 assists and the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 97-92 on Sunday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis he says has affected him since before the play-in tournament.

Joel Embiid scored 50 points, making all four 3-point attempts and scoring 18 in a potential series-shifting third quarter on Thursday night to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 125-114 win over the New York Knicks in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.

Aramark workers are on strike hours before the 76ers are set to take on the Knicks in Game 3 of the first-round playoff series at the Wells Fargo Center.

Sixers All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey has been named the NBA's Most Improved Player.

In their assessment of the officiating in the last two minutes of Game 2 between the Sixers and Knicks, The NBA says officials missed two foul calls on the inbounds pass to Tyrese Maxey that led to a turnover and the go-ahead 3-pointer.

The Philadelphia 76ers plan to file a grievance related to the officiating during their series against the New York Knicks, a team spokesman said early Tuesday.