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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.

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Dan McQuade

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Joel Embiid Dunked The Cavaliers Straight To Hell

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Patrick Redford

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - FEBRUARY 06: James Harden #13 of the Brooklyn Nets drives against Ben Simmons #25 of the Philadelphia 76ers during the third quarter at Wells Fargo Center on February 06, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Brooklyn Nets v Philadelphia 76ers

Ben Simmons–James Harden Blockbuster Should Make Everyone Happy

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Albert Burneko

Atlanta Hawks v Philadelphia 76ers – Game Seven

BenWatch: We’re In The Deal Zone

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I Took Allen Iverson’s Courtside Seat For The Second Half Of Last Night’s Sixers Game

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Life's Rich Pageant

My Journey Into The Color World

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

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Chris Thompson

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Where Is The Metaverse App The Sixers Were So Honored To Promote?

Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers)

Philadelphia 76ers v Washington Wizards

BenWatch: Very Generously Not Blaming Things On Joel Embiid

It Is Terrifying When Joel Embiid Falls Over

Brooklyn Nets v Minnesota Timberwolves

BenWatch: 76ers In No Hurry, They’ll Just Get James Harden Later

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Metaverse Company Blames Unlikely Third Party For Recent Misfortunes Following Termination Of 76ers Partnership [Update]

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76ers Partner Company: We’ll Try To Plug Ben Simmons Into The Metaverse

Simmons maybe sleeping with his eyes open at practice on Monday.

The Ben Simmons Situation Seems Further From Resolution Than Ever

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76ers New Metaverse Partner Somehow Getting Weirder

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What The Hell Is This Company The 76ers Just Partnered With?

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Joel Embiid Tramples Freedom

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Matisse Thybulle Blocked Steph Curry’s Shots Into The Delaware River

These Gutsy 76ers Need And Deserve A Hero

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BenWatch: Ben Back, But Bicycling

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Laura Wagner

Defector Up All Night

Daryl Morey: Not Annoyed

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Andre Drummond Tried A Eurostep On The Fast Break

BenWatch: Leaving His Ball And Going Home

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Giri Nathan

Ben Simmons stands sullenly at Sixers practice.

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BenWatch: Unidentified Pocket Object

BenWatch: Ben Simmons Is Once Again Physically Located In Philadelphia

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Ray Ratto

Ben Simmons #25 of the Philadelphia 76ers calls out a play against the Atlanta Hawks during the first half of game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Philadelphia 76ers v Atlanta Hawks – Game Six

Don’t Trade Ben Simmons, But Also What Would You Take For Him?

BenWatch: Would Ben Simmons Fake An Injury For $8.25 Million?

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