Top 76 Sixers Moments of 2020
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76. The Sam Hinkie - Pablo Torre pod (Oct. 30)
75. Anna Horford calls Sixers fans "confusing AF" (Feb. 11)
74. J-Rich scores 34 in close Portland loss during restart (Aug. 9)
73. Sixers re-sign Justin Anderson (Nov. 28)
72. Preseason win over Indiana (Dec. 19)
71. "First Team All Cap" (Jul. 21)
First team all cap https://t.co/66ayYsiwve
— Mike Scott (@mikescott) July 22, 2020
70. Sixers hire Embiid's old adversary Dan Burke (Oct. 28)
69. The Jigsaw Championship (Apr. 15)
68. The Raul Neto Game in win over GSW (Jan. 28)
67. "America TRUSTED THE PROCESS" (Nov. 7)
66. Matisse's agent's "ASSistant coaches" statement (Jan. 31)
Matisse Thybulle’s agent Eric Goodwin submits statement to @YahooSports on behalf of client being snubbed from Rising Stars game. Notice reference to “ASSistant coaches.” pic.twitter.com/Fu7Y3HVjR1
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) January 31, 2020
65. Mike releases "Brotherly Love" script (Jun. 25)
64. Glenn Robinson III finally hits his first three (Mar. 3)
63. Tobias 34-7-7 in win over Knicks (Feb. 27)
62. Embiid dominates Pacers for 41/21 in restart, yells at Shake (Aug. 1)
61. Sixers hang on to finish off OKC after Embiid finger injury (Jan. 6)
60. Sixers go up 25-11 early against Boston in Game Two (Aug. 17)
59. Sixers open preseason with win over Celtics (Dec. 15)
58. Tobias comes back from horrible fall in Game Four (Aug. 23)
57. Sixers trade picks for Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III (Feb. 5)
56. Simmons no-look alley-oop to Tobias in pre-bubble Memphis blowout (Jul. 24)
55. MOC's Overrated Foods list (Oct. 9)
54. Tobias' "Justice for Breonna Taylor" media availability (Jul. 20)
53. Embiid in Players Tribune: "I'm trying to win a fucking title" (Jan. 15)
52. Shake's breakout 27-point performance in ATL loss (Jan. 30)
51. Mike and Alyssa's Lakers beat Jimmy Butler in the finals (Oct. 11
50. Daryl Morey tweets with Jason about Kesha (Nov. 29)
49. Sixers finally win "in Washington" during bubble restart (Aug. 5)
48. Sixers finally win "in Orlando" during bubble restart (Aug. 7)
47. Yaron Weitzman releases Tanking to the Top (Mar. 17)
46. Sixers get first road win in month and a half in Sacramento (Mar. 5)
45. Daryl Morey: "I'm just riffin', baby" (Nov. 19)
44. Doc to Ben: "Are you going to the fucking rim or what?" (Dec. 23)
43. Toni Tony Tatone's "You Don't Fuck Wit Me (And I Won't Fuck Wit You)" (Jan. 20)
42. Simmons makes first-team All-Defense (Sept. 8)
41. Simmons makes third-team All-NBA (Sept. 16)
Will I use Ben Simmons' 3rd Team All-NBA team selection as evidence that all criticism against him is just hate? Yes. Will I argue that Gobert > Embiid is evidence that All-NBA voting is bullshit? Yes. Will I acknowledge this as contradictory? No.
— (Still) Xmas Matt (@PanasonicDX4500) September 16, 2020
40. The Spike vs. J.J. Redick Twitter feud (Apr. 17)
39. Kyle O'Quinn comes one point away from a triple-double in Phoenix bubble loss (Aug. 11)
38. Sixers trade J-Rich to Dallas for Seth Curry (Nov. 18)
37. Abbie's Best Foods list (Jun. 16)
36. Sixers open season with win against Wizards (Dec. 23)
35. Morey appears on the Ricky (Jul. 25)
34. Embiid returns to blow out Houston in final restart game (Aug. 14)
33. Matisse starts "Welcome to the Bubble" vlogging (Jul. 11)
32. Korkmaz scores 31 off the bench in win over Chicago (Feb. 9)
31. Korkmaz scores 34 off the bench in win over Memphis (Feb. 7)
30. Tobias' "Y'all Hear Us, But You Ain't Listening" Players Tribune article (Jun. 3)
29. Embiid has 39 and 16 in OT win over Brooklyn (Feb. 20)
28. Andrew Yang appears on the Ricky (Jul. 18)
27. Team Giannis plays through Embiid down the stretch in the All-Star Game (Feb. 17)
26. Arthur Elijah De Paula Embiid introduced to the world (Sept. 24)
Arthur Elijah De Paula Embiid 👶
We are so blessed and fortunate to welcome our little boy in this family. First of 11 or more? Trying to convince her but I’m not winning so far. I’m just trying to build a soccer team but for real I’m so excited for the future #GodIsGreat pic.twitter.com/eZaUnx90oo— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) September 25, 2020
25. Simmons hits a three in pre-Bubble game against Memphis (Jul. 24)
24. Tobias and Matisse join George Floyd protests (May 30)
23. Sixers trade Horford to Oklahoma City for Danny Green and Terrance Ferguson (Nov. 18)
22. The Ricky Zoomathon (Mar. 29)
21. Sixers beat Celtics without Embiid (Jan. 9)
20. Sixers draft Tyrese Maxey with 21st pick (Nov. 18)
19. Embiid and Sixers Twitter shame Sixers into reversing shitty pandemic policy (Mar. 24)
ownership made two critical mistakes here:
1. tried to cut staff salary during a pandemic
2. forgot that the only thing philly twitter hates more than every other professional sports team is our own professional sports teams https://t.co/k4hKX5ZuCR— Brian Grubb (@briancgrubb) March 24, 2020
18. Embiid has 49 and 14, milly rocks in win over Hawks (Feb. 24)
17. Harris-Blitzer Penn's Landing proposal denied (Sept. 9)
10 9 8 Josh Harris is a dickhead https://t.co/P5WLPz4K8w
— Phil Buckley (@pbuck) September 9, 2020
16. Shake hits game-winner against Spurs in Bubble (Aug. 3)
15. Embiid "Do a 180?" Question on Jeopardy! (Mar. 4)
ah yes the classic nickname, Joel “do-a-180” Embiid. pic.twitter.com/js8yITpT7G
— earl simmons (@iamsamkeller) March 5, 2020
14. Dave "Where Is Ben Rivera?" Rueter Releases A Sixers Odyssey (Nov. 24)
13. Sixers hire Doc Rivers as Sixers coach (Oct. 1)
After a rapid courtship and negotiation, Doc Rivers has reached agreement on a deal to become the next coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 1, 2020
12. Sixers beat Clippers with Horford off bench and Embiid playing "good asshole" (Feb. 11)
11. Simmons has 34-12-12-5 in MLK Day win over Nets (Jan. 20)
10. Simmons outduels LeBron in Saturday night win over Lakers (Jan. 25)
9. The Mike Scott Purell dunk against Pistons (Mar. 11)
8. Sixers blow out Heat in Game Seven of the first round in J.J. Redick timeline (May 3)
Made a box score, to the best of my ability, of @AUgetoffmygold's Game 7 for the Alternate Reality Sixers. @RTRSPodcast pic.twitter.com/oRcEdnAeeZ
— Snake Man (@CodeineSnake) May 4, 2020
7. Mike Muscala hits game-winning three to secure Oklahoma City pick for Sixers (Aug. 12)
6. Zo & MOC join the Ricky (Jul. 7)
Team Ricky now consists of:
🎙 @SpikeEskin & @Michael_Levin
🖼 @digrupert
📰 @Tweets_By_Zo
🖊 @AUgetoffmygold, @SixersAdam, @MOConnor_NBA— Rights To Ricky Sanchez Podcast (@RTRSPodcast) July 12, 2020
5. The Shake Milton game against the Clippers (Mar. 1)
“Help! Help damnit!”- Paul George guarding Shake Milton
— Trill Withers (@TylerIAm) March 1, 2020
4. SixersAdam's Best Foods list (May 15)
38% of the communications we receive look like this pic.twitter.com/btKzcE7avv
— Rights To Ricky Sanchez Podcast (@RTRSPodcast) May 23, 2020
3. Simmons slaps Embiid's ass after big play at the All-Star Game (Feb. 17)
Here’s a video of Ben Simmons slapping Joel Embiid’s ass. #Sixers pic.twitter.com/4hpQL90QBi
— Brian Jacobs - The Painted Lines (@BrianMikeJacobs) February 17, 2020
2. Embiid appears on the Ricky (July 29)
soon pic.twitter.com/Di4ew3UTML
— Rights To Ricky Sanchez Podcast (@RTRSPodcast) July 30, 2020
1. Sixers hire Daryl Morey as Team President (Oct. 28)
Conversations with the Sixers and Daryl Morey started shortly after his departure from Houston, escalated in recent days and will culminate with Morey becoming the Sixers new President, sources tell ESPN. Doc Rivers and Morey have a strong relationship and history together.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 28, 2020