But Friday's announcement by the Sixers that they're shutting down Joel Embiid just hammers home the bad run of luck Philly has had this season, and the colossal failure Morey's moves look like they'll end up being.

After the 76ers dropped their ninth straight game Wednesday night against the Knicks, Paul George expounded on his recent decision to stop podcasting.

Nothing has gone right for the Philadelphia 76ers this season. Joel Embiid has played just 19 games, and seemingly appears to be moving in the direction of being shut down for the rest of the season as he and the Sixers figure out how to best manage his lingering knee issues.

Philadelphia 76ers star forward Paul George says he will take a break from podcasting to focus on a title purist. George announced his hiatus from podcasting after speaking with former NBA All-Star Dwight Howard on Monday's episode of Podcast P with Paul George.

Paul George is taking a break from podcasting in order to focus on a potential playoff push by the Philadelphia 76ers. George announced his hiatus after speaking with Dwight Howard on Monday's episode of Podcast P with Paul George.

After the Philadelphia 76ers' losing streak extended to eight straight games with Monday night's 142-110 loss to the Chicago Bulls, star forward Paul George didn't hold back his opinion on the state of the team.

Even though Philadelphia ended the game on a 24-6 run in garbage time, the team lost by 32 points. It was the 76ers' eighth consecutive loss and their 10th in 11 games. They are now 20-37, 12th in the Eastern Conference and 2.

The 76ers are a team in trouble. They trailed by 50 points in the fourth quarter in a loss to the Chicago Bulls.

Yet, there it was, on the scoreboard, on all the social media derision, on the top of the implausibility-meter when the 76ers broke camp for the Bahamas. That was no misprint on the ticker in the fourth quarter: Bulls 136,

Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George missed five games after suffering an injury to the extensor tendon in his left pinky finger on Jan. 25. Since returning to the lineup on Feb. 5, George has been playing with a splint on that finger.

As the Philadelphia 76ers eye a spot in the NBA Play-In Tournament, each game is critical. On Monday night, the Sixers are looking to form a trend of winning with a matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers on deck.