Drummond wants to prove he can still be an effective center at age 31. “That’s what I set out to do on a nightly basis," said Drummond, playing in his 13th NBA season.

The 76ers finally got to revel in a victorious locker room for the first time since Feb. 4 after topping the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night to snap their nine-game losing skid that overlapped the All-Star break.

The first quarter ended with Minnesota clinging to a 24-22 lead. The Sixers were led in the opening frame by Quentin Grimes who continued his stellar play with nine first-quarter points. Minnesota scored 10 of their points from the line with five apiece from the line coming from Anthony Edwards and Naz Reid.

Following Joel Embiid's season-ending knee injury, the Sixers might have no choice but to run this same core back next year and hope for better fortune.

With 23 regular-season games remaining, George, Maxey, and coach Nick Nurse all plan to push for an appearance in the Play-In Tournament.

During the Philadelphia 76ers 126-112 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Paul George appeared to aggravate a groin injury that had caused him to be listed as ‘questionable’ on the team’s injury report to begin the day.

The Philadelphia 76ers are less than 24 hours removed from a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers that saw multiple Sixers picking up injuries to add to the already long list of casualties this season.

Multiple standout bigs will be absent for the Philadelphia 76ers matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. As the Sixers pay a visit to the Wolves, there won’

Coach Nick Nurse addresses losing Paul George to a groin injury after the Philadelphia 76ers fall to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.