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Austin Krell covers the Sixers for OnPattison.com. He has been on the Sixers beat since the 2020-21 season, covering the team for ThePaintedLines.com for three years before leaving for 97.3 ESPN in 2023.. He's written about the NBA, at large, for USA TODAY Sports Media Group. Austin also hosts a Sixers-centric podcast called The Feed To Embiid.

He has appeared on various live-streamed programs and guested on 97.5 The Fanatic, 94 WIP, 97.3 ESPN, and other radio stations around the country.

Follow him on X at @NBAKrell. Follow him on Bluesky at @austinkrell.bsky.social.

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November 5, 2025

Sixers run out of gas on the second leg of back-to-back in loss to Cavaliers
The Sixers fought hard but ultimately succumbed to being several players short against the rested Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.
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November 4, 2025

Sixers’ offense stalls out in collapse at hands of Bulls
They scored 75 points in the first half. Philadelphia scored 36 points in the second half.
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November 2, 2025

Trendon Watford shines as Sixers destroy Nets without Joel Embiid
Through 24 minutes of play on Sunday, it was abundantly clear that the Sixers would've been verging on irresponsibility if …
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October 31, 2025

Sixers suffer first loss as comeback against Celtics falls short
The defensive end of the floor has been the ugly sore for this team.
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October 28, 2025

Sixers stun Wizards in comeback to start season 4–0
The thing that makes this team dangerous right now is that they're the only ones who refuse to say 'die'.
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October 27, 2025

Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe lead Embiid-less Sixers to 3–0 start
They've played three crunch-time games. At first it seemed like luck. Luck eventually runs out. But this feels like a …
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October 27, 2025

Pregame notes: Jared McCain progressing, Dominick Barlow undergoes procedure
The Sixers will be taxed in Monday's matchup, to say the least. But they've jumped out to a 2-0 start …
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October 26, 2025

Andre Drummond, Quentin Grimes save home opener as Sixers move to 2–0
The Sixers did not record their second win until November 10 last season. They're 2-0 to start the 2025-26 season.
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October 23, 2025

One for the standard: VJ Edgecombe makes Sixers history in NBA debut in comeback win over Celtics
The reason for hope isn't Edgecombe's shining light by itself. It's that it shined in tandem with Maxey's.
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October 19, 2025

Sixers practice notebook: Joel Embiid’s knee responds well, Nick Nurse excited to turn the page on summer school
If you fail a class, you go to summer school. The Sixers failed miserably, so class was in session.

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