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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.

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