The Sixers have no choice but to face demons in the 2024 postseason. They will face one on Wednesday when the Miami Heat come to Philadelphia in a Play-In game for the right to battle the New York Knicks in the first round of the 2024 playoffs.
What the Sixers are experiencing may not be unprecedented, but that doesn't make it any less...awkward? Weird? Bizarre? Is there even a good word to describe the twists and turns of their season?
The deal wipes Springer's salary off the books for next season, making Joel Embiid the only player on the current roster guaranteed to be under contract heading into the summer of 2024.
A clearly injured Joel Embiid did what he could through three-and-a-half quarters, only to leave with a knee injury in the fourth quarter as the Sixers fell, 119-107.