On Sunday afternoon, shocking news broke regarding the Philadelphia 76ers and their new venue. Weeks after getting city council approval for a downtown arena, t

What you should knowThe 76ers are going to remain in South Philly after abandoning their plan to build a new arena in Center City.Instead, the Sixers and Comcast Spectacor, which owns the Flyers and Wells Fargo Center,

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver spoke Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, about the announcement of the Philadelphia 76ers partnering with Comcast Spectacor, Comcast and the Philadelphia Flyers to build a new South Philadelphia arena and hopefully lure a WNBA team to Philadelphia's new "world-class arena.

It is a head-spin development from the fight the 76ers have lodged over the last two years when it sought to build a new arena in Chinatown and close to the city’s center, and as it went to battle with Comcast,

The stunning reversal comes as a relief to critics of the plan to put a $1.3 billion arena near City Hall at the edge of Chinatown. Mayor Cherelle Parker on Monday called the proposal “a win, win, win,

The deal comes just weeks after a grueling legislative battle in which the Sixers convinced City Council to give it the green light to move to Center City.