The Philadelphia 76ers have gotten their campaign off to a competitive start, led by the solid play of All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey. NBA legend Charles Barkley, however, cast doubt on whether the team can sustain it if big man Joel Embiid remains sidelined due to injury.

Joel Embiid has been ruled out for the Philadelphia 76ers' game against the Orlando Magic due to ongoing right knee injury management, marking his eighth consecutive absence. Despite Tyrese Maxey being available,

The 76ers are literally breaking down. They still need to do a better job of keeping opposing teams out of the paint. One of the Sixers’ few positives is that Andre Drummond continues to be a rebounding machine.

Anthony Black scored a career-high 31 points to highlight the Orlando Magic's 144-103 annihilation of the host Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday in an NBA Cup game.

With only one week of NBA Cup action left, the league had six teams in action on Tuesday, all with significant ramifications for group play. Here's how the night shook out. Magic 144, Sixers 103 The Philadelphia 76ers have been one of the NBA's most up-and-down teams so far this season.