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Joel Embiid sits out as 76ers zip past Nets 107-86. Philly will face Miami in the play-in tournament
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After eight straight wins to end the regular season, the 76ers are set for their first play-in tournament. Joel Embiid expects to be along for the ride. Embiid sat out Philadelphia's 107-86 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday as a precaution,...
76ers play their season finale without All-Star center Joel Embiid because of a knee injury
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid sat out the regular-season finale against Brooklyn on Sunday after he tweaked his surgically repaired left knee in a game last week. The Sixers still had a chance entering the game of finishing as high as the No. 5...
Joel Embiid returns from injury scare, scores 32 as 76ers beat Magic 125-113
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 32 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists after an apparent injury scare in the first half and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Orlando Magic 125-113 on Friday night in a critical game for Eastern Conference playoff seedings. Tyrese Maxey scored 28...
Joel Embiid returns to action after limping off in 76ers' game versus Magic
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was back on the court at the start of the second half of Friday's game against the Orlando Magic after appearing to hurt his left knee in the final minutes of the second quarter. Embiid, who missed 29 games after suffering a...
Joel Embiid scores 37 as 76ers beat Pistons 120-102 for 6th straight victory
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 37 points and 11 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers extended their winning streak to six games with a 120-102 win over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night. Buddy Hield scored 18 and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 17 as the 76ers (45-35) continued their...
76ers guard Tyrese Maxey to miss game against Pistons due to left hip tightness
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey was declared out of Tuesday night's game against the Detroit Pistons due to left hip tightness. Maxey was sidelined two nights after scoring a career-high 52 points in a double overtime win at San Antonio. ...
Analysis: All-NBA will be more like an All-World team this season, once again
The voting hasn't taken place yet, though it's fairly obvious that Denver's Nikola Jokic will be the NBA's MVP this season and therefore extend the record streak to six consecutive years in which a foreign-born player wins that trophy. That's not the only international trend that...
NBA fines Knicks $25,000 for violating injury reporting rules with Mitchell Robinson
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA fined the New York Knicks $25,000 on Monday after Mitchell Robinson was listed as out on an initial injury report and then played in a game against Toronto. Robinson's 50-game absence because of a left ankle injury ended in the Knicks' 145-101 victory over...
Maxey scores career-high 52 points, injury-depleted 76ers outlast Wembanyama, Spurs 133-126 in 2OT
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tyrese Maxey had a career-high 52 points and the injury-depleted Philadelphia 76ers overcame Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 133-126 in double overtime Sunday night for their fifth straight victory. “We needed that,” Philadelphia forward Nicolas...
Embiid has 30 points and 12 rebounds in 23 minutes to lead the 76ers past the Grizzlies, 116-96
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Joel Embiid had 30 points and 12 rebounds in just 23 minutes, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 17 points and the Philadelphia 76ers pulled within a half-game of seventh place in the Eastern Conference by beating the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies 116-96 on Saturday night. ...
