Knicks center Mitchell Robinson not ready to start the season after ankle injury, AP source says

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson could miss the first two months of the season as he recovers from offseason left ankle surgery, a person with knowledge of the details said Monday. Robinson, 26, had surgery in May after reinjuring his ankle in the playoffs...

Joel Embiid signs a 3-year, $193 million contract extension with the 76ers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Already an NBA MVP and an Olympic gold medalist, All-Star center Joel Embiid now has until the end of the decade to try to win his first NBA championship with the Philadelphia 76ers. With another maximum contract secured, Embiid wants to chase that title in...

Joel Embiid signs a 3-year, $193 million contract extension with the Philadelphia 76ers, AP sources say.

Olympics basketball Latest: US men's team beats France 98-87 for fifth straight gold medal

PARIS (AP) — The United States beat host France 98-87 to win the gold medal in the 2024 Olympicmen’s basketball tournament on Saturday night at Bercy Arena. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and LeBron James led the team to its fifth consecutive gold medal and 17th overall. ...

France has booed Joel Embiid throughout the Olympics. Now the US faces France for basketball gold

PARIS (AP) — It was Joel Embiid’s time to celebrate. And he savored every second. One of two U.S. players left on the court following their 95-91 comeback victory over Serbia in the Olympic men’s basketball semifinals, Embiid decided to dance. He shuffled up the...

The US will play France for the basketball crown at the Paris Games in a gold-medal rematch

PARIS (AP) — It’s a game the French wanted. It’s a game the Americans probably expected. It’s a game the world most certainly will be watching. The U.S. vs. France. In Paris. For basketball gold. “Incredible,” U.S. forward Kevin Durant said of the...

US men's basketball team rallies to beat Serbia at Paris Olympics, will face France for gold medal

PARIS (AP) — Down by 11 in the fourth quarter, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team got a spark. Six points in two seconds. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker provided that wild sequence to start the comeback, Stephen Curry...

US rolls into semifinals of Paris Olympic basketball tournament, eases past Brazil 122-87

PARIS (AP) — All the favored teams in the first three men's basketball quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics had problems. Canada lost to France. Serbia erased a 24-point deficit to beat Australia. Germany had to shake off a double-digit deficit before beating Greece. So, going into...

Joel Embiid hears the booing from the French fans. And he's embraced it at the Paris Olympics

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Memo to the French fans: Joel Embiid plays in Philadelphia. The fans in Philly are, in a word, passionate. And those years of being on stage for the 76ers’ faithful has prepared him for these Paris Olympics. In a very odd way, that is. ...

US rolls into Olympic quarterfinals as No. 1 seed, top Puerto Rico 104-83 in group finale

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Halfway to its goal of gold, the U.S. has the No. 1 seed going into the medal round at the Paris Olympics. And now the real games start. Anthony Edwards scored 26 points, six players reached double figures for the U.S. and the...