USC's Juju Watkins ready to take college torch with Caitlin Clark in WNBA

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Juju Watkins starred with Joel Embiid in an AT&T commercial and threw out a first pitch at a Dodgers game. Another big opportunity is at hand. Southern California's sensational sophomore has a chance to grab the torch that Caitlin Clark...

Embiid, Maxey and George enter the season richer, and expectations are higher for the 76ers

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Joel Embiid won a gold medal this summer and lost about 30 pounds. Tyrese Maxey signed a $204 million contract extension and the All-Star guard wrote down the night before the 76ers left for training camp all the goals he set for this season. Paul...

Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer

Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58. His family revealed two years ago that he was undergoing treatment in...

76ers star Joel Embiid honors his late brother at a Philly block party

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid could go back to school and write a pretty heady report on how he spent his summer vacation. Embiid won Olympic gold for Team USA. He signed a contract extension with the Philadelphia 76ers that will pay him more than $64 million in its final season....

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...