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With Jayson Tatum ejected late in 3rd quarter, Celtics beat 76ers 125-119
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum insists he didn't lose swear or lose his temper. He still wound up watching the end of the game from Boston's locker room. Tatum scored 21 points before he was ejected for arguing a foul call near the end of the third quarter, and the Celtics went on...
Celtics' Jayson Tatum ejected for arguing foul call vs. Sixers
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum was ejected from Friday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers for arguing a call at the end of the third quarter. Tatum had also picked up a technical in the first quarter. The four-time All-Star had 21 points,...
Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey out for Sixers vs. Celtics
BOSTON (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers were without reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid and guard Tyrese Maxey, their top two scorers, for Friday night’s game against the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics. Both players were listed as having an illness. Nicolas Batum (finger),...
Williamson's 33 points on near-perfect shooting lift Pelicans past 76ers 124-114
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson took advantage of Joel Embiid's absence and punished the Philadelphia 76ers in the paint. Williamson scored 33 points, making all but one of his 12 shots, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Sixers 124-114 on Wednesday night. ...
76ers' Joel Embiid scratched late in New Orleans because of an illness
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Joel Embiid was a late scratch from the lineup for Philadelphia's game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night because of an illness. The 76ers' leading scorer hadn't scored fewer than 30 points in any of his previous five games and is averaging 32...
LeBron James suffers worst defeat in NBA career as Embiid, 76ers rout Lakers by 44 points
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron James never endured a lopsided basketball defeat like the one he suffered with Los Angeles in Philadelphia. James has lost big before. His Miami Heat once got trounced by 36 points in the NBA Finals. The Indiana Pacers beat James and the Lakers by 42 in...
Embiid has 35 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists as 76ers beat Thunder 127-123
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — NBA scoring leader Joel Embiid just missed what would have been Philadelphia’s first triple-double of the season with 35 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, and the 76ers ended the Oklahoma City Thunder’s six-game winning streak with a 127-123 victory on Saturday. ...
Edwards scores 31 as Wolves beat Embiid-less 76ers 112-99
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 31 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 23 points and 11 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 112-99 win against the Philadelphia 76ers, who were playing without MVP center Joel Embiid, on Wednesday. ...
76ers' Joel Embiid out versus Timberwolves with hip soreness
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will miss Wednesday's game in Minnesota with hip soreness and will be re-evaluated Thursday. Embiid played 38 minutes and had 38 points and 12 rebounds in the 76ers' 122-119 overtime loss at Cleveland a night earlier. The...
NBA, NHL and MLB unveil a 30-second ad promoting responsible sports betting
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball have joined forces to produce a 30-second ad promoting responsible sports betting. The “Never Know What’s Next” commercial unveiled Tuesday is a coordination of the three leagues, sportsbook operators DraftKings,...
