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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....
Philadelphia mayor reveals the new 76ers deal to build an arena downtown
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's mayor has revealed the terms of the deal negotiated with the city's pro basketball team for a new $1.3 billion arena downtown. The agreement reached earlier this month calls for the Philadelphia 76ers to finance the entire project, with no city...
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...
Philadelphia mayor strikes a deal with the 76ers to build a new arena downtown
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have a new teammate in their bid to build a new $1.3 billion arena downtown. Mayor Cherelle Parker announced Wednesday that she has forged a deal with team owners to keep the NBA franchise in town and will send it to city council. The...
Indiana Pacers sign guard T.J. McConnell to a 4-year, $45 million extension
The Indiana Pacers have agreed to terms with guard T.J. McConnell on a four-year extension worth $45 million. Agents Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman confirmed the deal in an email to The Associated Press on Friday. McConnell, who is signed for $9.3 million for the upcoming NBA...
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. ...
Home of the 76ers, Flyers needs a new naming rights deal after Wells Fargo pulls out
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The home of the Philadelphia Flyers and the 76ers -- well, the Sixers, for now -- will soon need a new name. Banking giant Wells Fargo says it will not renew its naming rights deal with the arena in the South Philadelphia sports complex that has served as home...
76ers welcome Paul George, welcome back Maxey with all parties in desperate chase for championship
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Tyrese Maxey was asked to wait. Be patient, and the millions will come. Maybe an NBA championship, too. Maxey had some doubts a year ago when the Philadelphia 76ers asked their guard — who was not yet an All-Star, who had not yet dropped 50...
