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76ers coach Nick Nurse wants Harden back, can co-exist with Embiid
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Nick Nurse inherits a Philadelphia 76ers team in which Joel Embiid blossomed into an MVP, Tyrese Maxey developed into a rising star and James Harden flashed his old All-Star form in the playoffs. Yet for all that talent, the Sixers are home watching the NBA...
76ers prez Morey taking 'careful process' in search for Rivers' replacement as coach
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Joel Embiid was shocked the 76ers fired Doc Rivers. The NBA MVP had no say in his former coach’s fate -- and team president Daryl Morey says neither Embiid nor any other player will have a say in the new one. The 76ers have their share of candidates, many with...
76ers fire coach Doc Rivers after 3 seasons and 3 second-round exits from playoffs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Doc Rivers' penchant for playoff collapses and second-round exits cost him his coaching job with the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers fired Rivers on Tuesday following a third straight exit in the second round of the playoffs, and the second time over that span he...
76ers have questions to solve on Harden, Rivers after another 2nd-round exit
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trust the Process? Joel Embiid doesn’t even trust his teammates. At least the ones not named James Harden, just the players — ones like Tobias Harris and Tyrese Maxey that he’s won a lot of games with over the years — that he deemed didn’t rise to the...
Jokic, Nuggets, Embiid, 76ers on brink of conference finals in Game 6
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two of the dominant players of their generation, Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic have each won MVP awards. Neither player has won the ultimate prize, an NBA championship. Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers and Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are on the...
Wemby watch: How Wembanyama may help the draft lottery teams
When a generational talent like Victor Wembanyama comes along, it's clear that he would make any team that he's with better in a multitude of ways. And the team that wins Tuesday's NBA draft lottery in Chicago — and the right to draft Wembanyama next month — will be immediately...
Embiid scores 33, 76ers beat Celtics 115-103 for 3-2 lead
BOSTON (AP) — Having silenced the TD Garden crowd and put the defending Eastern Conference champion Celtics on the brink of a second-round exit, 76ers players barely cracked a smile as they walked off the court. “It’s not over. We have to get one more," Joel Embiid said. "All...
76ers' Harden visits with Michigan State shooting victim
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Harden sank the overtime 3-pointer that sent the 76ers to a playoff victory and instantly waved over John Hao, a paralyzed Michigan State shooting survivor who developed a long-distance FaceTime bond with Philadelphia's star guard. Harden had just scored...
Harden makes winning 3 in OT, 76ers tie series with Celtics
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Harden had a new friend he called his good-luck charm in the arena and the grit he needed to turn in a vintage effort — in the form of tying and winning shots —for the 76ers. Looking down-and-out in the previous two games, Good Game James saved the...
Celtics, Nuggets seek 3-1 series leads over 76ers, Phoenix
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Harden showed in Game 1 he could still be as great once as he ever was in his prime. The Beard just overall these days isn’t as great as he once was in his halcyon days with Houston. Harden’s occasional big postseason games for the 76ers — like the...
