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76ers center Joel Embiid sidelined due to swelling in his left knee and will miss two games
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is managing swelling in his left knee and will miss a second consecutive game Sunday, the team said. The Sixers issued a statement on the condition of the 2023 NBA MVP at halftime of Friday's NBA Cup game against the...
Analysis: Some NBA teams know it's time to shake out of early-season slides — or else
MIAMI (AP) — Postgame interviews in the NBA typically start about 10 minutes after the final buzzer. Coaches usually speak first, followed by a few players. When a team wins, most people are in a great mood. When a team loses, not so much. That's the normal routine. ...
Heat shake off early deficit, roll past reeling 76ers 106-89
MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 30 points in his return from a sprained ankle, Tyler Herro added 18 and the Miami Heat erased an early 19-point deficit to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 106-89 on Monday night. Duncan Robinson scored 13 and Dru Smith added 10 for Miami,...
Embiid returns to full-time duty but 76ers fall to 2-10
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have been waiting 3 1/2 weeks to get a full 33 minutes out of Joel Embiid. They finally got it Friday night, but it came in a 98-86 loss to the Orlando Magic that dropped the 76ers to 2-10. “Usually with me it takes two...
Joel Embiid sluggish, leaves room for improvement in 13-point season debut for 76ers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid took an errant headbutt to the face, looked gassed early in his 26-minute season debut, flopped, as the big man can — though extra seconds on the floor provided a needed breather — and failed to find his shot in his return to the Philadelphia 76ers. ...
76ers All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey out with hamstring injury
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The trio of 76ers stars looked majestic on opening night as their images covered the arena’s 4K kinetic scoreboard. Joel Embiid palmed a basketball. Tyrese Maxey in the middle appeared ready to burst off the screen for a dunk. Paul George looked fierce as he squeezed a ball...
Paul George gets booed in his return to LA for the 1st time since leaving Clippers to join 76ers
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Paul George heard about it in his return to Los Angeles on Wednesday night for the first time since leaving the Clippers last summer for the Philadelphia 76ers. Fans booed George when he was introduced at Intuit Dome, the Clippers’ new arena that seats...
Clippers beat the one-win 76ers 110-98 in Paul George's return to Los Angeles
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Norman Powell scored 26 points — his seventh straight game with 20 or more — and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 110-98 on Wednesday night in Paul George's return to face his old team. George had 18 points on 7 of 9 shooting and...
Paul George returns from knee injury to make 76ers debut, scoring 15 points in loss to Suns
PHOENIX (AP) — Paul George is back, this time with the Philadelphia 76ers. He scored 15 points in his return from a left knee injury Monday night, and called his performance “rusty.” “The good thing about it is I was able to go out there and compete, free of...
76ers rule out injured Paul George and Joel Embiid for a fourth straight game
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Joel Embiid and Paul George are 0 for 4 for the 76ers' season. Embiid's and George's season debuts remain on hold for the Philadelphia 76ers, and both players will miss Wednesday's game against Detroit with knee injuries. Embiid and George...
