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ESPN sideline reporter reveals she hadn't watched Jokic in person before this week
DENVER (AP) — In what the Denver Nuggets saw as the latest sign of disrespect, ESPN sideline reporter Lisa Salters revealed she hadn’t watched two-time MVP Nikola Jokic play before Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Jokic had 34 points, 21...
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 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...
Celtics, 76ers ready for Game 7 at TD Garden for spot in East finals vs. Heat
BOSTON (AP) — Joe Mazzulla's Game 7 experience has been as an assistant coach, including last year when the Celtics won two of them on their way to the NBA Finals. One of them was a 28-point blowout. The other was a one-possession game in the final seconds. ...
Jokic slow-walks Nuggets into NBA final four with methodical, unselfish approach
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic is anything but flashy and never seems to be in a hurry to get where he is going. After leading the Denver Nuggets to a series-clinching shellacking of the Phoenix Suns, Jokic planned to unwind this weekend by watching his beloved horses race in Europe...
Tatum's 4th-quarter 3s push Celtics past 76ers 95-86; force Game 7
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jayson Tatum humbly believes he is one of the best basketball players in the NBA and not even a lengthy streak of missed shots in a win-or-else Game 6 could shake his faith. Sometimes, though, a pep talk in the heat of the moment lifts even the most confident...
MVP Joel Embiid leads All-NBA team; runner-up Nikola Jokic lands on 2nd team
Denver’s Nikola Jokic now knows how Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid felt during two previous NBA award seasons. Second in the MVP race — but only second-team All-NBA. Embiid — the newly crowned MVP — headlined the All-NBA team unveiled Wednesday night. He was 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...
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...
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...
