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The Atlanta Hawks got a big win on Tuesday night and helped out Joel Embiid as a result. The Hawks surprised the Boston Celtics with a big 119-117 comeback win in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. Trae Young scored 38 …
Joel Embiid is dealing with a knee injury as the Philadelphia 76ers await the start of the Eastern Conference semifinals, and it sounds like he may have to play through discomfort for the foreseeable future. ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported on …
The Philadelphia 76ers made easy work of the Brooklyn Nets by sweeping them in the opening round of the playoffs, but there remains significant serious concern about the health of Joel Embiid. Fortunately, it sounds like the big man should be back on …
The Philadelphia 76ers took care of business in their first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets, but they may now have a bigger concern looming. After the 76ers eliminated the Nets on Saturday with a 96-88 win to finish off the 4-0 sweep, …
Joel Embiid will be forced to miss time for a third straight postseason. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported Friday that the Philadelphia 76ers star Embiid has suffered a sprained right knee and will miss Game 4 against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. …
James Harden and Joel Embiid both committed flagrant fouls during Game 3 of the Philadelphia 76ers’ series against the Brooklyn Nets, but neither player will face further disciplinary action from the NBA. An NBA spokesperson told ESPN’s …
Charles Barkley shared a strong opinion regarding Joel Embiid’s kick to Nic Claxton’s leg early in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series between the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night. Embiid …
Nic Claxton was ejected from Thursday night’s Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series between his Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers. Claxton received a technical foul minutes into the game after stepping over Embiid …
Joel Embiid pulled a Draymond Green during Thursday’s game. The Philadelphia 76ers center Embiid was hit with a flagrant foul in the first quarter of Game 3 against the Brooklyn Nets for kicking Nets counterpart Nic Claxton. The two got tangled …
Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers is making a pretty strange argument about foul calls relating to his star players. Rivers claimed Thursday that center Joel Embiid and guard James Harden lead the league in being victims of uncalled fouls. The …
Joel Embiid took a jab at the Brooklyn Nets after his Philadelphia 76ers’ 96-84 win in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Monday night. Embiid had 20 points, 19 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks in his team’s …
Brooklyn Nets coach Jacque Vaughn was not in a good mood after Saturday’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, and he had one request for the referees going forward. Vaughn sent a message to the officials after the 121-101 Game 1 loss, suggesting …
A writer who voted for Joel Embiid as NBA MVP offers a controversial explanation on what led him to that vote.
Doc Rivers may be biased, but that’s not stopping him from making a clear declaration about the NBA MVP award. Rivers said after his Philadelphia 76ers’ 103-101 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night that Joel Embiid should be NBA …
Stephen Curry has two NBA MVP awards to his name, so he knows well what it takes to claim the award. This week, he weighed in on who should win the award in this year’s hotly-debated race. The Golden State Warriors star said he would lean …
A Denver Nuggets fan trolled Joel Embiid with a sign ahead of Monday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Monday’s game was supposed to be a matchup between the top two NBA MVP contenders in Embiid and Nikola Jokic. Embiid unfortunately …
