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• Knicks Notes: Maxey, Blown Call, Hart, Bogdanovic, Mitchell, McBride
While much of the focus in the first round series between the Knicks and Sixers was how New York could keep Joel Embiid under control, Tyrese Maxey bes become a bigger problem, Stefan Bondy of the New York Post notes. Maxey has scored more points and dished out more assists than Embiid while shooting 50% […]...2024
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• NBA picks, best bets for playoffs: Joel Embiid fizzles out in Game 6, plus top prop for Pacers vs. Bucks

The 2024 NBA playoffs continue Thursday night with two pivotal Game 6s...2024
• Knicks vs. 76ers: The pros and cons of double-teaming Joel Embiid as New York tries again to finish off Philly

With Tyrese Maxey erupting and Embiid playing on one leg, an adjustment could be coming...2024
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• Tyrese Maxey was obvious NBA Draft steal the entire time

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Tyrese Maxey was the NBA Draft steal that wasn’t so surprising. Deuce McBride flashed to the middle of the lane and caught a pass from Jalen Brunson as the New York Knicks’ star was getting trapped on the perimeter. McBride calmly stepped into a free throw line jumper and swished it, giving the Knicks a six-point lead on the Philadelphia 76ers with 29 seconds lef...2024
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• Carmelo Anthony explains why USA Basketball needs ‘The Avengers’ at Paris Olympics on ‘Point Forward’

Carmelo Anthony can’t wait to see USA Basketball in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Carmelo Anthony was the guest this week for episode 100 of “Point Forward” and the NBA legend didn’t mince his words when he discussed the need for Team USA to make a major statement at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. To this end, from a business perspective, Melo believes 2024 Team USA is on pat with the 1992 Dream Team...2024
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• Knicks legend rips 76ers' Joel Embiid for 'crying too much'

Knicks legend Charles Oakley is tired of hearing the Sixers big man "crying" and making excuses....2024
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• Tyrese Maxey forced Jon Stewart’s soul out of his body with improbable Sixers comeback

Image via NBA on TNT/@buckets on Twitter Jon Stewart was a stand-in for all Knicks fans when the broadcast caught his reaction to Tyrese Maxey’s late-game explosion. If you thought Kelly Oubre beefing with Ben Stiller would be the most memorable Sixers player vs. Knicks celebrity comedian fan interaction of the NBA playoffs, you were gravely mistaken. That honor now belongs to forever Dai...2024
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• Embiid and Oubre miss shootaround before Sixers-Knicks Game 5

Joel Embiid (left knee injury recovery/migraine) and Kelly Oubre Jr. (illness) were absent from Sixers shootaround ahead of the team's Game 5 matchup vs. the Knicks....2024
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• Atlantic Notes: Anunoby, Achiuwa, Knicks’ Rebounding, Lowry, Robinson, Whitehead
Former Raptors teammates OG Anunoby and Precious Achiuwa were instrumental in the Knicks’ defensive effort during their Game 4 win over the Sixers on Sunday. They guarded Joel Embiid a majority of the time with Isaiah Hartenstein in foul trouble and Mitchell Robinson sidelined by an ankle injury. The Knicks frontcourt duo also made the […]...2024
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• Stephen A. Smith called the NBA to see if they’d suspend Russell Westbrook for ‘inexcusable’ play

Image via ESPN Stephen A. Smith couldn’t believe Russell Westbrook wasn’t going to be suspended for his fourth-quarter fracas with Luka Doncic and P.J. Washington, so he called the league for answers. When the Dallas Mavericks host the LA Clippers for Game 4 of their first-round series in the NBA playoffs on Sunday, Russell Westbrook is going to be in uniform for the Clips, but ESPN’s Step...2024
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• DeMarcus Cousins says Joel Embiid needs to 'come down in weight'

Joel Embiid has consistently struggled with injuries and conditioning, and DeMarcus Cousins sees a solution....2024
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• The latest on Mitchell Robinson's ankle injury after 'reckless' foul by Joel Embiid in Game 3

Knicks big man Mitchell Robinson's ankle is the biggest factor for the Knicks heading into Game 4 against Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers....2024
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• Mitchell Robinson Exited Game 3 Early, Left Arena In Walking Boot

Mitchell Robinson exited the New York Knicks Game 3 loss at the Philadelphia 76ers at halftime with a sprained left ankle. Robinson initially stayed in the game, but was clearly hobbled by the injury. Following the game, the Knicks center was spotted leaving the arena in a walking boot. Robinson was injured when Sixers center Joel Embiid fell to the floor when trying to draw an offensive foul. He ...2024
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• 76ers’ Joel Embiid battling mild case of Bell’s palsy in health scare

Joel Embiid’s push to play through a knee injury this postseason also featured another behind-the-scenes health scare....2024
• Joel Embiid set new NBA Playoffs high with one working eye

Image via NBCS Philly/@eringrugan on Twitter Joel Embiid appears to be having issues with more than just his surgically repaired knee, but he didn’t let that stop him from leading the Sixers past the Knicks. When Joel Embiid made his long-awaited return to the Philadelphia 76ers after missing a third of the season to recover from a procedure to repair his torn left meniscus, long-suffering...2024
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• Josh Hart is defying everything we know about playoff basketball with the Knicks

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Players with games like Josh Hart can sometimes fail to launch in the playoffs. Here are three key reasons the Knicks guard is thriving in their series against the Sixers instead. Anyone who has any familiarity with the NBA knows that The Playoffs are an entirely different beast. Teams have more time to prepare for their opponents than they do in the gru...2024
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• Sean Rooks, 76ers Assistant and Former NBA Player, Dies at Age 46
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"The East starters will be Giannis Antetokounmpo (captain), Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Damian Lillard and Tyrese Haliburton."

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"Claxton received a second technical foul early in the fourth quarter for taunting after completing a dunk over Joel Embiid."

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"Joel Embiid, Jimmy Butler both say they wish they were still teammates after Heat eliminate 76ers"

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"Joel Embiid isn’t going anywhere."

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"Joel Embiid is joining with 76ers managing partner Josh Harris and co-managing partner David Blitzer on a $1."

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"Joel Embiid took criticism from Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley to heart Thursday night and responded by putting up 38 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists in a 115-109 win over the Celtics."

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"Joel Embiid celebrated his All-Star nod with a monster effort for the Philadelphia 76ers against the East-leading Celtics, putting up 26 points and 16 rebounds"

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"The post Russell Westbrook Waives Goodbye To Joel Embiid After 3OT Victory appeared first on SLAMonline."

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"Colangelo has other picks and one of the big men from the youthful group of Nerlens Noel, Jahlil Okafor and Joel Embiid to offer."

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"The Sixers are on course for a top-three pick to add to recent lottery picks Joel Embiid, Dario Saric, Michael Carter-Williams and Nerlens Noel."

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"Sixers rookie Joel Embiid brought his Shmoney Dance from the Philly streets to the Sixers’ home court on Friday."

• Tyrese Maxey was obvious NBA Draft steal the entire time
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• Tyrese Maxey forced Jon Stewart’s soul out of his body with improbable Sixers comeback
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• And-Ones: Weis, Embiid, Cook, Goodwin, Gambling
Former French center Frederic Weis ripped Joel Embiid for choosing Team USA over France in the Paris Olympics, Eurohoops.net relays. Weis, a 1999 first-round draft pick of the Knicks who never played in the NBA, made his comments on French station RMC. Embiid reportedly told French officials in 2021 he would play for their national […]...2024
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• Why the Sixers have no chance to beat the Knicks in the NBA playoffs

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Joel Embiid vs. Isaiah Hartenstein, Jalen Brunson pick-and-roll, and one star ready to outshine another. The Philadelphia 76ers have been all the rage since their win over the Miami Heat in the first Play-In Tournament game. Pundits and diehards alike have been gassing them up as one of the most dangerous seven seeds in recent memory. Joel Embiid’s reeme...2024
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• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship

Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports Let’s rank the 16 teams in the 2024 NBA Playoffs by their championship chances. The 2024 NBA Playoffs don’t exactly feel wide open. There’s a superpower hanging over both the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference as the playoffs begin, but at this point NBA fans should know anything can happen in the postseason. Last year saw a wild run of upsets with the ...2024
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• 76ers vs. Heat prediction: NBA play-in game player props, Joel Embiid picks

Consider these two player props for Wednesday's Heat-76ers matchup, including one Joel Embiid wager....2024
• Caitlin Clark is already the face of the WNBA. But she’s not the savior

NBAE via Getty Images Caitlin Clark will do great things for the WNBA, but she is merely the leader of all the momentum the league has going for it. It’s about 10:00 p.m. at Brooklyn Academy of Music on Monday night, and the WNBA-est part of the WNBA Draft is unfolding. Well, perhaps third. It was tough to compete with Kate Martin — who merely showed up to support her Iowa teammate Caitli...2024
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• Sixers Will Make Paul George 'Top Target' In Offseason

The Philadelphia 76ers are expected to make Paul George their "top target" during the 2024 offseason if he declines his $48.8 million option with the Los Angeles Clippers. George was widely expected to sign a contract extension with the Clippers following the three-year, $152.4 million deal signed by Kawhi Leonard in January. The Sixers only have Joel Embiid and Paul Reed under contract next seas...2024
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• Joel Embiid injury update: 'Very good likelihood' 76ers star will return before playoffs, Nick Nurse says

The Sixers coach offered an update prior to Philadelphia's game on Wednesday...2024
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• 6 NBA teams who can win 2024 Finals, ranked

Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images Let’s rank the championship picture in the NBA ahead of the stretch run. The 2023-2024 NBA season is 70 percent in the books. While parity has been a defining theme of this season, at this point the championship picture is fully starting to crystalize. The Boston Celtics are currently the only team in the league on pace to win 60+ games. The West has ...2024
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• Knicks Notes: Maxey, Blown Call, Hart, Bogdanovic, Mitchell, McBride
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• Tyrese Maxey could only think about 76ers’ survival before stunning Knicks: ‘Find a way’

Maxey poured in a game-high 46 points, including seven in the frenetic final 26 seconds of regulation with Joel Embiid struggling....2024
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• Tyrese Maxey forced Jon Stewart’s soul out of his body with improbable Sixers comeback
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• ‘It pisses me off’: Embiid frustrated by Knicks fans’ takeover of Sixers arena

Jalen Brunson scored a career playoff-high 47 points to go along with 10 assists as the New York Knicks defeated the host Philadelphia 76ers 97-92 in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday. Philadelphia star Joel Embiid was frustrated by the numbers of Knicks fans who were vocal in the Sixers’ arena. “[It’s] disappointing,” Embiid told ESPN....2024
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• Joel Embiid felt disappointed with Knicks fans flooding Philly arena: ’It kind of pisses me off’
New York took a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series against Philadelphia this Sunday afternoon with a 97-92 win, aa the game was marked by Jalen Brunson’s record breaking 47 points and the fact that a sea of Knicks fans invaded the Wells Fargo Center. Once the game was over, rival Joel Embiid admitted […] The post Joel Embiid felt disappointed with Knicks fans flooding Phi...2024
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• It took one week for Joel Embiid to become legendary Knicks villain

In Games 1 and 2, Joel Embiid was simply an elite player toying with the Knicks and torturing the fans, scoring 63 points in those first two games, making it look easy, inside, outside, wherever....2024
• Joel Embiid Disappointed At Number Of Knicks Fans In Philadelphia

Joel Embiid was mostly upset at how his team played down the stretch of the Philadelphia 76ers Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks. That lost left the Sixers on the verge of elimination, as the Knicks lead the series 3-1. However, Embiid was also upset at the number of New York fans in the building for Games 3 and 4 of the series in Philadelphia. At various points through both games, it sounded as ...2024
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• Jalen Brunson vs. Joel Embiid is living up to the billing as Knicks are one game from advancing

Brunson scored 47 points and had 10 assists — breaking Bernard King’s franchise record for playoff points that has stood since the spring of 1984 — as the Knicks took control of the series....2024
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• Anthony Edwards Hits The Phoenix Suns With A DX Crotch Chop And Another Loss
Anthony Edwards paid homage to D-Generation X. The Minnesota Timberwolves took a commanding 3-0 lead on the Phoenix Suns in their first round playoff series. With a 19 point lead near the end of the fourth quarter, Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards taunted the Suns with a crotch chop. pic.twitter.com/gxvy2iRkHY — Timberwolves Clips (@WolvesClips) April 27, 2024 Edwards scored 36 points to lea...2024
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• Tyrese Maxey was obvious NBA Draft steal the entire time
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• Former Knicks guard calls out Joel Embiid for questionable play

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was brilliant in Thursday's Game 3 win over the New York Knicks, but he had one very regrettable moment....2024
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• Dunc'd On: PHI/NYK, ORL/CLE, LAL/DEN Game 3s

Joel Embiid had the first great playoff game of his career to will the Sixers back into the series against the Knicks. Orlando showed up for the first time, at the same time that the Cavs didn't. The Lakers gave it all they had, but again ran out of gas against a younger, deeper, more complete Nuggets team. Four more episodes with Nate & Danny per week are available exclusively on Dunc'd On Prim...2024
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• Josh Hart is defying everything we know about playoff basketball with the Knicks
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• Sixers Not Considering Shutting Down Joel Embiid

Joel Embiid briefly left the Philadelphia 76ers Game 1 loss to the New York Knicks before halftime with another left knee injury scare. Embiid landed awkwardly after a dunk and fell to the ground, while grabbing at his left knee. He eventually limped off to the locker room. Embiid returned to play in the second half. He didn't have any more major issues with the knee, but the moments where Embiid ...2024
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• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship
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• Caitlin Clark is already the face of the WNBA. But she’s not the savior
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• NBA play-in teams’ chances of going on a Mickey Mouse run to the NBA Finals, ranked

D.A. Varela/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images There is a ton of star power in the NBA Play-In Tournament this season, but are any of these teams actually capable of a meaningful run in the NBA playoffs? The 2022-23 Miami Heat were not supposed to go to the NBA Finals. They were minutes from not even going to the playoffs; after losing their first play-in game to the Atlan...2024
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• Bulls player pulled a ‘Ben Simmons’ by passing up WIDE OPEN layup for missed 3

The NBA’s three-point addiction has gone too far. The fall of Ben Simmons started with a refusal to throw down a wide-open dunk. The infamous Simmons blunder happened in the fourth quarter of Game 7 between the Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs. The Sixers would lose the game and the series, and afterwards, Philly head coach Doc Rivers and superstar ...2024
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• 6 NBA teams who can win 2024 Finals, ranked
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• 76ers’ James Harden, Nets’ Nic Claxton ejected from Game 3
76ers guard James Harden and Nets center Nic Claxton were both ejected from Thursday’s Game 3 in Brooklyn. Here’s what you need to know: Harden was assessed a Flagrant 2 and ejected late in the third quarter after appearing to hit Royce O’Neale in the groin while trying to dribble past him. Claxton received a second technical foul early in the fourth quarter for taunting after c...2023
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• 76ers take 3-2 series lead vs. Celtics: Uninspired performance sinks Boston in Game 5
The Philadelphia 76ers comfortably handled the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Tuesday, taking a 3-2 series lead with a 115-103 win. Here’s what you need to know: Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 33 points, one of five Philadelphia players to score in double figures, adding seven rebounds. Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points as the team shot 50.6 percent from t...2023
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• NBA Insider: Mark Cuban Makes All-Too-Rare Admission in Rebuilding Mavericks
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• Larry Brown Says He Could Fix 76ers in 5 Minutes, Campaigns for Allen Iverson
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• Joel Embiid Has Been Hitting the Weights Hard During Recovery
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• Embiid leads charge for medical staff testing
Joel Embiid is joining with 76ers managing partner Josh Harris and co-managing partner David Blitzer on a $1.3 million contribution to fund COVID-19 antibody testing for 1,000 health care workers in the region....2020
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• Joel Embiid Injury: Updates on 76ers C's Recovery from Foot Surgery
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• Time to Shine for Jahlil Okafor and Nerlens Noel Following Joel Embiid's Setback
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• As 76ers hold their breath on Joel Embiid, so do fantasy basketball managers

Joel Embiid's timetable to return from a knee injury is unclear, leaving the 76ers and fantasy managers with problems....2024
• Royals Rumblings - News for January 23, 2024

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Royals bullpen will look different in 2024. Jaylon Thompson writes about the Royals’ bullpen situation. This offseason, the Royals have sought to address their bullpen woes with experienced veterans. KC signed World Series-champion relievers Will Smith and Chris Stratton. They also acquired reliever Nick Anderson, along with star...2024
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• NBA picks, best bets for playoffs: Joel Embiid fizzles out in Game 6, plus top prop for Pacers vs. Bucks
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• Why Tyrese Maxey’s tormenting of the Knicks feels a lot like another recent playoff nightmare

Although most of the Garden vitriol has been saved for Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey may be a bigger Knicks villain....2024
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• Tyrese Maxey forced Jon Stewart’s soul out of his body with improbable Sixers comeback
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• Embiid and Oubre miss shootaround before Sixers-Knicks Game 5
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• 76ers vs. Knicks: Why Joel Embiid is at a playoff crossroads with Philly in 3-1 hole

Embiid is approaching a reputational tipping point in the Sixers' first-round series against the Knicks...2024
• Embiid misses G5 shootaround with migraine

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and forward Kelly Oubre Jr. missed shootaround Tuesday morning ahead of Game 5 of their first-round playoff series against the New York Knicks....2024
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• ‘It pisses me off’: Embiid frustrated by Knicks fans’ takeover of Sixers arena
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• Joel Embiid not happy that Knicks fans took over 76ers home playoff games: It 'pisses me off'

"I don't think that should happen. It's not OK."...2024
• Jalen Brunson vs. Joel Embiid is living up to the billing as Knicks are one game from advancing
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• Tyrese Maxey forced Jon Stewart’s soul out of his body with improbable Sixers comeback
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• Sixers Notes: Embiid, Oubre, Knicks Series
Sixers superstar Joel Embiid is being treated for a mild case of Bell’s palsy for the past week, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). The condition began in the play-in game against Miami, but according to Wojnarowski, Embiid kept it a secret to not allow for distractions. There’s been some speculation circling why Embiid […]...2024
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• Knicks vs. 76ers Game 1 live updates: News, highlights, more from NBA Playoffs

Game 1 is here and it’s an opportunity to show that the Knicks are a true title contender. The bookmakers have shockingly priced the Knicks as series underdogs against the 76ers. Is this Jalen Brunson’s time to shine? Or will Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and co. rain on New York’s parade? Follow along with the......2024
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• Joel Embiid hinted he could be next NBA superstar to request trade with cryptic comments
Joel Embiid put 76ers on clock by hinting at trade request. Joel Embiid is firmly in the prime of his career. The superstar center finally won NBA MVP this past season after consecutive second place finishes. He will turn 30 years old in March. There’s only one thing missing on Embiid’s resume at this point: an NBA championship. Embiid’s lack of success in the NBA Playoffs is hard to ignore. He’s ...2023
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• Joel Embiid, Nikola Vucevic react to Team USA’s embarrassing loss to France
The pre-tournament fears have come to back to haunt Team USA. The United States lost their opening match at the Tokyo Olympics against a formidable France team in stunning fashion, 83-76. A couple of international stars in Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid and Chicago Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic made sure to react to Team USA’s shocking defeat. […] The post Joel Embiid, Nikola Vuce...2021
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• Past Controversy, Luol Deng Leading the NBA's Effort to Make History in Africa
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• Almost Famous, D'Angelo Russell Is Driven to Justify His NBA Draft Hype
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• NBA Lottery 2015: Every Team's Odds of Landing No. 1 Overall Pick
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• Is Nerlens Noel's NBA Future as a Power Forward or Center?
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• Philadelphia 76ers Avoid Infamy for Now, and Other Wednesday NBA Takeaways
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