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• Tyrese Maxey Wins 2023-24 Most Improved Player of the Year
It was officially announced that Philadelphia 76ers guard, Tyrese Maxey, won the Most Improved Player of the Year for this season. Maxey solidified himself as the 76ers’ second star this year alongside Joel Embiid. He made his first All-Star appearance and was also thrust into a leadership role for the team once Embiid went down […] The post Tyrese Maxey Wins 2023-24 Most Improved Player of ...2024
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• How Knicks can slow down 76ers stars Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey as first-round series continues

The Knicks have a 2-0 series lead on the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs, but they're going to have to find a way to slow down Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey....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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• Charles Barkley Roasts Joel Embiid Following Sixers Loss
TNT analyst Charles Barkley was not impressed with the way Joel Embiid conducted himself after the Sixers’ brutal 104-101 loss to the Knicks on Monday. The Sixers star finished with 34 points, ten rebounds, and six assists, but still dropped Game 2 at Madison Square Garden. Embiid was unable to hide his frustration and disappointment […] The post Charles Barkley Roasts Joel Embiid Foll...2024
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• Joel Embiid is convinced Sixers deserve better in series vs. Knicks: ‘We should be 2-0’
The Sixers were leading Game 2 of the Eastern Conference’s first-round playoff series against the Knicks, but eventually collapsed late in the contest. Their rivals ended up winning the game 104-101 on Monday night, and Joel Embiid couldn’t hide his disappointment as his team let victory escape from their finger tips. The reigning MVP believes […] The post Joel Embiid is convinc...2024
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• Joel Embiid Predicts Sixers Take Series From Knicks Despite 2-0 Hole

The New York Knicks finished off a late-game comeback to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in Madison Square Garden, 104-101, taking a 2-0 series lead in the NBA playoffs. With 28 seconds left in the game, the Sixers were up 101-96, but the Knicks were able to quickly turn the tide, after Jalen Brunson hit a […] The post Joel Embiid Predicts Sixers Take Series From Knicks Despite 2-0 Hole appear...2024
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• Josh Hart is defying everything we know about playoff basketball with the Knicks
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• Tyrese Maxey Questionable For Game 2 With Illness

Tyrese Maxey missed Monday's shootaround with the Philadelphia 76ers ahead of Game 2 due to an illness and is listed as questionable. Maxey had 33 points in 44 minutes in Philadelphia's Game 1 loss. Maxey was the only player missing from shootaround. Joel Embiid is also questionable due to left knee injury recovery....2024
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• With Joel Embiid, Kawhi Leonard injuries, start of NBA playoffs wasn’t great for Team USA
"We have a contingency plan, and we have that at every position. We'll keep that internal," Grant Hill said last week....2024
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• NBA Playoffs Injury Update: Giannis, Joel Embiid & Kawhi Leonard
The last few weeks of the NBA have been an absolute war zone, with key players going down with injury. Let’s take a look at how some of those injuries are tracking. GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO The Bucks are missing their star player Giannis Antetokounmpo, but the franchise managed to get it a W without him thanks […] The post NBA Playoffs Injury Update: Giannis, Joel Embiid & Kawhi Leon...2024
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• 2023-24 Most Improved Player Finalists Announced

The NBA announced the finalists for 2023-24 Most Improved Player. The finalists are Tyrese Maxey of the Philadelphia 76ers, Alperen Sengun of the Houston Rockets and Coby White of the Chicago Bulls. Maxey improved from 20.3 points and 3.5 assists per game to 25.9 points and 6.2 assists per game. Maxey also made his first All-Star team. In addition, the fourth-year guard took on an increased role f...2024
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• Sixers Have No Plans To Shut Down Joel Embiid
The Sixers won’t consider shutting down Joel Embiid after his second injury scare in eight days, writes Tim Bontemps of ESPN. The reigning MVP, who missed more than two months following meniscus surgery on his left knee in late January, collapsed to the court with pain in the knee after a spectacular play late in […]...2024
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• Why Knicks vs. 76ers revolves around Joel Embiid, whose injury scare and time on bench helped define Game 1

The Sixers lost Game 1, and it was the non-Embiid minutes that did them in...2024
• Report: Sixers not planning to shut down Joel Embiid

The Sixers reportedly won’t consider shutting down Joel Embiid after his second injury scare in eight days....2024
• After Game 1 injury scare, Joel Embiid remains at the center of Sixers-Knicks playoff series

The Sixers lost Game 1, but it was the non-Embiid minutes that did them in...2024
• Sixers’ fate rests on the shoulders — and knee — of Joel Embiid
The reigning MVP was a "warrior" in Game 1 against the Knicks, but things weren't the same after yet another injury scare....2024

• 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."

2020
"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."

2018
"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."

2016
"Colangelo has other picks and one of the big men from the youthful group of Nerlens Noel, Jahlil Okafor and Joel Embiid to offer."

2015
"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."

2014
"Sixers rookie Joel Embiid brought his Shmoney Dance from the Philly streets to the Sixers’ home court on Friday."

• 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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• Report: 76ers nearly acquired Joel Embiid injury fill-in at trade deadline

The 30-year-old has averaged 8.1 points and 8.6 rebounds in 16.7 minutes per game across 55 appearances (nine starts) this season....2024
• Sixers Called Lakers On LeBron James; Suns On Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal

Daryl Morey is seemingly never satisfied with his roster. To that end, Morey went fishing at the trade deadline to see if the Philadelphia 76ers could land a star. Morey called the Los Angeles Lakers as to the availability of LeBron James via trade. Morey reportedly made this call after James cryptically posted an hourglass emoji in the days leading up to the deadline. When the Lakers countered by...2024
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• Josh Hart is defying everything we know about playoff basketball with the Knicks
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• Charles Barkley Roasts Joel Embiid Following Sixers Loss
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• Joel Embiid: We're Going To Win This Series, We Are The Better Team

The Philadelphia 76ers trail the New York Knicks 0-2 in their first round series after losing two close games at Madison Square Garden, but Joel Embiid remains optimistic his team can win four out of the next five games. "We're good," Embiid said. "We're going to win this series. "We are going to win this. We know what we got to fix. We did a better job today, so we are going to fix it. "We are th...2024
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• Joel Embiid sounds off with 76ers in 0-2 hole vs. Knicks: 'We're going to win this series'

The NBA's reigning MVP powered through pain to put up 34 points in a dramatic loss...2024
• Joel Embiid sounds off on 76ers' 0-2 hole versus Knicks: 'We should be 2-0'

The NBA's reigning MVP powered through pain to put up 34 points in a dramatic loss...2024
• Sixers Plan To File Grievance With NBA Over Officiating In First Two Games At Knicks

The Philadelphia 76ers plan to file a grievance with the NBA over the officiating across the first two games of their first round series against the New York Knicks, according to ESPN's Tim Bontemps. The Sixers trail New York 0-2 after the first two games. New York was trailing Philadelphia by five points with less than 30 seconds remaining in the game when Jalen Brunson bounced in a three-pointer...2024
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• Tyrese Maxey Questionable For Game 2 With Illness
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• 2023-24 Most Improved Player Finalists Announced
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• Why the Sixers have no chance to beat the Knicks in the NBA playoffs
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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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• 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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• The Clippers went all-in, and it’s paying off

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Forget a two-timelines approach. They Clippers are showing the value of going all-in. The Los Angeles Clippers have yet to enjoy the success they envisioned when Kawhi Leonard and Paul George returned to their Southern California roots in 2019. Despite having two complimentary superstars in the prime of their careers, they are one of only five teams to ha...2024
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• By the numbers: Luka Doncic (73) and Devin Booker (62) deliver NBA's latest scoring masterpieces

This comes less than a week after Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns had their own moment in history...2024
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• Meet the 2024 NBA All-Star starters

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Here are your starters for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game. It feels like the NBA gets deeper with talent every year. With only 12 spots in each conference up for grabs in the NBA All-Star game, some players and fanbases are bound to have hurt feelings. The starters for the 2024 NBA All-Star have now been announced, and the lineup features both no-brainer pic...2024
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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
2015
• 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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• How Knicks can slow down 76ers stars Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey as first-round series continues
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• Josh Hart is defying everything we know about playoff basketball with the Knicks
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• Joel Embiid is convinced Sixers deserve better in series vs. Knicks: ‘We should be 2-0’
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• Joel Embiid Predicts Sixers Take Series From Knicks Despite 2-0 Hole
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• Embiid: Sixers, in 2-0 hole, 'are going to win this'

Joel Embiid declared Philadelphia is going to win its first-round playoff series despite a stunning rally by the Knicks on Monday night and amid complaints about the officiating....2024
• Sixers’ Embiid, Maxey To Play In Game 2
Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey will both play tonight in the Sixers’ Game 2 matchup with the Knicks, according to TNT’s Chris Haynes (Twitter links). The team’s two stars were considered game-time decisions entering the contest. Embiid played 37 minutes in Philadelphia’s Game 1 loss on Sunday but continued to struggle with his mobility due […]...2024
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• Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid will play in Game 2 of 76ers-Knicks playoff series

Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey is listed as questionable for Monday's Game 2 of their NBA playoff series with the New York Knicks....2024
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• 76ers vs. Knicks: Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey both playing Game 2 as Philly tries to even playoff series

Embiid and Maxey were both listed as questionable entering Monday night's Game 2...2024
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• 76ers vs. Knicks Game 2 prediction: NBA Playoffs odds, picks, best bets

If the 76ers can improve their rebounding and keep Joel Embiid on the court, they stand a good chance against the Knicks in Game 2....2024
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• Sixers’ Tyrese Maxey Questionable vs. Knicks

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey has been downgraded to questionable vs. the New York Knicks in Game 2 of their first-round NBA playoff series. The Sixers are listing Maxey as potentially out with an illness. New York leads the series, 1-0, and there are questions about the health of Sixers center Joel Embiid as […] The post Sixers’ Tyrese Maxey Questionable vs. Knicks ap...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
2015

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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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• Will Joel Embiid or Nerlens Noel Be Better in the Prime of Their Careers?
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• NBA Teams Smart to Vote Down Lottery Reform, for Now
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