Tag: Joel Embiid
Sixers sliding in East, but players keeping the faith
The 76ers keep sliding in the Eastern Conference standings, though the locker room insists better days could be ahead.
Philadelphia dropped another one Monday in...
East playoff race tightens as Raptors, Magic, Sixers among those aiming to avoid play-in
The NBA’s Play-In Tournament was designed to keep more teams competitive down the stretch. This year’s Eastern Conference race is a good example of...
Sixers’ Joel Embiid out at least another week with oblique injury
The Philadelphia 76ers will likely be without Joel Embiid for at least a few more games.
Embiid has already missed three straight with a strained...
Sixers’ Joel Embiid to miss at least three games with oblique strain
The 76ers will be without Joel Embiid for at least the next three games.
The team announced that Embiid underwent an MRI on Saturday morning...
Sixers keep finding the same problem in different losses
The 76ers folded early in the fourth quarter of a 126-111 road loss to the Pelicans, and by then it felt painfully familiar.
This wasn’t...
Nick Nurse: Joel Embiid ‘looked pretty good’ but Sixers stay cautious
All-Star weekend treated the 76ers well. The return to reality did not.
Rookie VJ Edgecombe took home MVP honors at the Rising Stars Challenge, and...
NBA Notes: Sixers, Joel Embiid, Raptors, Brandon Ingram, Nets
76ers
Joel Embiid won’t suit up for Philadelphia’s final game before the All-Star break. ESPN’s Tim Bontemps reported that Embiid has been ruled out of...
Real Beasts of East? Cavs, Sixers, Knicks aiming to make their claim
The Eastern Conference picture is starting to sharpen, but there are still a few pressure points worth watching entering the All-Star break.
For ESPN’s Tim...
NBA Notes: Sixers, Joel Embiid, Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo, draft lottery
76ers
Philadelphia has made a habit of ducking the luxury tax in recent seasons. Joel Embiid would like that trend to stop.
The Sixers moved Danuel...
Joel Embiid resurgence giving Sixers renewed hope: ‘It’s definitely refreshing’
Joel Embiid is starting to look like himself again, and the minutes load is a big part of that.
Per Tim Bontemps of ESPN, the...
NBA Notes: Suns, Jalen Green, Cavs, Sixers, deadline questions
Suns
The good news in Phoenix is obvious. Jalen Green is back.
The tricky part is everything that comes with it.
Green made his return Tuesday, his...
NBA Notes: Rockets, Kevin Durant, Blazers, Deni Avdija, Sixers
Rockets
Houston is almost exactly where the projections said they would be, and that is part of the reason the grade lands here. That would...
Cavs again show poise, get 39 from Jaylon Tyson in sliding past Sixers
This one had every reason to go sideways. Short-handed roster. Sloppy start. Late mistakes. And yet the Cavaliers walked out with it anyway.
They beat...
NBA Notes: Mavericks, Anthony Davis, Celtics, Jaylen Brown, Sixers
Mavericks
After days of conflicting signals, the Mavericks have reopened trade talks involving Anthony Davis, per Shams Charania of ESPN. NBA insider Marc Stein of...
