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New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson took a hard shot in the face on a closeout by Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid late in the overtime period of the Knicks’ Game 5 loss at home. This play caused an uproar from Knicks fans, who have already given Joel Embiid a hostile environment throughout the series. […]

NEW YORK — Before the ball even tipped off ahead of Game 5 between the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, the home crowd was chanting right at Joel Embiid. The superstar center has caught the ire of the Big Apple basketball world for several contentious moments in what has […]

For as splendid as his entire rookie season was, three of Victor Wembanyama’s most noteworthy games came against three of the very best players in the game. Given what we’re learning about the San Antonio Spurs’ generational talent, it shouldn’t surprise. That he thirsts to play against the elite is impressive enough. That he already […]

The New York Knicks are putting on an impressive display in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Knicks lead their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the 76ers 3-1. Of course, Joel Embiid has given New York a hard time, but not without challenges. Former Knicks forward Charles Oakley made a hilarious Dunkin […]

On top of Bell’s palsy and a recovering knee, Joel Embiid is dealing with a migraine heading into the Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 5 showdown against the New York Knicks. A team official said that Embiid was not present at the team’s pregame morning shootaround at Madison Square Garden and stayed back at the team hotel […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers had the perfect chance to even up their first-round series against the New York Knicks. With the Knicks down to their third-string center, the Sixers were in a single-possession game for most of crunch time. This was a golden chance for Joel Embiid to dominate and lead Philly to a […]

The opening round series between the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers has undoubtedly been the most entertaining of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, giving fans four games that have felt like instant classics, thanks to a combination of high-quality play from both established and budding young stars mixed with a palpable animosity between the two […]

There is still a lot of fight left in the Philadelphia 76ers. So, declaring their season over after going down three games to one to the New York Knicks might not be the smartest option. Jalen Brunson torched everyone and popped off. Fortunately, the duo of Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey were able to punch […]

The Philadelphia 76ers fall 1-3 to the New York Knicks and are now just one loss away from an early exit from the NBA Playoffs. They couldn’t get the job done at home and now must go back to New York to fight for their lives. Despite the game being in Philly, there were a […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers have their backs against the wall. The New York Knicks came out on top in Game 4 despite Mitchell Robinson’s absence and Bojan Bogdanovic’s in-game injury. The Sixers scored just 16 points in the fourth quarter, only one of which came from Joel Embiid, and fell into a 3-1 series […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers lost Game 4 to the New York Knicks despite playing Joel Embiid for 44 minutes and outscoring the Knicks in those minutes. Embiid stuffed the stat sheet in the Sixers’ 97-92 loss, tallying 27 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks. But he went cold in the […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid didn’t buy himself any points amongst fans for his performance at the end of the 97-92 loss to the New York Knicks on Sunday. While the 2023 MVP finished with 27 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, and three steals, his late-game gaffe may unfortunately be the most-remembered part of his […]

New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau isn’t letting up on the officials heading into to Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon. A couple of days after Thibodeau refused to defend the referees for not ejecting Joel Embiid after his flagrant foul in Game 3, the frustrated coach took a more aggressive […]

Joel Embiid has endured so many injuries throughout his career, and that has not changed during the Philadelphia 76ers’ ongoing NBA Playoffs series against the New York Knicks. The 76ers big man is on the injury report ahead of Game 4, so is Joel Embiid playing tonight vs. the Knicks? After suffering a torn meniscus […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — The flagrant foul that Joel Embiid committed against Mitchell Robinson in the Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 3 win over the New York Knicks has been and will continue to be a major point of controversy. Embiid pulling Robinson’s legs down as he went up for a dunk earned him a flagrant 1 foul, […]

Joel Embiid is undoubtedly a great — and possibly dirty — player. But regardless of what you think of Embiid and his play thus far, the Philadelphia 76ers find themselves in a 1-2 hole against the New York Knicks. And the Knicks’ winning the minutes in which Embiid is not on the floor is a major […]

PHILADELPHIA — Add Bell’s palsy to the lengthy list of injuries that Joel Embiid has dealt with throughout his career. As he tries to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to victory over the New York Knicks in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs, the big man is dealing with a brutal condition in his […]

The New York Knicks clashed against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, and let’s just say the game was very physical. Just in the first quarter, Joel Embiid was called for a flagrant 1 after he pulled Mitchell Robinson’s leg while the Knicks big man was going up for a shot. This caused outrage from many […]

PHILADEPHIA — Joel Embiid almost sabotaged his own playoff masterclass in the Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 3 win over the New York Knicks. His 50-point performance could have ended in the first quarter after a scary play involving Mitchell Robinson. After getting knocked to the floor by OG Anunoby, Embiid stood right under Robinson as he […]

A fragile, surgically repaired left knee and physical, suffocating defense of the New York Knicks aren’t the only limiting factors Joel Embiid is managing during the first round of the playoffs. After he led the Philadelphia 76ers to a pivotal Game 3 win over New York on Thursday night, it was revealed that Embiid has […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks took their war of a first-round series to Philly for a pivotal Game 3. After losing both games in New York to begin the series, the Sixers got a career-best Joel Embiid performance to win 125-114. Let’s break down Game 3 at the Wells Fargo Center. 76ers player […]

Things are getting heated in Game 3 of the NBA Playoffs matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks on Thursday. In the first quarter, the 76ers and their fanbase were already displeased as things ratcheted up, per Tim Bontemps of ESPN: “After a flagrant foul on Kyle Lowry and an offensive foul on […]

In the aftermath of the New York Knicks’ Game 2 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Embiid made eye-raising comments about how Philly would still win the series. While 76ers players and fans would surely appreciate their star player’s confidence, the other side isn’t too concerned. Knicks forward Josh Hart, in particular, made it clear […]

The health of Joel Embiid is once again a major talking point in the playoffs for the Philadelphia 76ers. The superstar center is fighting as best he can against a physical Knicks team after working his way back from a left meniscus injury and aggravating his knee in Game 1. But it seems like Embiid […]

Despite appearing on the verge of stealing home-court advantage, Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers lost Game 2 to the New York Knicks, in large part due to a controversially wild series of events that saw the Knicks hit back-to-back threes to take the lead with 13 seconds remaining. After the game, the Sixers organization […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were on their way to tying their Eastern Conference first-round series against the New York Knicks on Monday, but a chaotic ending to Game 2 had the Sixers getting the short end of the stick. When it was all said and done on the court, Philly was left in disbelief as its […]

NEW YORK — Joel Embiid does not think the Philadelphia 76ers are going to lose to the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA playoffs. It doesn’t look good for the Sixers after they let the Knicks steal Game 2. But even as he stares down an 0-2 deficit, Embiid is steadfast in his belief […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were stunned by the New York Knicks 104-101 on Monday night when New York stormed back from down five to score the final eight points in the span of 28 seconds. But 76ers fans are pointing out that the most pivotal play of the Knicks’ run should never have happened: Adam Silver […]

Team USA men’s basketball squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics is loaded with so much talent. It will feature generation-defining athletes as well as the new generation of stars in the NBA. However, this abundance of greatness is not safe from any controversy. Notably, Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers chose to represent the stars […]

NEW YORK — The Philadelphia 76ers have to solve the puzzle of how to beat the New York Knicks at their own game. At the very least, the Sixers have to meet the Knicks’ incredible rebounding with great rebounding of their own if they want to win in the first round of the 2024 NBA […]

NEW YORK — Despite an injury scare right before halftime, Joel Embiid almost lifted the Philadelphia 76ers to victory over the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Sixers’ first-round series. Unfortunately for the Sixers, they failed to finish the job and now have to worry about Embiid’s left knee for the rest of […]

The Philadelphia 76ers fell 111-104 to the New York Knicks on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, losing touch late amid a barrage of threes from the home team’s role players. Digging themselves out of a one-game hole isn’t the Sixers’ most pressing concern as what could be the most competitive, physical series of the first […]

Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid went down with a worrisome injury late in the second quarter of Saturday night’s NBA Playoff game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Embiid completed a highlight dunk after passing the ball off the glass and catching it himself before going down and grabbing his […]

The New York Knicks won 50 games and are officially the second seed in the Eastern Conference. Sadly, there’s no time to celebrate. They open the playoffs on Saturday at home against the Philadelphia 76ers — one of the most talented sefven-seeds in recent memory. And while New York has its own philosophy and X-factors to […]

76ers’ Joel Embiid will join a talented Team USA in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Embiid has citizenship in three countries and ultimately chose to represent the United States instead of France or his home country of Cameroon. However, it now appears that the Philadelphia 76ers center previously promised French President Emmanuel Macron that he […]

The New York Knicks are set to take on the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, with Game 1 of the series taking place on Saturday, and center Isaiah Hartenstein spoke about what he expects from Joel Embiid from a strategic standpoint. “He’s going to seek fouls, so that’s the main […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder came into the 2023-24 NBA season with high expectations, but even inside of the Thunder organization, becoming the youngest team to ever secure the #1 seed in the NBA Playoffs must’ve seemed like a bigger step forward than they were anticipating. However, even in the loaded Western Conference, the Thunder enjoyed […]

San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama certainly lived up to expectations in Year 1 and will head into his first NBA offseason happy with how things unfolded. Wemby will win Rookie of the Year and profiles to be the future of this franchise. Recently, the Frenchman made an appearance on The Ringer’s NBA show with […]

An ugly win is still a win. The Philadelphia 76ers proved just how true that sentiment can be in their victory over the Miami Heat in the play-in game. Joel Embiid didn’t mince words about the nature of the 105-104 victory afterward. The Sixers scored just 39 points at halftime after getting smothered by the […]