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It looks like Joel Embiid will be able to take the floor for the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday as the Sixers face off against the Toronto Raptors in Game 2 of the series. The 25-year-old is currently dealing with an illness, which caused him to miss morning shootaround. However, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reports that Embiid […]

The Toronto Raptors easily handled the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal matchup on Saturday night, as Raptors star Kawhi Leonard dominated the game from start to finish. Leonard poured in a playoff career-high 45 points — including 27 in the first half — and added 11 rebounds in a virtuoso […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is no stranger to the highlight reels. The two-time All-Star has compiled more than his fair share of awesome plays over his three seasons in the NBA. But his most recent highlight may be one of his best, especially considering the stakes. It came late in the first quarter of […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid knows he will have a hard time against Toronto Raptors big man Marc Gasol, whom he called a “great defender.” The Sixers meet the Raptors on Saturday for Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup. Philly is coming off a 4-1 series win against the Brooklyn Nets in the […]

Joel Embiid is still not anywhere near 100 percent, and won’t be for the remainder of the postseason. It didn’t matter for the most part against the Brooklyn Nets, as the Philadelphia 76ers superstar’s unmatched blend of size, athleticism, and skill simply proved too much for Kenny Atkinson’s team on both sides of the ball. […]

Sixers All-Star big man Joel Embiid says his left knee issue is going to be around for the entire 2019 playoffs. Embiid has been dealing with tendinitis in his left knee for quite some time now. He didn’t play in Game 3 against the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the playoffs. The Sixers […]

The Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers will do battle in the Eastern Conference semifinals, but there is still plenty of admiration to go around. Sixers star center Joel Embiid, who is from Cameroon, was highly complimentary of fellow countryman and Raptors forward Pascal Siakam leading up to Game 1 of the series on Saturday night: […]

Toronto Raptors big man Marc Gasol will be tasked with the challenge of guarding Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid in the second round of the playoffs. While Gasol will have the help of Serge Ibaka when he comes into the game, the Spaniard will be the primary defender on Embiid, who is one of […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid is expected to make headlines again after proclaiming that he is the best defensive player in the league. Embiid spoke about the defensive strategy of the Sixers in their Game 5 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, and the superstar center said that his teammates are funneling offensive players to […]

If there’s one thing Joel Embiid has — beyond immense talent at playing the game of basketball — it’s confidence. The Philadelphia 76ers big man is one of the premier trash talkers in the league today, but he backs it up with sterling play on both ends of the court. On Tuesday night, the Sixers […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid spiked one massive dunk over Brooklyn Nets forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. Unfortunately, the Sixers star pointed at Hollis-Jefferson after the slam which earned him a technical foul. Joel Embiid pointed him out after the dunk 👀 (via @sixers) pic.twitter.com/zsrZoyCHwT — ESPN (@espn) April 24, 2019 The Sixers-Nets series had been one […]

Tempers flared late in the Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 4 win over the Brooklyn Nets. And the consequences of the incident could haunt the Sixers deep into the playoffs. Sixers center Joel Embiid was called for a flagrant foul on a drive to the hoop by Nets big man Jarrett Allen. It was Embiid’s second flagrant […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid has two Flagrant 1 fouls. According to NBA rules, four flagrant foul points equate to an automatic one-game suspension. Embiid, however, is not concerned. He still believes the second flagrant foul tagged on him was the wrong call. “I’ve just got to play basketball,” he said after Monday’s practice. […]

Joel Embiid is someone who wears his emotions on his sleeve. Perhaps a little bit too much. The Philadelphia 76ers big man is known for beefing with anyone who crosses his path, whether that is a notable star like Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook or a little-known role player like Boston Celtics center Aron […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are listing star center Joel Embiid as probable for Game 5 against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. The Sixers are up 3-1 and will look to close out the series at home. Embiid missed Game 3 because of left knee soreness. He returned in Game 4 and was a monster, as the […]

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley recently said Sixers star big man Joel Embiid should start swimming because it will help him with his conditioning. Embiid has been dealing with left knee soreness and missed a bunch of games at the end of the regular season. He also didn’t play in Game 3 against the […]

Andrew Bogut proved he was aware but unbothered by Joel Embiid’s comments after taking a 3-1 lead on the Brooklyn Nets, as the Philadelphia 76ers big man quickly pointed to being careful not to blow a 3-1 lead like the Golden State Warriors did in 2016. Somehow the phrase never gets old, but the Aussie […]

A big reason why the Philadelphia 76ers were able to secure a comeback win over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 4 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series was because of the two-man game between Tobias Harris and Joel Embiid, and Harris discussed the success of the tandem on Monday: “I think it was just […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid played in Game 4 against the Brooklyn Nets after missing Game 3. Will Embiid be suiting up for Tuesday’s Game 5 as the Sixers look to eliminate the Nets? The star center played coy about it: Joel Embiid, asked if he anticipates being a game-time decision for tomorrow's Game 5: […]

The NBA won’t rescind the flagrant foul  called on Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid in Game 4 of their first-round series with the Brooklyn Nets. According to Tim Bontempts of ESPN, sources reveal that the league has no plans of rescinding the flagrant foul on the Sixers big man. Per the rules, when a player […]

Conventional wisdom said Joel Embiid wouldn’t play in Game 4 of the Philadelphia 76ers’ first-round series with the Brooklyn Nets. Not only did Philadelphia hold a 2-1 lead after winning two straight following Brooklyn’s stunning series-opening victory, but Embiid was also listed as doubtful on Friday after watching Game 3 in street clothes. Unfortunately for […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid made history on Saturday night as he led the Sixers to Game 4 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in their first round playoff series. Embiid finished with 31 points, 16 rebounds, seven assists and five blocks in the match. He also had a couple of steals, all while going 12-of-22 […]

Sixers star center Joel Embiid says he’s going to pay small forward Jimmy Butler’s fine for getting ejected in Game 4. Butler and Brooklyn Nets forward Jared Dudley were both ejected in Game 4. After Embiid fouled Nets big man Jarrett Allen hard, Dudley came out of nowhere and shoved Embiid. Butler went right back […]

Following the Philadelphia 76ers’ 112-108 win over the Brooklyn Nets, NBA referee and crew chief Ed Malloy explained the officials’ side on what led to the ejections of Jimmy Butler and Jared Dudley, as well as the flagrant foul called on Joel Embiid, who were all involved in the third quarter melee. The incident started […]

Brooklyn Nets star D’Angelo Russell comes to the defense of veteran teammate Jared Dudley, who was ejected for in Game 4 for pushing Joel Embiid and starting a fight with the Philadelphia 76ers. Embiid was whistled for a Flagrant 1 after a hard foul on Jarrett Allen midway through the third quarter. Dudley, however, has […]

Jared Dudley knew what we was getting himself into. Still, the Brooklyn Nets forward believes the officials overreacted to the fracas in Game 4 between his team and the Philadelphia 76ers that left he and Jimmy Butler ejected. After the Sixers held on to beat the Nets 112-108, Dudley expounded on the incident that began […]

Philadelphia 76ers small forward Jimmy Butler was ejected in the Sixers’ Game 4 win against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday after he shoved Nets forward Jared Dudley, who pushed Joel Embiid after Embiid fouled Jarrett Allen hard. Embiid was called for a Flagrant 1 foul. Dudley, like Butler, was ejected. Butler and Embiid discussed the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have a 3-1 series lead on the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the playoffs. Sixers star center Joel Embiid had a monster game in Game 4 to give Philly the commanding 3-1 lead. As we all know, Embiid is the biggest troll in the NBA. His Twitter and Instagram captions […]

Jared Dudley has no regrets for instigating a fracas that resulted in he and Jimmy Butler being ejected from Game 4. In fact, the Brooklyn Nets forward apparently wishes he would have shoved Joel Embiid even harder. “If anything, I should have got him worse,” Dudley told Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News. After […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar big man Joel Embiid is the first Sixers player to put up 30 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in a playoff game since Charles Barkley did it back in 1990. The Sixers won Game 4 against the Brooklyn Nets and are now up 3-1 in the series. Embiid also had six […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid, originally listed as doubtful, ended up playing in Game 4 against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday, emerging as the best player on the floor despite suffering from nagging left knee pain related to tendonitis. With his team locked in a heated battle and in need of a win before this […]

Brooklyn Nets guard Caris LeVert did not take too kindly to Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid laughing about his elbow into Nets center Jarrett Allen’s face in Game 2 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. LeVert did not get a chance to get his revenge on Embiid in Game 3 on Thursday night, […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will play in Saturday’s Game 4 against the Brooklyn Nets: Embiid will play. — Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) April 20, 2019 Embiid missed the Sixers’ 131-115 Game 3 victory on Thursday due to his nagging knee problems. He has been dealing with these issues since the All-Star break. Embiid played in […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid may be listed as doubtful on the injury report, but according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Embiid is actually a game-time decision for Game 4 of his team’s first-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday afternoon. Embiid has been dealing with knee tendinitis […]

At least the Philadelphia 76ers have been in this position before. Joel Embiid’s ability to avoid serious injury over the past three seasons has made it easy to forget that he was sidelined for the first two years of his career, with some wondering whether he would ever take the floor in the NBA. He […]

The Sixers are listing superstar big man Joel Embiid as doubtful to play in Game 4 against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. Embiid didn’t play in Game 3 because of the left knee issue he’s been dealing with. The Sixers won Game 3 by a final score of 131-115 and took a 2-1 series lead. […]

Now in the category of “news you didn’t know you needed, but now that you know it, you’re glad you do,” the Philadelphia 76ers had an interesting occurrence take place on the bench during the Sixers’ blowout of the Brooklyn Nets in Game 3: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwa5KWsBNUK/ Speaking of blowouts, it seems that someone on or around […]

The Philadelphia 76ers, unfortunately, will be playing without Joel Embiid on Thursday night. The superstar big man was officially ruled out of Game 3 of his team’s first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets just minutes before tipoff, after initially being labeled a game-time decision due to nagging left knee pain. Following the news of his […]

The Sixers will be without star center Joel Embiid in Game 3 of the team’s first round series against the Brooklyn Nets. Embiid is still dealing with left knee soreness. He played in Games 1 and 2. 76ers star Joel Embiid (knee) is out for Game 3 against the Nets in Brooklyn. — Shams Charania […]