The 76ers are heading into the second leg of a back-to-back, as they handily beat the Los Angeles Lakers at home on Tuesday night. Star guard Tyrese Maxey dominated with 43 points with co-stars Paul George and Joel Embiid sidelined.
Heading into their matchup with the LA Lakers Tuesday night, one of the underlying stories was the return of JJ Redick. The former Philadelphia 76ers guard made his return to the city for the first time as a head coach.
Joel Embiid was out for the Philadelphia 76ers' game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday with a knee injury and hit an unwanted milestone in the process.
Embiid, Guerschon Yabusele (knee) and KJ Martin (foot stress reaction) were partial participants. Yabusele missed two games after knee-to-knee contact Jan. 15 against the Knicks but has played the last three, including both halves of the Cleveland-Chicago back-to-back. He was listed as probable.
Philadelphia 76ers owner Josh Harris recently addressed the team’s underwhelming performance this season and shared his thoughts on star center Joel Embiid.
According to Anthony Chiang and Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, the Heat are "reluctant" to trade for All-Stars with contracts running past 2025-26, at which point Miami can clear north of $80 million in cap space as stars such as Luka Doncic and Trae Young become free agents.
Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick, who played with Joel Embiid from 2017-2019 with the Sixers, spoke on his former teammates' injury woes ahead of Sixers vs Lakers on Tuesday night.‘You feel for
Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points to lead a Philadelphia 76ers team without injured Joel Embiid and Paul George to a 118-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Prior to the start of the Sixers’ homestand against the Lakers the other day, Paris Olympics teammates Joel Embiid and Anthony Davis shared some laughs in the sidelines. Perhaps they were exchanging pleasantries about the current state of their fitness;
With their hard-earned victory on Wednesday, a 117-104 triumph over the Sacramento Kings, the Sixers are suddenly winners of four straight games and will likely finish the night tied for a Play-In Tournament spot in the Eastern Conference.
Sports columnist Jason Whitlock recently named his Mt. Rushmore of players who destroyed the NBA, including the legendary LeBron James.