Joel Embiid provided an emotional boost for the 76ers by showing up for Philadelphia's play-in victory over Orlando.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic is likely to win the NBA scoring title this season, but he might not make the All-NBA team.
Paul George declined to get into the specifics of his failed drug test that landed him a 25-game suspension.
Wilt Chamberlain’s family is keeping close watch as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander closes in on one of his long-standing NBA records.
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey will by sidelined for at least three weeks because of a tendon injury on the small finger of his right hand.
NBC is bringing back its classic NBA broadcast crew for a throwback game, with Bob Costas, Doug Collins and Mike Fratello calling Spurs versus 76ers on Tuesday night.
Joel Embiid reported soreness in his right shin over the All-Star break and will miss the 76ers’ game against Atlanta on Thursday night.
Joel Embiid had missed another game because of injury during a challenging season with the Sixers.
Natasha Cloud, a New York Liberty standout, plays in Philadelphia for the first time professionally.
The Orlando Magic lost to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night in a game in which the teams combined to make 8 of 57 3-point shots, after Tyrese Maxey had 29 points and three steals, and Joel Embiid added 22 points and nine rebounds.
Anthony Edwards became the third-youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points when the Minnesota Timberwolves star swished a 13-foot fadeaway jumper from the baseline in the fourth quarter against Cleveland.
VJ Edgecombe scored 25 points, including a 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left in overtime to give the Philadelphia 76ers a 139-136 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in a tight game.
LeBron James hit a late go-ahead 3-pointer and scored 29 points, Luka Doncic had a triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-108 on Sunday night.
Joel Embiid scored 18 points and played a season-high 30 minutes for the 76ers against Atlanta after he missed the last nine games in large part because of a sore right knee.
Anthony Black scored 27 of his career-high 31 points in the first half, Franz Wagner added 21 points and the Orlando Magic routed the injury-depleted Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA Cup game.
Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey arguably is the NBA’s hardest-working player this season.
The Orlando Magic without Joel Embiid lost to the Philadelphia 76ers after Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points, including eight straight during a crucial fourth-quarter stretch, and rookie VJ Edgecombe added 26 points.
The NBA season opens Tuesday with a record 135 players born outside the U.S. They come from 43 countries, with 71 players from Europe.
Joel Embiid started for the Philadelphia 76ers in their preseason finale on Friday night, his first game action in nearly eight months.
Larry Nance Jr. is going to shed some light on why so many NBA players have become big fans of international soccer.
They’ll be watching in Canada, not just because of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, though the NBA’s scoring champion and MVP favorite who plays for Oklahoma City surely helps lure in fans who are north of the border.
Giannis Antetokounmpo became the first player in NBA history to have 35 points, 17 rebounds and a career-high 20 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 126-113.
Paul George will miss the rest of the season to recover from his injuries, ending a difficult first year in Philadelphia for the nine-time All-Star.
Joel Embiid will miss the rest of the season, with the Philadelphia 76ers saying he is “medically unable to play” and will focus on treatment and rehabilitation of his left knee.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was ruled out of Monday's game against Chicago with an injured left knee.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid acknowledges he may have to undergo another surgery on the left knee that has bothered him the last year if it isn’t feeling any better by the end of the season.
Joel Embiid had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in his first action in a month to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-116 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, who fell to 0-2 since trading star Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid showed no rust in his return from a left knee injury that sidelined him for a month, recording his first triple-double of the season in a victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
The Dallas Mavericks are acquiring Caleb Martin in a trade with Philadelphia that sends Quentin Grimes and a 2025 second-round draft pick to the 76ers.
The Philadelphia Eagles can trace their run to the Super Bowl to an epic collapse last season.
Joel Embiid again has swelling in his left knee and will miss the Philadelphia 76ers’ upcoming road trip, the latest injury setback for the All-Star center who has played in only 13 games this season.
Philadelphia center Joel Embiid was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Friday for making obscene gestures during the first half of the the 76ers’ 118-114 road victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.
Joel Embiid popped up from a pregame fall and scored 27 points with nine rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-114 victory over the Boston Celtics.
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid was ejected in the first half of Monday night’s game against San Antonio after drawing two technical fouls.
Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jared McCain has a meniscus tear in his left knee that requires surgery and is expected to be out indefinitely.
Joel Embiid sustained a sinus fracture when he was struck in the face going for a defensive rebound late in the first half of the Philadelphia 76ers’ loss to the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.
Franz Wagner scored 35 points and Jalen Suggs had 17 to lead the Orlando Magic to a win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Philadelphia 76ers say center Joel Embiid is managing swelling in his left knee and will miss a second consecutive game Sunday.
Franz Wagner had 31 points and 11 rebounds, Jalen Suggs added 19 points and seven rebounds, and the Orlando Magic pulled away in the fourth quarter to a win over the Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA Cup game.
LeBron James had 21 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds in his second triple-double of the season, and the Los Angeles Lakers extended the Philadelphia 76ers’ miserable start with a 116-106 victory.
A person with knowledge of the situation says Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey could miss at least two weeks with a right hamstring injury.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been suspended by the NBA for three games without pay for shoving a member of the media.
A visibly angry Joel Embiid shouted at and eventually shoved a Philadelphia newspaper columnist in a locker room altercation after the struggling 76ers lost to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.
Joel Embiid and Paul George will each miss a fifth straight game with left knee injuries when the Philadelphia 76ers host Memphis on Saturday night.
The NBA is now investigating why Philadelphia center Joel Embiid did not play in the team’s nationally televised season-opener against Milwaukee.
Joel Embiid’s absence from the Philadelphia 76ers’ season opener against Milwaukee is simply part of the team’s plan to keep the two-time NBA scoring champion on track for a healthy season.
Philadelphia 76ers All-Stars Joel Embiid and Paul George will miss the season opener against Milwaukee and could miss more games as they return from injuries.
The Philadelphia 76ers say forward Paul George has a bone bruise but didn't suffer any structural damage when he hyperextended his left knee during a preseason game.
Philadelphia 76ers prized free agent acquisition Paul George left Monday’s preseason game against Atlanta with a hyperextended left knee.
Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced.
Halfway to its goal of gold, the U.S. has the No. 1 seed going into the medal round at the Paris Olympics.
Anthony Davis scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton came up with a pair of late 3-pointers that helped stop a freefall by the Americans, and the U.S. beat Australia 98-92 on Monday to improve to 2-0 in its five-game slate of exhibitions leading into the Paris Olympics.
Paul George agreed early Monday to leave the Los Angeles Clippers and sign a $212 million, four-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers and team up with Joel Embiid.
Kawhi Leonard, Tyrese Haliburton and Joel Embiid are all good to go for the start of USA Basketball’s men’s national team training camp in Las Vegas next week, the first step toward what the Americans hope is a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal.
Josh Hart made a go-ahead 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 24.4 seconds left, and the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 118-115 in Game 6 to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Philadelphia 76ers tried to keep New York Knicks fans out of Wells Fargo Center for Game 6 of their NBA playoff series.
Perhaps neither Milwaukee nor Philadelphia would’ve been good enough to beat a Boston team that ran away to the NBA’s best record.
Jalen Brunson scored a career playoff-high 47 points, added 10 assists and the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 97-92 on Sunday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis he says has affected him since before the play-in tournament.
Joel Embiid scored 50 points, making all four 3-point attempts and scoring 18 in a potential series-shifting third quarter on Thursday night to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 125-114 win over the New York Knicks in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
Philadelphia’s Tyrese Maxey was fouled twice before his turnover that led to the go-ahead 3-pointer by Donte DiVincenzo in the New York Knicks’ victory over the 76ers in Game 2.
A team spokesman says the Philadelphia 76ers plan to file a grievance related to the officiating during their series against the New York Knicks.
Donte DiVincenzo made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining after a desperate scramble, and the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 104-101 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
Denver's Nikola Jokic is one step closer to winning a third MVP award in the last four seasons.
Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid are the NBA’s main men in the middle, the two centers combining for the last three MVP awards in the regular season with perhaps another coming soon.
Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart each scored 22 points, Deuce McBride led a huge effort by New York’s backups with 21 and the Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 111-104 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
Joel Embiid returned for the start of the second half after leaving Game 1 of the Philadelphia 76ers’ first-round series against the New York Knicks when he appeared to reinjure his surgically repaired left knee after a powerful dunk.
