The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced on Thursday the complete game schedule for the upcoming 2023–24 season, which will kick off on Tuesday, October 24. The organisers of the league, which is heading into its 78th regular season, released the dates and opponents to be faced by each team during the regular season, along with the dates for the end of the season, the NBA Play-In...
The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a deal to hire former Toronto Raptors boss Nick Nurse as new head coach following the departure of Doc Rivers. Rivers was fired after the Sixers lost their Eastern Conference semifinals against the Boston Celtics in seven games, despite leading them to a 54-win season and the third-best record in the league On the other hand, Nurse, who led the...
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been announced as the 2022–2023 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player for his numerous explosive and breathtaking performances during the regular season. The Yaounde native beats competition from the duo of two-time MVPs, Nikola Jokic (2021 and 2022) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (2019 and 2020), to win the much-coveted Michael Jordan trophy, which has painfully eluded him in the last two seasons....
Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid remains doubtful for Game 1 of their East Conference semifinal matchup against last year’s NBA finalist, the Boston Celtics. The Cameroonian is currently suffering from a right knee sprain that kept him out of the Sixers' Game 4 in their first round series against the Brooklyn Nets, whom they completed a 4-0 sweep over to book a spot in the next...
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is on course to win his second scoring title in the NBA after he emerged as the league's leading scorer in the 2021-22 season. The Cameroonian-born basketball star saw off stern competition from Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James last season and he also set a number of records with his maiden triumph last season,...
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