Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid on Friday was fined by the NBA for making “obscene gestures on the playing court” during their 118-114 win over the Boston Celtics on Christmas Day, Afrosport reports. The sanction, which was announced by Joe Dumars, NBA Executive Vice President and Head of Basketball Operations, follows the incident that occurred during the first half at TD Garden in Boston. The following...
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is expected to be out for at least a week after sustaining a nasal fracture, the team announced on Monday. Embiid, the 2023 NBA Most Valuable Player, caught a forearm and elbow to the face while jostling for a rebound late in the first half of the Sixers’ 121-107 loss to the Indiana Pacers last Friday. The Sixers say Joel Embiid...
The Cleveland Cavaliers became the sixth team in NBA history to start a season 13-0 following a 114-106 win against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday night, Afrosport reports. Donovan Mitchell, the star of the show, was one assist shy of a triple-double, finishing with 23 points, 13 rebounds, and nine assists. He scored 11 of his 23 points in the final three...
Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey is heading for some time on the sidelines having picked up a right hamstring injury that will keep him out for a “couple of weeks", Afrosport reports. The Sixers confirmed on Thursday that the 24-year-old has sustained a hamstring strain and will be reevaluated in one week. Maxey suffered the injury on Wednesday night, during Philadelphia’s 110-98 loss to the Los...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has suspended Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid for three games for pushing a journalist, Afrosport reports. The Olympic gold medallist and 2023 NBA Most Valuable Player has been sanctioned for shoving a "member of the media" after a Philadelphia Inquirer columnist wrote an article criticising his fitness and professionalism while also mentioning his son and late brother. The incident happened in...
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