If Victor Wembanyama wants to dominate at the NBA level, he got a front-row seat of what that looks like going up Joel Embiid on Monday night. The 76ers’ star center enjoyed a career-high performance at home, scoring a jaw-dropping 70 points in Philadelphia’s 133-123 win over San Antonio. Embiid broke the franchise record for … Read more
Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts after being showered with water after defeating the San Antonio Spurs at the Wells Fargo Center on January 22, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Embiid scored a franchise-record 70 points in the game. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images/AFP Joel Embiid scored 70 in Philadelphia. Karl-Anthony Towns had 62 in Minnesota. … Read more
Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid, center, goes up for a shot against Minnesota Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert, right, and Karl-Anthony Towns during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid scored a season-high 51 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers used … Read more
Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid reacts after his basket and a foul called against Portland Trail Blazers’ Malcolm Brogdon during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) NEW YORK– Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid has been fined $35,000 by the NBA for repeatedly making an obscene gesture during … Read more
FILE–Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers. Adam Glanzman/Getty Images/AFP Joel Embiid will wear red, white and blue in Paris next summer — not rouge, blanc and bleu. The NBA’s reigning MVP and scoring champion has told USA Basketball that, after more than a year of deliberating, he has picked the Americans over France as … Read more