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Philadelphia 76ers still forced to ‘wait and see’ on Joel Embiid status after falling into 0-2 hole to Miami Heat
MIAMI — After dropping their first two games on the shores of Biscayne Bay to open up this Eastern Conference semifinal against the Heat without superstar big man Joel Embiid, one question looms over the Philadelphia 76ers as the series shifts back to the City of Brotherly Love for Game 3 Friday night: Will Embiid […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs 2022: The driving forces behind Tyrese Maxey’s second-year leap with the Philadelphia 76ers
When Rivers met with his coaches ahead of the 2021-22 season to discuss lineups, he made a bold declaration: No matter what happened with Simmons, Tyrese Maxey was going to start for the 76ers. “That [was met] with a little, like, ‘How are we going to start him with Ben?’” Rivers said during practice last […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball streamers and NBA betting cheat sheet for Wednesday
Jump ahead: Game of the night | Picks and props | https://www.espn.com/fantasy/basketball/story/_/id/33578521/fantasy-basketball-streamers-nba-betting-cheat-sheet-wednesday#Analytics edge”>Analytics edge By Jim McCormick and Kyle Soppe Dime Time: The Grizzlies will be without Ja Morant, positioning Tyus Jones (97% available) as the team’s starting point guard in a matchup with a Brooklyn team that has surrendered 49.8 DraftKings PPG to point […]
Continue readingFantasy 30: Darius Garland is surging at the right time
Here’s a look around the league at the most fantasy relevant news and notes for all 30 teams: Atlanta Hawks De’Andre Hunter has played well during the past four games, putting 19.0 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.0 APG and 1.0 SPG along the way. Hunter is available in 89% of ESPN leagues and should be rostered […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball streamers and NBA betting cheat sheet for Thursday
Jump ahead: Game of the night | Picks and props | Analytics edge By Jim McCormick and Kyle Soppe King Kuminga: Jonathan Kuminga (available in over 92% of leagues) is asserting himself as an option down the stretch of the fantasy regular season. Kuminga has not only scored at least 16 points in three straight […]
Continue readingDoc Rivers, ahead of Ben Simmons’ return to Philadelphia, says rivalries are good for NBA
CAMDEN, N.J. — Even with Ben Simmons not playing in Thursday night’s game between the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers, there is plenty of excitement in Philadelphia. Sixers coach Doc Rivers said after practice Wednesday that while he isn’t a fan of the way this Atlantic Division rivalry began, he is a fan of rivalries […]
Continue readingPhiladelphia 76ers’ lineup issues lead to postponement vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The 76ers placed Andre Drummond and Shake Milton in the NBA’s health and safety protocols Sunday, while Joel Embiid (ankle), Tyrese Maxey (quad) and Danny Green (hip) are all listed as questionable. Georges Niang was added to the protocols Wednesday. Three games in all have been postponed Sunday, with the Cavaliers-Hawks and Nuggets-Nets contests also […]
Continue readingDoc Rivers questions officials after no calls made against Nets in fourth quarter of Brooklyn’s win against reeling 76ers
His goal, however, wasn’t to try to draw up a play. Instead, it was to deliver a message to the officials. So he walked out to center court, stared at the three game officials and held up a “0” — the number of team fouls called on the Nets in the fourth quarter of what […]
Continue readingBrooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash concerned with Kevin Durant’s minutes, ‘not safe or sustainable’
“It’s a really important topic,” Nash said before Brooklyn hosted the Philadelphia 76ers here at Barclays Center Thursday night. “I don’t know we can continue to lean on him the way we have. It doesn’t feel right. “I know he’s enjoying it. I know he’s enjoying playing at the rate he’s playing at and trying […]
Continue readingBest men’s college basketball transfers of all time
Reigning NCAA champion Baylor started two transfers (Davion Mitchell and MaCio Teague) in the national title game in April and brought two more off the bench (Adam Flagler and Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua). Last April also was the moment when the NCAA instituted its one-time transfer rule, allowing athletes to switch schools once in their careers […]
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