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Joel Embiid’s big night goes to waste as 76ers’ roster issues are exposed

More Teams. More Games. 76ers coach Brett Brown speaks to the media about what went wrong for Joel Embiid in the second half vs. the Pacers. (0:54) PHILADELPHIA — Through 24 minutes of Friday night’s game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Indiana Pacers, Joel Embiid was unstoppable. He tossed around every defender Indiana threw at […]

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76ers get a Furkan game winner to survive Lillard Time and stay undefeated

Simons’ 3 off a “Dame Time dime” gave the Trail Blazers a 128-126 lead one possession after two clutch Ben Simmons free throws officially erased a Portland lead that was as large as 21 points with 5:04 left in the third quarter. Out of the timeout, Simmons found backup shooting guard Furkan Korkmaz in the […]

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Pope Francis hosts NBA players to talk social justice

In an unprecedented meeting, a delegation of five NBA players and several officials from the National Basketball Players Association met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday morning for a private audience to discuss their work on social justice issues. An assistant to Pope Francis reached out to the players’ association last week indicating […]

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NBA Continuity Rankings: Which teams hold the edge in the bubble?

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, whose team checks in near the top of our list, has high hopes. “Continuity [will] help with trying to create a home-court advantage,” Malone said earlier this month of playing at a neutral-site in Orlando, Florida. “We have guys that have been together for a while, know how to […]

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NBA restart: Rosters, schedules and standings projections for every team

With scrimmages tipping off Wednesday, here’s our breakdown of every team in Orlando, Florida, including: current seed and most likely playoff seeds (via simulations using ESPN’s Basketball Power Index), remaining strength of schedule (ranked from hardest to easiest), seeding-game schedules (with win projections using BPI), full rosters and projected rotations. We’ve also included the number […]

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Season’s impact on future salary caps central to NFL talks, sources say; NFLPA reps to talk Friday

NFL Players Association team player representatives are scheduled to convene on a conference call Friday morning as the players work to finalize an agreement with team owners on the rules and finances of the 2020 NFL season, according to sources. The sources said the two sides were still negotiating Thursday night on at least three […]

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The dreadful race for 8th in the NBA’s Western Conference is incredibly unfamiliar

The Spurs might still find a way to extend their NBA-record streak of consecutive playoff appearances to 23 years in a row. They followed a win over the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night with a 129-114 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday to improve their record to 16-20. “Our themes have been the […]

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Celtics’ Kemba Walker ejected for first time in NBA career

“I thought I was being nice,” Walker said with a smile afterward. “I thought the ref missed the call. I voiced my opinion, and the rest is history.” The call Walker was referring to was a bone-crunching moving screen set on him by Spurs big man LaMarcus Aldridge — one that sent Walker flying to […]

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NBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2020 and 2021

Nearly half the league hit free agency in 2019. Plenty of stars changed teams, including Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler and Kemba Walker. The 2020 class won’t have the same star power or the same amount of cap space available, but 2021 will be absolutely loaded. Here’s our team-by-team look at all […]

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