The Latest Breaking News from Doc Rivers

PHILADELPHIA — I’ve long been of the belief that any team built around Joel Embiid is a team that needs a Plan B. Last year, the Sixers did not have one, and they ended up paying a heavy price. With Embiid sidelined for the first two games of their Eastern…

The basketball powerhouse in Maywood has churned out a dozen players who have played or are currently playing in the NBA. That list includes six first-round picks.

NEW YORK — Put 300 NBA players and their outsized personalities in a bubble, give some of them cameras to record themselves, add the tension of social justice unrest, and you get “Game Change Game,” a Tribeca Festival documentary that gives viewers a rare behind-the-scenes look at how the basketball…

The Celtics champion has been an assistant in the league since retiring as a player with Boston in 2009.

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia basketball fans can't wait to see Adam Sandler's Netflix flick "Hustle," starring Queen Latifah and Utah Jazz power forward Juancho Hernangómez. They've got good reason: A squad of Philadelphia 76ers including Seth Curry, Matisse Thybulle, Tyrese Maxey, Tobias Harris, and head coach Doc Rivers will make big…

Reportedly, the Lakers' top choice for head coach was University of Michigan coach and former LeBron James teammate Juwan Howard.

Los Angeles was frequently linked to the Michigan coach throughout their coaching search.

Keith Pompey: Joel Embiid underwent surgery yesterday to repair his sprained right thumb, according to the #Sixers: Separately, a procedure was also performed to repair an injury to his left index finger. Neither procedure is expected to impact ...

LOS ANGELES — Darvin who?