The Latest Breaking News from Joel Embiid

CLEVELAND — Joel Embiid arrived at All-Star Weekend at the top of the race for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award. And when asked to make his case at Saturday’s Media Day, the 76ers’ center said “the way I’ve been playing speaks for itself.”

Embiid and Giannis gave us all an early playoff preview.

The Greek Freak isn't as far back as the Embiid and Jokic hype would lead many to believe

With the All-Star break upon us, let’s dive into the players and teams that have stood out—in good and bad ways—in the first half.

DeRozan deserves a heck of a lot more love.

PHILADELPHIA — The Sixers are in the midst of a tough transition as they wait for James Harden’s debut.

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PHILADELPHIA — The Philly boos came out when Shake Milton lost the ball on a second-quarter turnover.

The only way to make much sense of Ben Simmons’ explanation of his divorce with the Sixers is to fill in the blanks with a bunch of stuff that he did not actually say. He mentioned the words “mental health” on a number of occasions, but he did not offer…

PHILADELPHIA — The most telling moment of James Harden’s introductory press conference with the 76ers came less than a minute in, with Josh Harris – the franchise’s principal owner – laying bare the power dynamic that defines the modern NBA and that will define Harden’s tenure with the team, however…

Yikes.