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Mr. Walker also joined Bob Love for a potent forward combination that led the Chicago Bulls to several playoff appearances.

If Jason Kidd leads the Dallas Mavericks to a championship, he becomes just the fifth coach and player to win a title with the same team

The recent Sixers-Knicks playoff series was one of the better ones I have watched in years. The series had developed into one of the more intriguing ones in recent years. The Sixers began to see how ...

Despite being limited in more ways than one, Joel Embiid saved the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.On Sunday, the reigning Most Valuable Player will look to help the Sixers even their Eastern Confer

De George: Title or not, Joel Embiid's warrior mentality could be his Sixers legacy

NBA Playoffs: Joel Embiid has to be fantastic from near and far for Sixers to beat Knicks

Joel Embiid scored 50 points, making all four 3-point attempts and scoring 18 in a potential series-shifting third quarter on Thursday night to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 125-114 win over the New York Knicks in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.

Joel Embiid is suffering from Bell's palsy and played Game 3 with a bulky knee brace to sturdy the 7-footer after dealing with injuries all season. The lingering effects of the time off from his most recent knee surgery s ucked him into a depression — and that was before Embiid was hit with a form of facial paralysis. Embiid pushed aside the pain — mental and physical — and embraced the pressure after he vowed the 76ers were “going to win this series” against the New York Knicks.

PHILADELPHIA -- Joel Embiid vowed the 76ers were "going to win this series" against the Knicks.

PHILADELPHIA — Bruce Rubin is getting a bit desperate.