We’re about two weeks into the 2024-25 season, and we just had one of the most chaotic NBA weekends … ever? When Hayes and Embiid were in the locker room together after Saturday’s game, Embiid decided to have it out with Hayes, whom he previously criticized for not being at practices and around the team. Embiid said he doesn’t care …
Welcome to The Athletic’s NBA Reliability Tiers, in which we measure the All-NBA status of the 49 All-Stars during the last three seasons and weigh how much those stars play in the regular season. Boston Celtics PF Tier 1 2 Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets Average games played last three seasons: 74.0 All-NBA/All-Star last three seasons: 2022 All-NBA First Team, 2022 …
Joel Embiid had 40 points, 10 rebounds and two blocked shots to lift the Philadelphia 76ers past the host Chicago Bulls 119-108 on Sunday. Nuggets 124, Nets 104 Nikola Jokic had 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, Will Barton added 21 points, and Denver beat visiting Brooklyn. READ: Bucks 137, Clippers 113 Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 28 points, 10 …
Anfernee Simons scored a career-high 43 points and matched his career-best of nine 3-pointers to help the Portland Trail Blazers post a 136-131 shootout win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. Mike Conley added 22 points, Bojan Bogdanovic scored 21, Jordan Clarkson had 14, and Rudy Gobert had 10 points and 17 rebounds for the Jazz. Bulls 102, …