Sixers Center Joel Embiid Announces He Will Pledge $500,000 To COVID-19 Medical Relief
The Sixers All-Star center is pledging money to help the community and Sixers employees impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Sixers All-Star center is pledging money to help the community and Sixers employees impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The former Sixers star and Inside the NBA analyst got some good news when his coronavirus test results came in.
It's not known who tested positive.
Wood becomes the third NBA player to contract the virus.
The NBA Hall of Famer said he hasn't been feeling well following a trip to New York City.
All players, coaches and staff are being tested for COVID-19.
Embiid had 30 points and 14 rebounds in his return from a sprained left shoulder, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 124-106 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.
The Sixers and the rest of the NBA are taking a break.
They said they made the decision "after consultation with infectious disease and public health experts."
This year's event which was scheduled for Monday, March 9 will be rescheduled for a later day, according to the team.
Al Horford scored 22 points, but the Sixers lost to the Warriors, 118-114, on Saturday night.
The Sixers have 19 games remaining in the regular season, with 11 of those being at the Wells Fargo Center.
Embiid injured his left shoulder against the Cavaliers on Feb. 26.
Draymond Green threatened to take Charles Barkley's job on Friday.
Tobias Harris had 28 point and 14 rebounds and the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers beat the Sacramento Kings 125-108 on Thursday night for their first road win in more than a month.
Shortly before halftime, 6-foot-10 Anthony Davis coolly dropped a crossover dribble and a Eurostep layup on the 76ers.
In a memo, the league offered 10 recommendations to players in hopes of reducing the risks that players will get the virus.
Shake Milton scored 39 points on Sunday, but the Sixers lost, 136-130, to the Clippers.
The 76ers played without injured All-Stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons.
Embiid was injured Wednesday night in a loss at Cleveland when he collided with Ante Zizic. X-rays following the game didn't show a fracture.
The 76ers, already playing without All-Star guard Ben Simmons, never led against the team with the worst record in the Eastern Conference and fell to 9-21 on the road.
Center Joel Embiid exited the team's game in Cleveland Wednesday night with a shoulder sprain and will not return.
Embiid was fined $25,000 two days after making an obscene gesture on the court and using profane language during a live TV interview.
Twenty-thousand mourners packed the Staples Center in Los Angeles to celebrate Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna.
Twenty-thousand mourners packed the Staples Center for the memorial service.
