Without Embiid and George, 76ers fall to Bucks in season opener
Damian Lillard scored 30 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 25 and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 124-109 in the season opener for both teams.
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Damian Lillard scored 30 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 25 and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 124-109 in the season opener for both teams.
According to ESPN, the NBA is likely to investigate the Philadelphia 76ers about Joel Embiid's player participation. Embiid will miss the season opener against the Bucks and didn't play in the preseason.
Joel Embiid didn't play in the preseason due to what the Sixers called left knee management.
Here are three storylines to watch as the Philadelphia 76ers begin the 2024-25 season with a new big three.
City Councilmember Mark Squilla said residents in Chinatown saw the apartments above the arena as a "middle finger" to the neighborhood.
A spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday that the Philadelphia 76ers scrapped plans to build a $250 million apartment tower above their controversial proposed Center City arena.
The Sixers will be without Joel Embiid and Paul George for Wednesday's season opener vs. the Bucks because of knee injuries.
Sixers Jared McCain and Andre Drummond join Pat Gallen ahead of the team's season opener against the Bucks. Catch more episodes of Gallen of Questions every Saturday at 10:30 p.m. on PHILLY 57, streaming on CBS News Philadelphia and available on our YouTube channel.
The Sixers say Paul George suffered a bone bruise but has no structural damage after hyperextending his left knee Monday.
Paul George hyperextended his left knee in a preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, the 76ers said.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will not play the rest of the preseason as part of what the team calls left knee management.
The Wells Fargo Center is getting retail upgrades, including expanded clothing options for women and children and two new shopping spaces.
New Jersey will not go down without a fight to bring the Philadelphia 76ers to Camden.
New Jersey leaders gave one of the Sixers' owners a tour of the site they hope to lure the team to Camden with a new arena.
Paul George ditched Los Angeles and decided to help form a new Big Three in Philadelphia with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey.
Former Sixers center Dikembe Mutombo, whom Daryl Morey called "an amazing human being," has died from brain cancer. He was 58.
76ers center Joel Embiid is hosting a party Friday in Nicetown. It's a night of basketball, food, and games at the "In Memory of Arthur" block party. The event is named in honor of Embiid's late brother who died in a car accident in 2014 at the age of 13.
The 80-page agreement contains details about Philadelphia's economic plan, its commitment to Chinatown and more.
During a meeting about the Sixers' proposed arena, Mayor Cherelle Parker revealed the city wants a WNBA franchise.
Philadelphia's Gayborhood delivered more than 1,200 petitions to City Hall on Thursday opposing the 76ers' plan.
The opposition from the Gayborhood comes after Mayor Cherelle Parker held a public meeting on Wednesday night where she shared more details about the project.
The deal would keep the Sixers in Philadelphia until at least 2061 and it's expected to generate $700 million in new tax revenues for the city and the School District of Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker unveiled more details on the 76ers' proposed arena in Center City on Wednesday night at a public meeting at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker will discuss details for the proposed 76ers arena in Center City one week after she endorsed the controversial $1.55 billion project.
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker is expected to share more about 76 Place, the proposed new 76ers arena in Center City next to Chinatown, in a news conference on Wednesday. Jim Donovan has your latest morning headlines with weather from Kate Bilo, who is tracking Helene - the storm is expected to intensify into a hurricane and make landfall in Florida Thursday.
