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Joel Embiid inspires Shake Milton with pep talk and guard produces vital scoring run for Philadelphia 76ers

Joel Embiid bounded on the court and pointed at Shake Milton following an electrifying stretch that might have saved Philadelphia’s season and yelled, “I told you be ready!” Sure enough, Embiid – who had a sideline confrontation last season with Milton – rallied the forgotten guard with a pregame pep talk. “For some reason,” Embiid said, “I felt like he […]

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76ers’ Joel Embiid on not winning NBA MVP award: ‘I’m focused on winning the championship’

Joel Embiid may have been motivated by the NBA MVP voting results, the possibility of going down 0-2 in the Eastern Conference semifinals or a combination of both. Whatever it was, the 76ers center played with a level of force Tuesday that the Hawks just couldn’t match. In Philadelphia’s 118-102 win over Atlanta, Embiid scored 40 points (13 of 25 on field goals, […]

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Data shows NBA injuries up in condensed season

Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Dealing with coronavirus was the priority for the NBA in 2020-21, but as we get to the end of the season, data suggests that the league […]

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Jazz rule PG Conley out for Game 1 vs. Clippers

Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley will not play in Tuesday’s Western Conference semifinals opener against the LA Clippers due to a mild strain of his right hamstring. Conley suffered the injury during the first half of the Jazz’s series-ending Game […]

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Siri disses Bucks when asked Game 2 score vs. Nets

Things are looking bleak for the Bucks in their second-round series vs. the Nets. The Bucks received a 125-86 thrashing from Brooklyn on Monday, putting the team down 2-0 as the series heads back to Milwaukee. The disparity in score — plus the flat performances by Giannis Antetokounmpo and others — have made the No. 3 seed in the Eastern […]

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