These are dark times for the Philadelphia 76ers, and it's going to get worse before it gets any better. In the latest update ...

“I’m kind of heavy,” a pudgy up-and-comer named Nikola Jokic said one night in 2019. “He needs to push a lot just to push me out.” By “he,” Jokic meant Joel Embiid, with whom he ...

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee next week, a team official tells ESPN. Embiid was ruled out for season in late February as he and the 76ers ...

Leading the pack, Stephen Curry earns $55 million, making him the highest-paid player this season, followed by Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid at $51 million each. Other notable earners include Kevin ...

I'm not saying Nikola Jokic will win MVP. I'm not even saying Jokic should be favored to win. After all, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is having an MVP-worthy season. SGA is leading the NBA in scoring ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Maybe Nikola Jokic insisted on playing because the immediate challenge represented a greater good. The Nuggets were 3-12 against other teams seeded in the top four of either ...

Jokic finished as the MVP runner-up to Philadelphia's Joel Embiid that season, the only time he didn't win the honor in the past four years. "So, if you want to use that card, I'm all for it," he ...

Jokic never sat after halftime en route ... were ruled out for a Philadelphia team that already was without Joel Embiid and Paul George due to season-ending injuries. Bulls 137, Raptors 118 ...

Most MVP voters would tell you, at least before the season ... the morning of Jan. 28, Joel Embiid had the fourth-longest MVP odds at +700 at Caesars Sportsbook. Jokic was the favorite at ...

That season, he averaged 31.4 points ... Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid. In 2023-24, he solidified himself as a perennial MVP contender. He put up 30.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 6.2 ...