After years of many claiming the big man was extinct in the NBA, Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid ... in the regular season, it will be some time before another Embiid/Jokic showdown.

After Joel Embiid missed the 76ers’ annual road game in Denver for the fifth consecutive season on Tuesday, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic dismissed questions about his counterpart’s absences.

"Jokic would’ve laced that 3. Embiid fell off something fierce," pointed out one user. The loss handed the 76ers their fourth in a row, and they are now a season-worst 13 games below the ...

He's been banged up all season, only appearing in 13 games thus far, with this being the latest absence. Unfortunately, there's a legitimate chance that Embiid and Jokic have already gone toe-to ...

76ers superstar Joel Embiid and Nuggets superstar ... In addition to dominating on a nightly basis, one of Embiid or Jokic has been named MVP each season since 2021 (Jokic has three, Embiid ...

Who needs Joel Embiid ... his commitment.” Jokic laps the planet in counting stats. But this one might be my favorite: Among qualified centers from the 2018-19 regular season through ’23-24 ...

Nikola Jokic appears to be well on his way to winning his fourth MVP award; he has been phenomenal for the Nuggets throughout the 2024-25 season, averaging 29.6 points, 12.8 rebounds, and 10.1 ...

As the two best big men of their generation, it’s major news any time we get a potential matchup between Denver Nuggets reigning MVP Nikola Jokic and 2023 MVP Joel Embiid. After all, Embiid’s ...

The 2022-23 season was defined by the heated MVP race between eventual winner Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic; the discourse ...

Embiid hasn't ... including this season where he has only played in 13 games, but the timing never seems to be on the big man's side when it's time to face Jokic in Denver. And that lets fans ...