If you’re the Philadelphia 76ers, Monday night’s Game 2 collapse yielded devastating news, but also one pretty good reason to feel cautiously optimistic about the rest of the first-round series against the New York Knicks. Let’s start with the bad first. Up five with 27 seconds to go, Philly gave up a corner 3 to Jalen Brunson and then, instead of calling timeout to advance the ball, turned it over in chaotic fashion as Madison Square Garden physically shook. “The first thing is obviously they...
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The day began with a laugh, Sixers public address announcer Matt Cord appealing humorously to the primal instincts of Philly and New York fans jamming the Wells Fargo Center for Game 4.
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Bell's palsy has left Embiid's face drooping and his left eye open. But that didn't stop the Philadelphia 76ers center from scoring 50 points against the New York Knicks
All-Star center reveals diagnosis after Game 3 win over New YorkEmbiid scores 50 points to narrow Knicks’ series lead to 2-1Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis he says has affected him since before the play-in tournament.Embiid wore sunglasses to the podium after he scored 50 points in the Sixers’ Game 3 win over the New York Knicks and said he’s battled various symptoms such as blurred vision and dry eyes. Continue...
The Philadelphia 76ers faced a challenging Game 4 at home, with a significant presence of Knicks fans overshadowing the supposed home-court advantage. Joel Embiid expressed his frustration over the situation, while the Knicks capitalized on their strong offensive rebounding to secure a 3-1 series lead. Embiid Critiques Knicks Fans’ Overwhelming Presence There was an unexpected […]
While Billy Joel may not have written his 1983 hit “Uptown Girl” about his ex-wife Christie Brinkley, she’s the woman most associated with the tune. Which is why the internet has gone wild for a video showing Brinkley dancing to the song at the piano man’s recent concert. The Tik Tok video shows the former model, now 70, grooving to the song with a huge smile on her face as Joel, 74, performs. Brinkley starred in the music video for the song two years before she and Joel married in 1985, the...
If you tuned in to the Philadelphia 76ers-New York Knicks playoff game on Sunday and only were only listening to the audio, you’d have thought the game was at Madison Square Garden back in Manhattan instead of at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The thousands of Knicks fans that showed up in Philadelphia on Sunday […]
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