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The Philadelphia 76ers will welcome the LA Lakers on Sunday as the two teams face off for the first time this season at the Xfinity Mobile Arena.
James Worthy on Tyrese Maxey: "When I knew he was solid it was when he spoke up. I think Embiid was kind of late for practice sometimes, didn't show up. And the young kid was like dude you need to show up and lead us. And that's when I knew he had the quality and the mental… pic.twitter.com/YwdiBbmniC
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Philadelphia 76ers fined $100K by NBA for violating injury reporting rules involving Joel Embiid
The Philadelphia 76ers were fined $100,000 by the NBA for violating injury reporting rules regarding Joel Embiid's availability against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday.
MILWAUKEE -- As the Philadelphia 76ers move forward, they are going to have to continue managing star big man Joel Embiid throughout the long 82-game regular season in an effort to deliver a healthy version of Embiid to the playoffs. The Sixers will not reach their championship goals without him leading the way.
Embiid out, Paul George questionable, and multiple 76ers players injured ahead of Wizards matchup. Philly's depth is being tested early.
LeBron James hit a late go-ahead 3-pointer and scored 29 points, Luka Doncic had a triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-108 on Sunday night.