NEW YORK (AFP) -- Joel Embiid unleashed a spectacular 53-point performance Sunday, Dec. 11, to power the Philadelphia 76ers over Charlotte, 131-113, becoming the first NBA player with multiple 50-point games this season. Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers dunks past Kelly Oubre Jr. of the...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- James Harden seized command of a roller-coaster NBA contest in overtime to lift Philadelphia past the Los Angeles Lakers 133-122 on Friday, Dec. 9, after nearly squandering a 19-point lead. James Harden of the Philadelphia 76ers (right) dribbles the ball during the game against...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Brooklyn's Ben Simmons endured a defeat Tuesday, Nov. 22, in his emotional NBA return to Philadelphia as a 76ers' squad lacking three top stars humbled the Nets 115-106. Ben Simmons of the Brooklyn Nets controls the ball against Tobias Harris and Paul Reed of the Philadelphia...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Joel Embiid scored 59 points to carry the Philadelphia 76ers to a 105-98 victory over Utah on Sunday, Nov. 13, just one of two 50-point performances that lit up the NBA night. Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers drives to the basket during the game against the Utah Jazz on...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Stephen Curry scored 33 points as the Golden State Warriors launched the defense of their NBA crown with a season-opening 123-109 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. After being presented with diamond-encrusted rings and watching their championship banner being...
The NBA is investigating whether the Philadelphia 76ers' free agency deals with star James Harden as well as P.J. Tucker and Danuel House violated league rules, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Friday. James Harden (AFP) The Inquirer was one of several US media outlets reporting a probe had been...
NBA star James Harden has agreed to a two-year, $68.6 million deal to remain with the Philadelphia 76ers, league sources told the Philadelphia Inquirer on Wednesday. James Harden and Joel Embiid (AFP) The newspaper was just one of the US media outlets reporting the deal, which comes less than a...
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and the city's police force assured the Philippines that they will go after the gunman behind the random shooting incident that led to the tragic death of visiting Filipino lawyer John Laylo. Photo from John Albert Laylo's Facebook account/ MANILA BULLETIN Philippine...
Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Monday, June 20 extended her sympathies to the family of her former legislative staff, Atty. John “Jal” Laylo, who was killed in a random shooting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Laylo, according to de Lima, “is a man of high energy and vibrant spirit.” She...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is calling on Filipinos to pray for a Filipino lawyer who is in a critical condition after being shot in a random shooting incident in Philadelphia recently. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin identified the shooting...
NEW YORK, United States -- At least three people were killed and more than 10 others injured late Saturday night when a gunman opened fire on a large crowd in downtown Philadelphia, the largest city in the eastern U.S. state of Pennsylvania. According to local media outlet WPVI-TV, the shooting...
Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat handles the ball against Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers and Tobias Harris of the Philadelphia 76ers during Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals on May 12, 2022 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (AFP) The Miami Heat...
