June 15, 2021 Jokic leads All-NBA team; MVP runner-up Embiid 2nd-team pick Denver’s Nikola Jokic was the runaway MVP this season, which made it a virtual certainty that he would also be an All-NBA first-team selection.
June 15, 2021 Young leads Hawks' rally past Sixers with Embiid hurting Trae Young tried to reassure Atlanta coach Nate McMillan after it became clear the Hawks point guard was hiding a sore shoulder.
June 13, 2021 76ers' Rivers seeks fill-in for injured Green against Hawks Doc Rivers isn't revealing his plan for replacing Danny Green in the Philadelphia 76ers' lineup.
June 12, 2021 Embiid, 76ers beat Hawks 127-111 to take 2-1 lead in series Joel Embiid kept taking falls. He also kept rising to his feet.
June 10, 2021 Hawks, Nuggets hope home court provides edge in semifinals John Collins already has seen what playoff success has done to raise the hometown excitement for the Atlanta Hawks.
June 9, 2021 Hawks remain confident vs 76ers despite Embiid's dominance The Hawks return to Atlanta beaming with confidence in their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Philadelphia 76ers despite their inability to slow down, much less stop, Joel Embiid.
June 9, 2021 Shake Milton saves Sixers as Philly evens series with Hawks Joel Embiid bounded on the court and pointed at Shake Milton following an electrifying stretch that might have saved Philadelphia's season and yelled, “I told you be ready!”
June 6, 2021 Young scores 35, Hawks top Embiid, Sixers 128-124 in Game 1 Trae Young put an early smackdown on Philly and again rose to the occasion in the playoffs for a Hawks team that wasted no time grabbing control of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
June 6, 2021 Embiid plays in Game 1 for 76ers with injured right knee Joel Embiid was in the starting lineup Sunday even with a cartilage tear in his right knee for Game 1 of the Philadelphia 76ers' Eastern Conference playoff series.
June 3, 2021 Without Embiid, 76ers roll past Wizards and into 2nd round Ben Simmons challenged Seth Curry during an afternoon “Call of Duty” session to score 30 points and send the 76ers into the next round of the playoffs. With Joel Embiid hurt, Simmons told Curry he would do his part and get a triple-double.