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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 76ers turned over the back-end of their roster on NBA trade deadline day, with team president Daryl Morey making a whopping four deals — in large part to create the roster and salary cap space needed to pursue players on the buyout market. The slumping Philadelphia 76ers acquired guard Buddy Hield from the Indiana Pacers for …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A few extra practices changed everything for Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam. It gave the two-time All-Star time to bond with his new coaches and teammates. It gave him a glimpse into how he fits into the league’s highest-scoring offense and the expectations of his new role. Heck, he even had a brief moment to find a …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid is out at least four weeks — presumably much, much longer — following surgery Tuesday to address an injury to the lateral meniscus in his left knee. Embiid’s bid at a second straight NBA MVP is over. The Philadelphia 76ers can only hope any shot they have at a deep postseason run hasn’t been derailed, …

DENVER (AP) — The NBA MVP race just became a little more wide open now that Joel Embiid’s chances at a repeat have ended. The Philadelphia 76ers big man was the odds-on favorite at the midway mark of the season, before the announcement that he would need surgery to repair the lateral meniscus in his left knee. Embiid had surgery …

DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray loves that the Denver Nuggets can turn to their championship mettle in crunch time. He hates that they have to rely on that so often. “I think we should just be a little bit more on point to start the game, not to have to kick it into another gear,” Murray said after the Denver …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 25 points, nine assists and eight rebounds and the Indiana Pacers overcame a career-high 35 points from Hornets rookie Brandon Miller to beat Charlotte 115-99 on Sunday night and snap a three-game skid. Aaron Nesmith added 22 points and Myles Turner had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers (28-23), who held …

Milwaukee Bucks (33-16, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (24-26, 10th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Jazz -1; over/under is 247.5 BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee faces the Utah Jazz after Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 48 points in the Bucks’ 129-117 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. The Jazz are 15-7 in …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cam Thomas scored 40 points, Mikal Bridges had 23 and the Brooklyn Nets routed the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 136-121 on Saturday night. The Nets snapped their nine-game losing streak against Philadelphia — including four straight last year against the 76ers during the first round of the NBA playoffs — dating to March 10, 2022. “We started out …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 51 points hours after being selected to his first All-Star Game, helping the Philadelphia 76ers overcome star center Joel Embiid’s absence for a 127-124 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. After missing three games because of a sprained left ankle, Maxey topped his previous career high of 50 …