NBA Playoffs 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.
NBA Playoffs June 1, 2021 Young, Westbrook, Morant back at scenes of ugly fan actions Philadelphia, Utah and Atlanta can reach the second round. Dallas or the Los Angeles Clippers will get to the verge of it.
NBA Playoffs June 1, 2021 Wizards players react to latest fan incident: 'Wild to see the liberties people are taking' Washington Wizards players were unhappy with the latest fan incident that occurred Monday night at the Capital One Arena during their Game 4 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
NBA Playoffs June 1, 2021 Wizards' Scott Brooks sends message to 'some' fans after latest incident: 'We don’t need you' Washington Wizards coach Scott Brooks called the latest incident involving an NBA fan “unacceptable” Monday night after the team’s win in Game 4 over the Philadelphia 76ers.
NBA Playoffs June 1, 2021 Embiid leaves with sore knee, 76ers lose to Wizards 122-114 After the Philadelphia 76ers lost NBA MVP finalist Joel Embiid to what the team called a sore right knee late in the first quarter Monday night, they lost their lead — and their chance at the franchise's first playoff sweep in 36 years.
NBA Playoffs May 31, 2021 Fans Gone Wild: Spectator tries to get on floor at NBA game A fan was tackled as he tried to get on the court during an NBA playoff game between the Wizards and 76ers on Monday night, the latest example of unruly behavior as teams increase the number of spectators they're allowing in the stands during the pandemic.
NBA Playoffs May 28, 2021 Adam Silver warns NBA fans on wild behavior: 'No one is going to get away with an act like that' NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Friday he was at home watching Game 2 between the Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Wizards when he saw the popcorn incident occur.
NBA Playoffs May 28, 2021 Banned Jazz fans' $100M lawsuit over 2019 Russell Westbrook fiasco dismissed Russell Westbrook’s popcorn incident earlier this week wasn’t the only fan altercation he’s had in his career and the fallout from one high-profile issue came to light Thursday.
NBA May 27, 2021 LeBron James reacts to fan dumping popcorn on Russell Westbrook: 'There's no excuse!' Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was the latest NBA player to speak out after Washington Wizards point guard Russell Westbrook had popcorn dumped on his head by a Philadelphia 76ers fan while heading back to the locker room on Wednesday night.
NBA Playoffs May 27, 2021 Russell Westbrook fan incident probe leads to severe consequences The fan who on Wednesday threw popcorn on Washington Wizards star Russell Westbrook is facing the consequences.
NBA Playoffs May 27, 2021 Wizards' Russell Westbrook has popcorn dumped on him as he walks to locker room A fan at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Wednesday night dumped popcorn on Washington Wizards star Russell Westbrook's head as he was walking back to the locker room to tend to an injury during Game 2 of the team’s matchup with the 76ers.