Doc Rivers politely scoffed at the question about watching another injury-plagued season for Joel Embiid unfold from afar. “It’s been easy for me,” said Rivers, the former 76ers coach who now leads the Bucks.

Joel Embiid has only played 13 out of a possible 39 games thus far and that number isn't going to increase for at least another 7-to-10 days as the Sixers will re-evaluate him then amid his knee troubles.

Tyrese Maxey and the short-handed version of the Philadelphia 76ers put up a serious fight, but they fall short to the Milwaukee Bucks.

Tyrese Maxey scored 37 points and nailed six three-pointers but the shorthanded Sixers couldn't hang with the Bucks down the stretch.Maxey scores 37 points but shorthanded Sixers can't hang with Bucks

The Philadelphia 76ers (15-26) reached the halfway point of their 2024-25 season, facing the team they began their season against, the Milwaukee Bucks (24-17). In the second game of a back-to-back with Joel Embiid,