Joel Embiid: Last News

Joel Embiid and his longtime partner, Anne De Paula, recently married in a stunning ceremony held in the Hamptons.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James became the first player to be named to 20 All-Star teams Thursday night, selected for the Western Conference as part of the league’s unveiling of the 10 starters for next month’s All-Star Game in Indianapolis.

Whitney Cinkala Damar Hamlin will receive the Variety Sports and Entertainment Social Impact Award as part of the Variety Sportico Sports and Entertainment Summit, presented by City National Bank on July 13 in Los Angeles. Hamlin will be recognized for his accomplished philanthropy work, including extensive projects with the American Heart Association. He is also preparing for his third season with the Buffalo Bills, following his full recovery from a mid-game cardiac arrest last season. He will also participate in a keynote conversation following his acceptance of the award. Additionally, NBA 2023 MVP Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers will join his WME agent Ross Raphael in a keynote conversation at the event. Embiid and Raphael will speak about their ongoing collaboration in sports, media and entertainment.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Count NBA MVP Joel Embiid among the athletes looking to make their way into the media industry. The six-time NBA All-Star is launching Miniature Géant, a new production studio, in partnership with The SpringHill Company, the media company backed by LeBron James and Maverick Carter. “We want to do as much as we can to inspire,” says Embiid, who has galvanized sports fans by overcoming injuries early in his career for the Philadelphia 76ers, which he joined in 2014. He adds: “I want it to be successful, but I want it done the right way. The whole goal is just to try to tell people stories, and use my platform to inspire the next generation.”

The Denver Nuggets are your 2023 NBA Champions! Led by Nikola Jokic the Nuggets have won their first NBA title as a franchise. Earlier in the season Jokic said he did not care about winning the MVP award for a third straight year, The honors would go to Joel Embiid. Jokic had one goal in mind this season and he accomplished that goal on Monday night.

EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Nichols is looking to provide some “quiet time” for both basketball stars and viewers with her new Showtime series, Headliners.

Oscar-winning Wild actress Reese Witherspoon has a teenaged son attending college in New York City.On Tuesday her eldest boy, 19-year-old Deacon, invited Instagram followers inside his college dorm room as he showed off what life is like for him as a busy student at what appears to be New York University - better known as NYU.'In flow,' wrote the Los Angeles native in his caption for his 400K followers.His actor father Ryan Phillippe - who was married to Reese from 1999 until 2008 - commented, '2nd pic is illlllllllll.' The second photo was of Deacon holding his hands as he pursed his lips while sitting on his dorm room bed. Student life: Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon has a teenaged son at college in New York.

James Harden has many individual accomplishments to his name in his 13-year NBA career, including an MVP and 10 All-Star Game selections.  He’s considered one of the greatest scorers the game has ever seen and was named to the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team.  James Harden of the Philadelphia 76ers dribbles the ball against the Miami Heat during Game 4 of the 2022 NBA Eastern Conference semifinals at the Wells Fargo Center May 8, 2022, in Philadelphia. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) Even with all the accolades, Harden has never won an NBA championship.  It’s why Harden took a pay cut during the offseason to remain in Philadelphia, hoping the Sixers would be able to add pieces around him and star center Joel Embiid.  "Me averaging 20 points, averaging damn near a triple-double, us winning at a high rate, one or two seed, giving us a really good chance where we’re all playing really good basketball, or averaging 28 in the same kind of thing — it’s all the same," Harden told The Athletic in a recent interview.  "Ultimately, it’s winning a championship.The numbers don’t really mean anything, individually."  Harden chose to opt out of his $47.4 million player option, instead signing a two-year contract that will pay him $33 million during the 2022-2023 NBA season.  James Harden of the Philadelphia 76ers dribbles during the first quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Wells Fargo Center Oct.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s recent wedding may not have been an entirely spontaneous choic after all. A resurfaced video reveals that the singer considered a Las Vegas wedding way back when the couple was first engaged in the early 2000s. On Tuesday, the official MTV Instagram account shared the resurfaced clip from Lopez’s appearance on TRL in 2002 when she was engaged to Affleck the first time.

Drake and his son Adonis matched in black ensembles as they watched the Toronto Raptors defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 119-114 from courtside seats at the Scotiabank Arena in Ontario, Canada on Thursday.The 35-year-old Canadian superstar wore a long-sleeved black top with black Nike athletic pants and white Nike sneakers.The Toronto native had his hair styled in cornrows and wore diamond earrings as he was attentive to his four-year-old son, who he shares with artist-model Sophie Brussaux. The latest:Drake, 35, and his son Adonis, four, matched in black ensembles as they watched the Toronto Raptors defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 119-114 from courtside seats at the Scotiabank Arena in Ontario, Canada on ThursdayAdonis matched his famous father in a black jacket with patterned pants and white sneakers.

Big news out of the NBA for Cleveland Cavaliers’ fans as their starting point guard is now an NBA All-star. Last night at 7 o’clock the 2022 NBA All-star reserves were announced and who better to be named as one than Darius Garland.

ESPN.Trae Young continues to amaze in the series and scored 39 points with 7 assists and 1 rebound during Game 5. Ben Simmons on the other hand is struggling to score, with only 8 points with 9 assists and 4 rebounds in the contest.The 76ers became the only team to lose back-to-back 18 point lead games in the playoffs in the last 25 NBA seasons.

@cavs history to score 20+ points in each of his first 10 games of the season. pic.

Dua Lipa will soon be taking to the pitch as a virtual character in the FIFA 21 soccer video game.The 25-year-old English singer was among several celebrities added to the game's FIFA Volta version and soon will be available for activation, according to an article by Complex.Others added as playable characters include: David Beckham, Lewis Hamilton, Joel Embiid, DJ Snake and Australian race car driver Daniel Ricciardo.