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Brown wanted to do his part to help Maxey’s foundation: “Someone that has your back in the community, you know they are going to have your back on the court,” Maxey said.

Maxey partnered with Jaylen Brown to host the fifth annual Tyrese Maxey Foundation holiday turkey giveaway. The foundation gave away 5,000 Thanksgiving meals to Philadelphia families in need.

Noah Solomon, a 10-year-old Moorestown native, became the star of the show, after hitting the game-winner in the halftime event featuring military members.

Embiid's efforts were praised on a night when he returned from injury to flush a couple of rare dunks amid a 20-point performance.

The reserve trio of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Anfernee Simons, and Jabari Walker combined for 37 points, including a blistering 9-of-13 mark from three-point range.

The Birds’ skid reached seven, and Paul George was the star of the highly anticipated Sixers-Celtics showdown. These are our favorite sports photos of the week.

One of Neil Anthony Edwards' piece featuring LeBron James explores the angst of leaving pro basketball. He also will exhibit art featuring Rocky Balboa at the Morton Contemporary Art Gallery.

Edgecombe has been doing whatever the Sixers need for them to win. Against the Raptors, he finished with 15 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, three steals and one block.

Embiid briefly left the game in the first quarter after knocking knees with Toronto's Ja’Kobe Walter, but returned and scored 20 points. The Sixers are now 3-0 without LeBron James in the lineup.

James will miss his third game of the season but it'll be the first that isn’t part of a back-to-back set.

Embiid, who remains listed as questionable to play Thursday against the Toronto Raptors because of plantar fascia management, entered the night shooting 37% from the floor.

Walker, a terrific rebounder despite his 6-foot-7 frame, is filling in as the Sixers' backup center while Adem Bona, Dominick Barlow, and Ariel Hukporti are all sidelined.

Paul George went off for 36 points in his first game back in Philly. But Stephen A. Smith and others were fixated on the former teammates as well as the Sixers' offense.

George, who had a tumultuous two-year run in Philly with injuries and a 25-game suspension, helped lead Boston to a decisive win over his former team with a game-high 36 points.

Brown totaled 13 points and four turnovers in the Sixers' 123-101 loss to Boston Tuesday, on the heels of LeBron James' poor performance in his first return to Cleveland as a Sixer last week.

Foul trouble made it a tough night for Brown to get going against the Celtics. He also downplayed his pregame interaction with Jayson Tatum.

Somehow, the numbers were both ugly and not nearly ugly enough. The Sixers shot just 11 of 37 from three-point range, and that only thanks to a 2-for-6 showing from the bench mob.

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Penn State won its third straight game, as a dominant ground game and some efficient play from Becht got the job done.

The Flyers got down 2-0 early but rallied back for a much-needed victory. They finish the five-game trip with six out of a possible 10 points.

Folarin Balogun, Julian Hall, and Weston McKennie also scored in the opener of the two-game series, and the first game since manager Mauricio Pochettino announced his departure.

Dr. Dorshimer, who worked with all of the major pro teams in the city, is survived by his wife, Deborah, and son Geoffrey.

The Owls were shut out after halftime and passed for just 85 yards overall in the loss at Lincoln Financial Field.