Basketball

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid will undergo arthroscopic surgery next week on his left knee, the latest attempt to make the All-Star center healthy enough to play next season.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Duke shines even in a Final Four of all No. 1 seeds .

The yearslong quest by Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez to acquire control of the Minnesota Timberwolves finally seems to be in the home stretch, after current owner Glen Taylor opted not to appeal an arbitration panel's ruling that he must go forward wi

Down on hands and knees in the Alamodome, workers lurched forward to generate enough leverage to slide one large wood panel alongside another .

Down on hands and knees in the Alamodome, workers lurched forward to generate enough leverage to slide one large wood panel alongside another .

Chris Thornton loves talking about playing basketball on the most fragile-sounding of surfaces: glass.

DENVER (AP) — Michael Malone called him Superman. At the moment, Nikola Jokic’s just super-tired. The Denver Nuggets big man can't wait to get some sleep after a career-best 61-point performance in which he played nearly 53 minutes.

DENVER (AP) — Nickeil Alexander-Walker hit two of three free throws with 0.

San Antonio Spurs (31-44, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (47-28, third in the Western Conference) Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nuggets -13.5; over/under is 235.

Milwaukee Bucks (41-34, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (23-53, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia hosts Milwaukee looking to end its four-game home skid.