The Atlanta Hawks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 124-110 on Friday night, securing an Eastern Conference play-in spot.

The Atlanta Hawks have an opportunity to clinch the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference tonight when they face the Philadelphia 76ers. This is the second strai

T he Atlanta Hawks (38-42) will continue jockeying for position in the Eastern Conference standings when they go on the road to face the Philadelphia 76ers (24-56) on Friday night

The Philadelphia 76ers announced that center Joel Embiid has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and will be re-evaluated in six weeks.

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Wednesday, and the team said he will be re-evaluated in about six weeks.

Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid was ruled out for the season back on Feb. 28 after playing in only 19 games. He had a bothersome left knee problem that hampered him in the games he did play as he did not look anywhere like himself.