CAMDEN, N.J. -- Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jared McCain is coming off his first tough contest of his rookie season. With the Los Angeles Clippers focusing so much on him during the game, McCain was held to 3-for-15 shooting and 2-for-11 from deep.

The “Knecht” mania from last week morphed into a more sober stretch with the Lakers’ little skid and his recent 42.9% shooting. Lakers coach J.J. Redick was asked about his defense, and TheRinger.com ran a lengthy piece questioning his ceiling as a 23-year-old newbie and justifying his slide to No. 17 in the Draft. Welcome to the NBA, rook.

I’m rookie of the year,” yelled Jared McCain on-court during his 30-point performance against the Brooklyn Nets — a statement that most ESPN NBA Insiders seem to agree with.

I’ve been seeing a lot of Sixers fans freaking out over Sam Amick’s reporting that the team knew Joel Embiid had bad knees before they offered him an extension. Are those Sixers fans new here? Are the Sixers fans in the room with us now?

September, the Sixers signed Joel Embiid to a three-year, $193 million extension. Two months later, they might already be having buyer's remorse.

The team and Embiid had sought half a dozen medical opinions before signing him to a three-year, $192.7 extension this September, sources said, and all of those consulted believed his knee could