After the Philadelphia 76ers took a 2-0 series lead in the 1983 NBA Finals, head coach Billy Cunningham asked for one request from team owner Harold Katz: a charter flight to Philly.

Coach Nick Nurse expresses his confidence in Philadelphia 76ers guard Jared McCain amid his shooting struggles.

There was also a basketball game happening on Sunday. Takeaways from the opener of a Sixers-Raptors back-to-back in Toronto.

The veteran referee has been sidelined indefinitely after suffering a hamstring strain in Friday's game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic, according to Prime Video's Chris Haynes. There is reportedly hope Kennedy can return before the end of the regular season.

Joel Embiid will miss Sunday’s game against the Raptors with left groin soreness and left knee injury management, according to the NBA’s official injury report released Sunday afternoon. Embiid had played in six consecutive games — and hit 40 minutes Monday in an overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets — for the first time since the 2023-24 season.

You can now change that to 15-4 after the Sixers had 14 turnovers in their overtime loss to Denver. However, six of those turnovers belonged to Embiid, who made quite a few head-scratching plays down the stretch of a game in which he reached 40 minutes for the first time in a very long time.

NBA official Bill Kennedy left the court in a wheelchair after suffering an apparent leg injury during the first quarter of the Philadelphia 76ers at Orlando Magic game

NBA referee Bill Kennedy was diagnosed with a hamstring strain and will be out indefinitely, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard VJ Edgecombe has taken the league by storm. The No. 3 overall pick has been one of the best players in his class as he is averaging 16.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.3 assists along with 1.6 steals while shooting 37.4% from deep.