Ben Simmons

Philadephia 76ers star Ben Simmons headlines an NBA player-dominated preliminary Australia squad announced Thursday for this year's Basketball World Cup in China.

Philadephia 76ers star Ben Simmons headlines an NBA player-dominated preliminary Australia squad announced Thursday for this year's Basketball World Cup in China.

Jimmy Butler scored 25 points while Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid had bounce-back games as the Philadelphia 76ers staved off elimination with a 112-101 win over Toronto to force game seven.

Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons was fined $20,000 and assessed a flagrant foul by the NBA on Friday for elbowing Toronto's Kyle Lowry in the groin during a playoff victory Thursday.

Joel Embiid led the Philadelphia 76ers into the NBA Eastern Conference playoff semi-finals on Tuesday with 23 points in a 122-120 blowout against the Brooklyn Nets.

Ben Simmons dominated on the inside and Tobias Harris fired away from the perimeter as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 131-115 to take a 2-1 lead in their playoff series.

Kevin Durant scored 38 points as the Golden State Warriors made sure they didn't blow another big lead by routing the Los Angeles Clippers 132-105 in game three of their playoff series on Thursday.

For the reigning Rookie of the Year and Philadelphia 76ers' Ben Simmons, Luka Doncic of Dallas Mavericks should be the next ROY over Atlanta Hawks' Trae Young.