Basketball: Joel Embiid stars as 76ers overcome spirited Wizards 107-89

Joel Embiid put on a masterclass with 30 points and 11 rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers held on to beat a spirited Washington Wizards side 107-98 on Wednesday, despite losing two-time All-Star Ben Simmons to a left knee injury in the third quarter. Tobias Harris added 17 points for the 76ers, who are now within a game of the Indiana Pacers for fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings. Thomas Bryant had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the fast-fading Wizards, who have gone 0-4 since the NBA restart and have the the worst record (24-44) of the 22 teams in Orlando.