In a plane crash, a Philadelphia 76ers player who played for the Knicks passes away. Rest in peace: forever in our hearts.

Joel Embiid, the reigning MVP, was sincere when he said that the Philadelphia 76ers would overcome their 2-0 deficit and win the first-round NBA playoff series because they were “the better team,” but no one who has closely followed his career had any reason to believe he could follow through on his promise, especially not long after the New York Knicks pulled off a historic heist in the final minute of Game 2.