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Nuggets Clobber 76ers without Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey to Begin Back-to-Back
Joel Embiid is sidelined with an oblique injury as the 76ers face the Nuggets, starting a three-game road trip while missing key players, per team injury report.
- On Tuesday, Philadelphia star Joel Embiid will not play in Denver as the Philadelphia 76ers visit the Denver Nuggets with local 9NEWS/NBC coverage at 8 p.m. MT.
- Listed on the injury report, Joel Embiid is sidelined with an oblique injury and had not been cleared to return from an abdominal injury, shorting the 76ers during a three-game road trip.
- On Jan. 6, the teams met in overtime, with Denver winning 125-124, as the 76ers aim to end their four-game road slide against the Nuggets at 41-27.
- Tyrese Maxey is out alongside Embiid, further thinning Philadelphia's rotation, with DraftKings Sportsbook odds favoring Denver at-15.5 and a 79% projection, driven by Nikola Jokic.
- Embii hasn't played in Denver since 2019, with fans at Ball Arena having greeted him with taunts and boos, and the team remains one of the league's most efficient offenses.
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C 56%
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