US EditionRight oblique strain rules out Sixers’ Joel Embiid for at least three games
Joel Embiid will miss at least three games with a strained right oblique, impacting the 76ers during critical matchups against top Eastern and Western Conference teams.
- Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers has suffered a strained right oblique and will miss at least the team's next three games.
- Embiid has averaged 26.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.1 blocks per game this season while shooting 49.5% from the field and 31.8% from three-point range.
- The 76ers, currently holding a 33-26 record, have the talent to be a potential contender in the Eastern Conference but need a healthy Embiid to live up to that potential.
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Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
76ers C Joel Embiid (oblique) out at least 3 games
Philadelphia star center Joel Embiid underwent an MRI on Saturday that revealed a strained right oblique and he will miss at least three games before being re-evaluated, the 76ers announced.
Daily Journal
76ers' center Embiid to miss at least three games with oblique strain
Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid will miss at least three games with a right oblique strain, the NBA team said Saturday.
The Trentonian
Right oblique strain rules out Sixers’ Joel Embiid for at least three games
CAMDEN, N.J. — Tyrese Maxey, cradling his record-setting game ball Thursday night, lauded a win over Miami as the kind of signature home victory that has been lacking for the Philadelphia 76ers. There will be opportunities for more in a hurry this week. But they will come without Joel Embiid. The 76ers ship off to Boston Sunday for the first of two national-television affairs against playoff teams. First, it’s the Celtics at 8 p.m., then Tuesday…
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