76ers' Embiid sitting out showdown with Nuggets' Jokic

No MVP clash: Jokic feasts in Nuggets win as Embiid sits for Sixers

2-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic has his way in the Denver Nuggets' tight win over a Philadelphia 76ers' side that opted to sit out MVP candidate Joel Embiid

76ers' Embiid sitting out showdown with Nuggets' Jokic

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer The showdown between MVP front-runners fizzled Monday when Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid was ruled out against the Nuggets and star Nikola Jokic because of a sore right calf. “He’s been complaining about it. Today in shootaround he just didn’t like the way he was moving and it was not a hard decision for us,” 76ers coach Doc Rivers said before tip-off. Embiid, who played two games over the weekend, wa…

Embiid sits out, Jokic leads Nuggets past 76ers 116-111

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic recorded his 29th triple double of the season Monday night and the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 116-111, in a game Joel Embiid sat out with a sore right calf.

Embiid sits out, Jokic leads Nuggets past 76ers 116-111

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic recorded his 29th triple double of the season Monday night and the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 116-111, in a game Joel Embiid sat out with a sore right calf.

Embiid sits out, Jokic leads Nuggets past 76ers 116-111

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic recorded his 29th triple double of the season Monday night and the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 116-111, in a game Joel Embiid sat out with a sore right calf.

Embiid sits out, Jokic leads Nuggets past 76ers 116-111

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic recorded his 29th triple double of the season Monday night and the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 116-111, in a game Joel Embiid sat out with a sore right calf.