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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…

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The much-anticipated showdown between MVP front-runners Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic fizzed Monday when the Philadelphia 76ers ruled Embiid out against the Denver Nuggets. Embiid has been dealing with a

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The much-anticipated showdown between MVP front-runners Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic fizzed Monday when the Philadelphia 76ers ruled Embiid out against the Denver Nuggets

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Embiid has played 33 of the last 35 games and is dealing with nagging foot and calf issues

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76ers' Joel Embiid out for MVP showdown vs. Nikola Jokic on Monday due to calf soreness, fatigue, per report

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. Embiid has a sore right calf. […]

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The MVP showdown is off, as Joel Embiid was ruled out of Monday's contest against Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets.

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The Philadelphia 76ers have ruled out star centre Joel Embiid due to right calf tightness ahead of the team’s game against the Denver Nuggets Monday night. Philadelphia is holding Embiid out as a precautionary measure in the middle of a stretch of three games in four days. 
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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.

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

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Joel Embiid was ruled out against the Nuggets and star Nikola Jokic because of a sore right calf. The 76ers decided to hold him out at Denver, their third game in four nights. The Nuggets (50-24) sit atop the Western Conference, three games ahead of surging Memphis.

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