Breaking Down Sixers’ Final 20 Games: Paul George’s (and Jared McCain’s) Return, Joel Embiid’s Injury, and More

Breaking down Sixers’ final 20 games: Paul George’s (and Jared McCain’s) return, Joel Embiid’s injury, and more

The Sixers are clinging to the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference standings — which avoids the play-in tournament — with 20 games remaining, starting with Saturday's road game at the Atlanta Hawks.

Embiid and Edgecombe both OUT at practice Friday, Sixers head to Atlanta shorthanded

The injury news out of Sixers practice Friday morning was not good. Joel Embiid did not participate and has not yet gotten on the court since suffering a right oblique strain during the win over Miami last Thursday. The team said he will be reevaluated in approximately one week, which means he will miss Saturday’s game in Atlanta and at least two more beyond that. That reevaluation timeline was supposed to come before the Hawks game and instead …

Sixers' Joel Embiid out at least another week with oblique injury

USA Today The Philadelphia 76ers will likely be without Joel Embiid for at least a few more games. Embiid has already missed three straight with a strained right oblique and is expected to sit out at least four more contests, according to Adam Aaronson of PhillyVoice. The Sixers said Embiid did not participate in Friday’s practice and has yet to resume on-court work. The plan is to reevaluate him in about a week. That timeline would keep Embiid …

Sixers Rule Out Joel Embiid For Another Week

Sixers center Joel Embiid, who has missed the past three games due to a strained right oblique, will likely miss at least four more contests as a result of the injury, as Adam Aaronson of PhillyVoice relays. According to Aaronson, the 76ers announced today that Embiid didn’t participate in Friday’s practice and has yet to do any on-court work following his latest injury. The plan is for him to be reevaluated in about one week, which would mean h…