Philadelphia 76ers heart Joel Embiid is managing swelling in his left knee and can miss a second consecutive recreation on Sunday, the crew stated.
The Sixers issued an announcement on the situation of the 2023 NBA MVP at halftime of Friday’s NBA Cup recreation towards the Brooklyn Nets, saying the choice to sideline Embiid was made together with the crew’s medical workers. Embiid was dominated out previous to Friday’s recreation towards the Nets because of what the crew described as left knee harm upkeep. The Sixers host the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.
“Joel Embiid is managing swelling in his left knee,” the crew’s assertion stated. “In session with the crew’s medical workers, Embiid missed tonight’s recreation and also will miss Sunday’s recreation. He’s receiving remedies and additional updates on his standing will likely be supplied early subsequent week.”
Embiid was initially listed as questionable in harm studies coming into the sport and declared a game-time choice throughout coach Nick Nurse’s pregame media session. However, Embiid by no means participated in warmups and was declared out half-hour earlier than tip-off.
“It’s sort of one thing that we knew that we have been going to be coping with going into the season,” Nurse after the crew’s 113-98 win over the Nets. “They do what they’ll do to take away that swelling, however it simply didn’t really feel ok to go.
“We have been fairly properly conscious not an excessive amount of longer after (the pregame press convention) that he wasn’t going to have the ability to go tonight and so they checked out it once more throughout the recreation or halftime or no matter and determined they should deal with it this weekend and go from there.”
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Embiid was not within the locker room when reporters entered after the sport Friday evening.
Embiid performed Wednesday evening in Memphis, scoring a season-high 35 factors and grabbing 11 rebounds in a 117-111 loss that dropped the Sixers to 2-12. At instances towards the Grizzlies, Embiid gave the impression to be limping and hobbled with a knee harm, however remained within the recreation as Philadelphia battled again into rivalry within the fourth quarter.
Embiid joined Paul George on the sidelines Friday evening. George suffered a left knee bone bruise in Wednesday’s recreation and will likely be out till subsequent week, on the earliest. The third a part of the Sixers’ projected “Large Three” — guard Tyrese Maxey — returned towards Memphis after lacking two weeks with a hamstring harm. Embiid, Maxey and George have performed collectively in only one recreation this season.
Embiid missed Philadelphia’s first 10 video games because of knee administration and a three-game suspension and has been sidelined for 11 of 15 video games this season.
The 30-year-old Embiid was restricted to 39 video games final season, largely due to knee surgical procedure after tearing the meniscus in his left knee on Jan. 30 towards Golden State.
Embiid, who helped the U.S. win gold within the Paris Olympics, signed a $193 million contract forward of coaching camp and skipped the complete preseason.