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02/18 16:34 CST Embiid is hurt again for the 76ers and will miss game vs.
Atlanta due to a sore right shin
Embiid is hurt again for the 76ers and will miss game vs. Atlanta due to a sore
right shin
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Joel Embiid reported soreness in his right shin over the
All-Star break and will miss the Philadelphia 76ers' game against Atlanta on
Thursday night.
The Sixers said Embiid experienced the soreness while participating in a right
knee injury management program over the break. Following a consultation with
doctors, Embiid has received daily treatment, while progressing through
on-court work and strength and conditioning.
Embiid will be evaluated again ahead of the Sixers' back-to-back road games,
Saturday at New Orleans and Sunday at Minnesota.
Embiid averaged 26.6 points in 31 games this season for the Sixers and was free
of the minutes restrictions that had plagued him over the last few seasons. He
sat out three of the last five Sixers' games headed into the All-Star break
with soreness in his right knee.
The Sixers have lost six of their last seven games in which Embiid doesn't play.
The 7-foot center was limited to 19 games last year and 39 games the previous
season. He had 40 points and 11 rebounds in a win last month over New Orleans
on a night in which Paul George was suspended 25 games for violating the NBA's
anti-drug policy.
Embiid has dealt with multiple injuries since even before he entered the NBA.
He suffered a stress fracture in his right foot before he was drafted out of
Kansas that cost him two years. From there, it was a bone bruise here, a
meniscus tear there. A busted orbital bone. A sprained shoulder. Tendinitis.
Torn ligaments. Even Bell's palsy.
Even with all the injuries, the 76ers still signed Embiid in 2024 to a
three-year, $193 million extension with a player option for the 2028-29 season
that doesn't kick in until next season.
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