Joel Embiid may very well be nearing his return from an indirect pressure in his proper aspect, as he’s listed as questionable to play in Wednesday’s sport against the Chicago Bulls on the NBA’s harm report launched Tuesday night.
Embiid has missed 13 video games with the harm, which occurred throughout his workforce’s Feb. 26 residence win against the Miami Heat. He returned to particular person on-court exercises greater than every week in the past, and has participated in parts of current workforce shootarounds.
Starting guard Quentin Grimes, who missed Monday’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder with an illness, can also be listed as questionable to play Wednesday.
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Before Embiid’s indirect harm, the previous NBA Most Valuable Player was coping with a stress response in his proper shin in addition to a proper knee subject.
Those saved him out of 5 consecutive video games overlapping the mid-February All-Star break. Those well being illnesses upended a dominant — and obtainable — stretch for Embiid. In 20 video games between Dec. 23 and Feb. 7, he averaged 30 factors on 52.7% taking pictures, 8.0 rebounds, and 4.5 assists and was in rivalry to be named an All-Star reserve.
This is the newest injury-affected season for Embiid, who was restricted to 19 video games in 2024-25 and missed greater than two months in 2023-24 due to a number of surgical procedures on his left knee.
Even if Embiid or Grimes performs Wednesday, the Sixers will stay shorthanded. All-Star level guard Tyrese Maxey (little finger sprain) and beginning wing Kelly Oubre Jr. (elbow sprain) stay out. Starting ahead Paul George, nevertheless, will return Wednesday from his 25-game suspension for violating the NBA’s anti-drug coverage.
The Sixers (39-33) are combating for playoff positioning in a crowded Eastern Conference with 10 video games remaining. They entered Tuesday in seventh place, one sport behind the sixth-place Atlanta Hawks and a half-game forward of the eighth-place Orlando Magic.
