Joel Embiid's six-game road trip will take a blow as the dominant center will sit out Tuesday night's matchup against the Golden State Warriors due to right ankle and knee injury management.
The 32-minute performer from Monday's win over the Los Angeles Clippers, who helped his team secure a wire-to-wire victory in their last outing, now finds himself on the sidelines for both legs of this back-to-back. This marks Embiid's fourth absence in 19 games since January, all coming as part of a doubleheader.
The Warriors' roster is taking another hit with Stephen Curry also ruled out due to a right knee issue. For the Sixers, Jimmy Butler will be season-ending after suffering a torn ACL and Jonathan Kuminga, infamous for his role in Embiid's torn meniscus two years ago, won't be available either.
The 32-minute performer from Monday's win over the Los Angeles Clippers, who helped his team secure a wire-to-wire victory in their last outing, now finds himself on the sidelines for both legs of this back-to-back. This marks Embiid's fourth absence in 19 games since January, all coming as part of a doubleheader.
The Warriors' roster is taking another hit with Stephen Curry also ruled out due to a right knee issue. For the Sixers, Jimmy Butler will be season-ending after suffering a torn ACL and Jonathan Kuminga, infamous for his role in Embiid's torn meniscus two years ago, won't be available either.
this is getting crazy! 4th absence in 19 games already? that's like, what even is a season anymore? can we just get some consistency for once? and now steph curry is out too? that's like the two biggest stars on the court and they're both hurt. it's just not fair to the fans who are still trying to enjoy the game 
. i feel bad for joel embiid tho, he was having a sick game on monday and now he has to sit out. gotta hope his ankle and knee heal up soon 
first it's Joel Embiid and now Stephen Curry can't play too? 
like, how many players can we lose at the same time?! 
and Jimmy Butler is out for good?! that's like, a big blow to his team. i guess this is why they say 'injury prone'... anyway, i feel bad for Joel Embiid, he was looking so strong last week 
! Joel Embiid's injury is just awful timing 
. And Curry being out too is like a double whammy 
. This back-to-back is gonna be tough for the 76ers. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Embiid can get healthy ASAP 
, but it's hard to see how this will play out now 
I mean, I know he's a dominant force on the court but come on! And now it seems like Stephen Curry's out too, that's like a one-two punch right to the gut 
. The Sixers are getting decimated by injuries this season and it's gonna be tough for them to make a run with Embiid and Butler out for good 
...I just don't know how the Sixers are gonna bounce back from these losses 
but anyway back to the 76ers... it's crazy how injuries can pile up at the same time like what's going on with Jimmy Butler's season-ending ACL