The 76ers announced Sunday that the 2023 MVP will miss the team’s remaining preseason games as he continues his cautious ramp-up to the season. The Sixers lost by 60 on Saturday night.
PHILADELPHIA — Fans looking to see how Joel Embiid meshes with Paul George and Tyrese Maxey this preseason are out of luck.
Embiid missed the Sixers' first three preseason games and is not on their three-game road trip, which began with games in Des Moines, Iowa, and Boston before the team traveled to Georgia on Sunday. The 7-foot-2 center played in just 39 games last season largely because of a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee.
The Sixers opened the exhibition season with a 139-84 victory over the New Zealand Breakers last Monday at the Wells Fargo Center. They suffered a 121-111 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. On Saturday, the Boston Celtics prevailed, 139-89, at TD Garden on a night when the Sixers rested their starters.The seven-time All-Star’s presence alone gives the Sixers their best opportunity to contend for a championship.
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