The seven-time All-Star is continuing his slow ramp-up to the season. A knee injury down the stretch ruined his 2023-24 campaign.
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 have only three games remaining this preseason. They face the Atlanta Hawks on Monday at State Farm Arena. Then the Sixers will host the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday at the Wells Fargo Center and will conclude the exhibition slate on Friday against the Orlando Magic at the Kia Center.
He returned after surgery with seven games left in the regular season. But he was still limited by the injury then and during the team’s first-round playoff series loss to the New York Knicks. Embiid also continued to wear a knee brace while Embiid injured his knee in a road loss against the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 25. That led him to miss road losses to the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers on Jan. 27 and 29.
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