The Philadelphia 76ers’ points simply gained’t appear to finish.
The group dominated middle Joel Embiid out of Friday’s sport in opposition to the Brooklyn Nets and introduced later within the night that Embiid has swelling in his left knee and can miss Sunday’s sport in opposition to the LA Clippers too. The Sixers mentioned Embiid is receiving therapy on his knee and additional updates on his standing will probably be given subsequent week.
It’s the most recent hurdle in what’s been a attempting week for the Sixers, a group that began the season with NBA championship aspirations. Philadelphia improved to 3-12 with Friday’s 113-98 win over the Nets.
Monday’s loss in opposition to the Miami Warmth prompted a closed-door group assembly through which Tyrese Maxey known as out Embiid for setting a nasty instance for teammates, a number of league sources informed The Athletic. Maxey later mentioned Tuesday that he wished to “communicate up,” and after Wednesday’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, Embiid addressed the drama and criticism surrounding him and the Sixers whereas including that “whoever leaked that could be a actual piece of s—,” concerning the assembly.
In that loss to Memphis, nine-time All-Star Paul George suffered a bone bruise in the identical knee that he hyperextended within the preseason. He missed Friday’s sport and also will miss Sunday’s contest in opposition to the Clippers.
Regardless of the struggles, a number of league sources informed The Athletic earlier this week that there aren’t any inner discussions concerning coach Nick Nurse or president of basketball operations Daryl Morey’s job standing.
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