Embiid was back — again — from a nine-game absence on Sunday because of an issue in his right knee. “If anybody thinks that I don’t want to play every game, that’s their problem,” he said.

Joel Embiid (right knee injury management) will miss his 10th consecutive game when the Sixers host the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday evening, according to the team's initial injury report for the game unveiled on Saturday. VJ Edgecombe (left calf injury management) and Andre Drummond (right knee contusion) are listed as questionable:

To Nurse's point, it isn't just the Embiid and George factors. The Sixers are also dealing with injuries to Kelly Oubre Jr., VJ Edgecombe, and Trendon Watford. They just got Adem Bona back from a right ankle sprain against Brooklyn, but then lost Andre Drummond to a right knee sprain, so that leaves the rotation thin on a nightly basis.

Nick Nurse made sure the referees noticed his timeout request in overtime as he was seen voicing his appeal to the officials.

Joel Embiid has landed on the Philadelphia 76ers injury report again, and the timing has created another cloud of uncertainty around the former MVP. The veteran center felt soreness in his right knee late last week,

Joel Embiid will be back on the court for the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. As they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Sixers will do what they can to prepare for next week’s regular-season opener against the Boston Celtics on the road. “I think it's a couple things, both in the game, and then afterwards again,” Nick Nurse said, regarding what he’s looking for out of Embiid ...