Joel Embiid

On Wednesday, the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder went up 2-0 in the first round playoff series against the Phoenix Suns, 120-107. In the process, things got heated between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dillon Brooks. The spark was when SGA pointed and laughed at Brooks after converting on a mid-range jumper with under five minutes […] The post Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Dillon Brooks make Canadian history in heated Game 2 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Los Angeles Lakers have taken a 2-0 series lead over the Houston Rockets, despite being shorthanded. Now, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are starting the process of ramping up for a return. Reaves is closer to being able to play than Doncic. "The sense around the Lakers is that Austin Reaves is actually the one that's further along than Luka Doncic in their respective rehab processes," ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania said. "I am told Austin Reaves has started one-on-one on-court work. The ...

Jayson Tatum and the Celtics take on the 76ers in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.

The Philadelphia 76ers will attempt to avoid falling into a 0-2 hole during their first-round series against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. They will be without star center Joel Embiid for the pivotal Game 2 matchup. Philadelphia ruled Embiid out for Game 2 as he recovers from an April 9 appendectomy. The 76ers announced on […] The post Is Joel Embiid playing tonight? 76ers vs. Celtics 2026 NBA Playoffs Game 2 injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Joel Embiid remains out for Philadelphia, while the Celtics stars should all be good to go for Game 2.

I Freaky Friday’d after Game 1. Now that I’m here, I’m never going back to “The Process.”

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The Orlando Magic didn’t just shock the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in Game 1. They may have even saved head coach Jamahl Mosley’s job in the process. Orlando’s stunning 112-101 wire-to-wire victory to open their first-round series instantly flipped the narrative surrounding a coach widely believed to be on the hot seat entering the postseason. Speculation […] The post Magic’s Jamahl Mosley uses Game 1 shocker vs. Pistons to turn page in desperate bid to save job appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Joel Embiid won't be back on the court on Tuesday night to help the Philadelphia 76ers when they attempt to bounce back from a 123-91 loss to the Boston Celtics in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. The 76ers had no answers for the second-seeded Celtics in Sunday's Game 1 as Boston rolled to its largest victory margin in a playoff opener. The 76ers said Monday that Embiid, the 2023 NBA MVP, is just starting his strength and conditioning program as he continues to recover fol...

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has begun a strength and conditioning program following his emergency appendectomy nearly two weeks ago, the team announced Monday. However, he remains in Philadelphia and is effectively ruled out for Tuesday's Game 2 against the Boston Celtics. The 76ers dropped Game 1 on Sunday, 123-91, a result that underscored how dependent Philadelphia's offense is on Embiid's presence. The team hopes he can return at some point during the series, though that window ...

There’s no perfect answer to the Joel Embiid situation, but the Sixers can do better.

The Orlando Magic didn’t just steal Game 1. They also rewrote playoff history in the process. In a stunning 112-101 road victory over the top-seeded Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena, Orlando became the first No. 8 seed in NBA history to lead wire-to-wire in a playoff opener. The result handed the Magic a 1-0 […] The post Magic make NBA history with wire-to-wire Game 1 stunner over Pistons appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Sixers were missing Joel Embiid in their Game 1 loss to the Celtics, but he is working to get back on the floor after a bout of appendicitis that required surgery earlier in the month, Adam Aaronson writes for the Philly Voice. According to the Sixers, Embiid has begun a strength and conditioning program […]

What does it mean? We’ll have to wait and see.

The Philadelphia 76ers clearly did not have enough firepower to compete with the No. 2-seeded Boston Celtics in Game 1 of their opening-round playoff series, which makes Joel Embiid’s health status an even greater topic of interest than normal. There is still no definitive timetable for his return, but the former MVP-winning center is about […] The post 76ers announce Joel Embiid injury update ahead of Game 2 vs. Celtics appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid's recovery from appendicitis has led to a concerning update for the franchise before their first-round matchup against the Boston Celtics.

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The Sixers and Celtics saw each other four times this season. Doesn’t mean much now. As Gina Mizell of The Philadelphia Inquirer noted, three of those games came early. The last one was March 1, just before Jayson Tatum returned from his Achilles injury. Different teams then. Different teams now. And one big absence. Paul […] The post Sixers Notes: Paul George, playoffs, Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid appeared first on Hoops Wire.

The Sixers and Celtics played four times during the regular season, but those meetings don’t offer much insight into the current version of both teams, writes Gina Mizell of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Three of those games were early in the season and the final one took place March 1, shortly before Jayson Tatum returned from […]

Two days ago, Kyle Lowry called Tyrese Maxey to talk about how much of a spiritual lift it would provide the Sixers if Joel Embiid came to tonight’s game. “If he can, he will,” Maxey said. He called it a “huge” boost to see Embiid today.