Joel Embiid has been listed as questionable for the Sixers‘ game tomorrow against the Bulls, Kyle Neubeck of PHLY Sports writes (Twitter link).
Embiid, who has been dealing with an oblique strain, hasn’t appeared in a game for Philadelphia since February 26, when he scored 26 pxoints and added 11 rebounds and four assists in a win over the Heat.
While the 7’2″ center’s stats are down from his MVP-contention years, he has had a better season than many expected, averaging 26.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 3.9 assists this season while leading the team to a 21-12 record when he plays.
This news coincides with Paul George sitting out the final game of his 25-game suspension, making him eligible to play in Wednesday’s game as well. Tony Jones of The Athletic says (via Twitter) that barring a setback, he expects Embiid to play tomorrow.
We have more injury notes from around the league:
On Monday, Jalen Williams returned from a lengthy absence from the Thunder due to a hamstring injury, scoring 18 points and adding six assists. After the game, Williams said that not only was his leg feeling better, but the wrist that underwent off-season surgery is finally back to 100 percent, Tim Bontemps writes for ESPN. “It was just like one of those things that like when you have surgery and you rush into games, it’s like, I wouldn’t say rush, but I’m going into games with … I don’t know what my hands are going to look like,” Williams said. “So now I’ve had the time to actually sit down and work on it and do what I normally do throughout that process, now I’m in a really good spot with it.” His return will only make the Thunder’s attempt to repeat as champions more dangerous, according to Joel Lorenzi of The Athleticwith one reason being the added responsibility some of the role players have had to command in Williams’ absence. “You guys got to watch (Ajay Mitchell) blossom even more. (Jaylin Williams) and (Cason Wallace), they’ve had to be in spots that they didn’t think they were going to be in to start the season,” Williams said. “We’re better for it now.”
Ayo Dosunmu has been added to the Timberwolves‘ injury report for Wednesday’s game against the Rockets, per the team’s Twitter account. He’s now listed as questionable with right calf soreness, an injury that Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic describes as “concerning” (Twitter link), likely due to how cautious teams have been this season with calf injuries and how they can impact players’ Achilles.
Miles McBride hasn’t played for the Knicks since late January as he works his way back from a core injury that required surgery in early February, but he was back on the court going through his typical pre-game routine on Tuesday night, per James L. Edwards III of The Athletic (Twitter link). Edwards says it’s been a long time since McBride went through his customary warm-up, and speculates that his return could be “very, very soon.” Stefan Bondy of the New York Post posted a video of McBride warming up, saying that it looked like he was moving well (Twitter video link).
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