Overview
- Joel Embiid is listed as questionable for Tuesday’s game in Memphis with a right ankle sprain and ongoing right knee injury management.
- Nurse has described Embiid as day-to-day after the center sat out the loss to Oklahoma City following the ankle issue sustained against Chicago.
- Embiid logged 31 points in 32-plus minutes in the defeat to the Bulls, where the ankle sprain reportedly occurred.
- Philadelphia enters the third stop of a five-game trip on a three-game losing streak, with tipoff set for 8 p.m. ET at FedExForum.
- Trendon Watford (left adductor) and Kelly Oubre Jr. (left knee) remain out as they progress through reintegration, while the Grizzlies list multiple absences including Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Brandon Clarke, Zach Edey, Ty Jerome, John Konchar, Scotty Pippen Jr., and Vince Williams Jr., with Jock Landale questionable.