Overview
- The NBA injury report lists Embiid out for Brooklyn, with team and league sources calling it a scheduled step rather than a new setback.
- Paul George, Jared McCain and Dominick Barlow are also ruled out for Sunday with ongoing recoveries and an elbow laceration, respectively.
- Rookie Johni Broome is marked out due to a G League assignment, but he is expected to rejoin the team in time for the game.
- Embiid logged 25:04 in Friday’s one-point loss to Boston, posting 20 points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocks and playing down the stretch.
- The Sixers’ plan is influenced by the calendar, with back-to-back games at Chicago and Cleveland next week after he earlier sat Orlando and played at Washington.