Say this about Joel Embiid — there’s never a dull moment.
After all the drama before Wednesday’s win in D.C. over the Wizards, the team officially listed Embiid as doubtful for Friday night’s contest against the Timberwolves.
Surprise, surprise.
The team has now upgraded their star center to probable on the official injury report. Embiid was able to participate in shootaround, according to Gina Mizell of The Inquirer.
It’s Jo’s world. We’re all just living in it.
“Doubtful” leaves so much room for vague tweets.
The Sixers have released their injury report for when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday, and doubtful is Joel Embiid’s listing with an illness.
After playing three games straight returning from an oblique strain, Embiid told reporters that an illness had impacted his play against the Miami Heat. He was ruled out the day of the Sixers most recent game against the Washington Wizards for that reason.
Embiid took to Twitter to imply that the ruling was an April Fool’s joke, and that he would be playing. He sent off one more tweet to cause a stir as the team reached out to multiple reporters to confirm that Embiid would not be available against Washington.
After all that bizarreness, the doubtful listing signals this being a multi-game absence for Embiid. This is the front end of a back-to-back for the Sixers, so if Embiid isn’t able to go the following night against the Detroit Pistons, then it will be time to raise some alarm bells. Regardless, the situation feels stranger than some light-hearted April Fool’s day trolling.
The only other Sixer listed on the injury report is Johni Broome who is still rehabbing his torn meniscus.
This will be a back-to-back for the Timberwolves as well, but for them it will be the second leg for them. The availability of Anthony Edwards, who’s working his way back from a knee injury, will be the biggest thing worth monitoring on game day. Edwards was ruled out for the Wolves’ front end, also coincidentally against the Pistons.
