{"id":477179,"date":"2024-01-29T19:37:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T23:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=477179"},"modified":"2024-01-29T19:37:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T23:37:26","slug":"76ers-embiid-to-miss-2nd-consecutive-match","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/76ers-embiid-to-miss-2nd-consecutive-match\/","title":{"rendered":"76ers\u2019 Embiid to miss 2nd consecutive match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/philadelphia-76ers\/\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> superstar <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/player\/joel-embiid\/\">Joel Embiid<\/a> will be sidelined for today\u2019s clash against the Trail Blazers with a knee problem, the franchise shared.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joel Embiid will reportedly miss his second straight game. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h0jr7K97U8\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/h0jr7K97U8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 theScore (@theScore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theScore\/status\/1752066585131716618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> consecutive match Joel has missed. The center was a late scratch from Saturday&#8217;s clash with 2-time MVP <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/player\/nikola-jokic\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/player\/nikola-jokic\/\">Nikola Jokic<\/a><\/a> in Denver, which caused the NBA to investigate the circumstances of the organization\u2019s injury reporting.<\/p>\n<p>The reigning MVP was not listed on any of the pregame injury reports before the clash against the Nuggets. Sources share that Joel was determined to compete in Denver for the 1<sup>st<\/sup> time since 2019, but the team doctors forbid him to participate vs. Denver after they watched him warm up before the match.<\/p>\n<p>Embiid has now missed 12 matches since the beginning of the campaign. If he didn\u2019t play in 5 more, Joel would become ineligible for any postseason National Basketball League awards.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joel Embiid can only miss FIVE more games to be eligible for the MVP award this season. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ItsLIDlLeD\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/ItsLIDlLeD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LegionHoops\/status\/1752063077389111462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid will be sidelined for today\u2019s clash against the Trail Blazers with a knee problem, the franchise shared. 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