The Philadelphia 76ers have dealt a significant blow to their playoff hopes, as Joel Embiid has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Toronto Raptors due to left groin soreness. This new diagnosis comes after initially listing him with only knee injury management.
Embiid's absence marks the end of his six-game streak of consecutive appearances, which had been on the line before facing the Raptors this weekend. In fact, it was already looking like a near-certainty that his streak would come to an end given the back-to-back schedule against the Raptors and Monday night in Toronto.
The question now is whether Embiid will be saved for the second leg of this grueling stretch or if coach Doc Rivers has other plans. With Paul George also struggling with injury, it's possible that the 76ers may opt to stagger their star players and give both Embiid and George a break before they're back on the court.
This news comes as a significant blow to the 76ers' playoff aspirations, but fans can only hope that both Embiid and George will be healthy enough to return in time for the playoffs.
Embiid's absence marks the end of his six-game streak of consecutive appearances, which had been on the line before facing the Raptors this weekend. In fact, it was already looking like a near-certainty that his streak would come to an end given the back-to-back schedule against the Raptors and Monday night in Toronto.
The question now is whether Embiid will be saved for the second leg of this grueling stretch or if coach Doc Rivers has other plans. With Paul George also struggling with injury, it's possible that the 76ers may opt to stagger their star players and give both Embiid and George a break before they're back on the court.
This news comes as a significant blow to the 76ers' playoff aspirations, but fans can only hope that both Embiid and George will be healthy enough to return in time for the playoffs.
thats so frustrating especially when you're on a streak like embiid was going on... i think it's cool that the team is thinking ahead though, if they do decide to stagger their stars, it could actually work in their favor and prevent further injuries. maybe this will be a good opportunity for some of the younger players on the team to step up and show what they're made of 
this is what happens when you have two big stars like embiid and george on your team 
they're basically running a marathon every game and it's no wonder they're both struggling with injuries 
gotta feel for fans who are hyped for playoffs but hoping their guys will be healthy enough to make it 
i think staggered playtime could be the way to go, give them time to rest and recover before playoffs 
hope doc rivers knows what he's doing 
. one thing's for sure, fans are gonna be on edge waiting to hear about their health status 
. hopefully the 76ers can ride this out and get back in the mix before it's too late 
... this is just too much drama 
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. Now with him out, it's like the 76ers' season just took a major detour 
. And poor Paul George too, he's been struggling for weeks now 
. I think Doc Rivers has gotta make some tough decisions here... should he try to get them back on track ASAP or take a chance and give 'em both a break before the playoffs? Either way, it's not looking great 
. Can we trust that Embiid won't be out for too long? He's such a key player 
... Embiid's absence hurts big time, especially with George struggling too... maybe they should just rest him both for now? can't have them rushing back and getting hurt again