After last season’s poor show, the Philadelphia 76ers have held up impressively in the first month of the 2025-26 season despite their challenges. Tyrese Maxey is thriving, and rookie VJ Edgecombe has embraced a two-way role. However, the team just hit a significant setback. Joel Embiid has missed the last two games with right knee soreness, a worrying development given he recently underwent surgery to fix a lingering issue in his left knee.

Is Joel Embiid playing tonight against the Pistons?

The 76ers remain hopeful Embiid can recover with rest, but ‘The Process’ is expected to take more time. With an NBA Cup matchup against the Detroit Pistons ahead, he has officially been ruled out because of the knee issue. Even with a minutes restriction already in place for the games he plays, th

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