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UPDATE: Joel Embiid's Current Injury Status For 76ers-Thunder Game

Joel Embiid is on the injury report for Saturday's game.

Ben Stinar

UPDATE: Joel Embiid's Current Injury Status For 76ers-Thunder Game
UPDATE: Joel Embiid's Current Injury Status For 76ers-Thunder Game /

UPDATE: Joel Embiid is available.   

On Saturday evening, the Philadelphia 76ers will be in Oklahoma to face off against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

For the game, Joel Embiid is on the injury report, but he is listed as probable, so he should be available. 

Via Underdog NBA: "Joel Embiid (hip) listed probable for Saturday."

Embiid has played in 14 games this season and is averaging 31.9 points, 11.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.8 blocks per contest while shooting 49.7% from the field and 31.9% from the three-point range.  

The 76ers are 10-5 in their first 15 games, which has them as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. 

They are in the middle of a two-game losing streak and most recently lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves by a score of 112-99 (Embiid did not play in the game). 

Embiid is in his eighth season playing in the NBA (all with the 76ers) and is coming off a year where he won the 2023 MVP Award.  

Following the Thunder, the 76ers will play their next game on Monday evening when they host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. 

As for the Thunder, they are 11-4 in their first 15 games, which has them as the second seed in the Western Conference. 

They are in the middle of a six-game winning streak and most recently defeated the Chicago Bulls by a score of 116-102. 

Following the 76ers, they will play their next game on Tuesday evening when they visit Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center. 

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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.

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