Will Joel Embiid Play in 2026 NBA Playoffs? Latest Injury Updates for Celtics vs. 76ers Series
Here are the latest updates on Joel Embiid's status.
Will Joel Embiid Play in 2026 NBA Playoffs? Latest Injury Updates for Celtics vs. 76ers Series originally appeared on NESN .
Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . As the Celtics and 76ers prepare to add another chapter to their rivalry, one question is hanging over the first-round series: Will Joel Embiid be available for Philadelphia? The former NBA MVP remains sidelined after he was diagnosed with appendicitis on April 9.
He underwent emergency surgery in Houston before a road game against the Rockets, and he missed the final three games of the regular season as well as the 76ers' win over the Magic in the Play-In Tournament. Here are the latest updates on Embiid's status. Will Joel Embiid play vs.
Celtics in 2026 NBA Playoffs? Embiid is listed as out on the Sixers' official injury report (post appendectomy surgery recovery), so he will not play in Game 1 against the Celtics. "I'm preparing for Sunday's game, and I know he's not playing in that one," 76ers coach Nick Nurse said .