Joel Embiid headlines 76ers injury report for Game 6 vs. Celtics
The Philadelphia 76ers may be without Joel Embiid in Game 6 of their first-round matchup against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.
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The Philadelphia 76ers are at home on Thursday night as they host the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series. For the 76ers, they enter Thursday’s game trailing 2-3 in the series after defeating the Celtics on the road in Game 5 on Tuesday night behind a big performance from Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey to keep their season alive. Now Philadelphia will return home for Game 6 where they will try to extend the series to Game 7 with a key victory over Boston.
While the 76ers are trying to extend the series once again with a win in Game 6 on Thursday night, they may be without one of their star players due to injury. 76ers list Joel Embiid as probable for Game 6 For the 76ers, they have only one player listed on their injury report for Thursday’s game as they have listed Embiid as probable. Philadelphia has listed Embiid as probable due to post appendectomy surgery recovery and he is expected to play in Game 6.
More: Josh Hart headlines Knicks injury report for Game 6 vs. Hawks Of course, Embiid returned in Game 4 and he has played a major role for the 76ers over the last two games and he may need to put together another strong performance to help Philadelphia extend the series to Game 7. Outside of Embiid, the rest of the 76ers’ injury report is clean for Thursday’s matchup as Philadelphia tries to keep their season alive once again with a victory on their home court.