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JOEL EMBIID UPDATE: 76ERS STAR RETURNS FROM KNEE INJURY VS. THUNDER AFTER
TWO-MONTH ABSENCE


THE REIGNING NBA MVP WAS IN PHILLY'S STARTING LINEUP ON TUESDAY

By Jasmyn Wimbish
Apr 2, 2024 at 7:23 pm ET • 2 min read
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Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid made his return Tuesday from a knee
injury that sidelined the reigning NBA MVP for two months. He was in Philly's
starting lineup against the Thunder for his first action since Jan. 30. Embiid
has been sidelined for the last two months with a left meniscus injury that
required surgery.

Embiid reportedly did not participate in Tuesday's shootaround, but he was
upgraded to questionable against the Thunder less than two hours before tip-off
and eventually got the nod.

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> — Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) April 2, 2024

Getting their big man back is obviously massive news for the Sixers, who
currently sit eighth in the Eastern Conference and have fallen down the
standings without their franchise centerpiece. There was some thought that
Embiid was nearing a return after Sixers coach Nick Nurse said last week that
the star big man would join the team on the road trip in order to work out. At
the time Nurse didn't give a timetable for Embiid's return, but it appears as
though his rehab moved at a swift enough pace for him to make a return this
week.

Since Embiid went down, the Sixers have gone just 11-18, and while only 2.5
games separate them and the No. 6 Indiana Pacers, unless they close that gap, it
appears that the road to the postseason for Philly will have to start with the
Play-In Tournament. But if Embiid returns healthy, no one will want to face a
Sixers team at full strength. Prior to Embiid's injury, the Sixers had the
third-best net rating in the league, and Embiid was well on his way to win the
MVP for the second straight year. 



Embiid -- who has played in 35 games to date -- is not eligible for MVP or
All-NBA honors this season thanks to the NBA's new 65-game minimum rule, but he
still leads the league in scoring at 35.3 points per game, while also averaging
11.3 rebounds and a career high 5.7 assists. The combination of him and Tyrese
Maxey was among the best in the league, and it looked like the Sixers were
primed for a postseason run.

Now that Embiid is returning with less than two weeks left of the regular
season, the Sixers could once again be considered a dangerous threat in the
Eastern Conference, even if they won't have home-court advantage. If the Sixers
make it out of the Play-In Tournament, they would currently be slated to face
either the top-seeded Boston Celtics or the No. 2 Milwaukee Bucks.



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