As the Sixers move forward, the hope is that Embiid and George will continue growing as a pairing which then opens everything up for Philadelphia. With a little more luck in the health department than in 2024-25, the hope is that the Sixers will continue to lean on those two going forward.

Joel Embiid gives his thoughts on the break in the schedule for the Philadelphia 76ers amid the NBA Cup knockout rounds.

Kelly Oubre Jr. (left knee sprain) and Trendon Watford (left adductor strain) remain out as well, with both of their absences expected. Watford is early into his two-week re-evaluation timeline, but an update on Oubre should come at some point this week; the veteran swingman has missed two-plus weeks with an LCL injury.

In Thursday's win over the Golden State Warriors, the Sixers didn't have Paul George, as it was the first night of a back-to-back, and Joel Embiid played 25 minutes with 17 coming in the first half. The big fella finished with 12 points and six rebounds as he continues to try and find a rhythm on the floor.

James Worthy on Tyrese Maxey: "When I knew he was solid it was when he spoke up. I think Embiid was kind of late for practice sometimes, didn't show up. And the young kid was like dude you need to show up and lead us. And that's when I knew he had the quality and the mental… pic.twitter.com/YwdiBbmniC

Joel Embiid scored 18 points and played a season-high 30 minutes for the 76ers against Atlanta after he missed the last nine games in large part because of a sore right knee.

After driving hours from Connecticut, 25-year-old Tristan Howard walked toward the back of Lapstone & Hammer with a large canvas covered in wrapping paper. He approached Sixers center Joel Embiid with the gift,

The NBA has fined the Philadelphia 76ers $100,000 for violating the league's injury reporting rules on Sunday against the Atlanta Hawks.