Forewarned is forearmed. Before the season started, Daryl Morey and Joel Embiid said they were not planning to play any back-to-backs during the season. Throwing Paul George in the bag as a rebound. Said and done, center and forward will be absent from tonight’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers just the day after facing the Knicks. Both due to “injury management to his left leg.” It should be remembered that Tyrese Maxey is also out due to injury for at least another week.
Embiid returned yesterday against the New York Knicks visibly diminished. His 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 26 minutes do not accurately reflect how weak his game was. Slow on defense and unable to create an advantage on offense, the Cameroonian wandered around the court in his first game of the season. Raising doubts about his physical condition beyond the lack of training. Given what we’ve seen, his absence tonight is not surprising with or without preseason planning behind him.
On the other hand, PG had his best game as a 76er, leading Philly in points (29) and rebounds (10). His absence tonight could be more related to the break. It will be the first game he has missed since his debut on November 4.
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