The Nets come into this game following a 100-96 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Feb. 12 in which Brooklyn continued to go back-and-forth with a 76ers team that was missing Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey due to injuries.

In the wake of Embiid struggling against Brooklyn on Saturday night and then having left knee swelling postgame, he and the 76ers "are consulting doctors and considering alternati

Philadelphia 76ers stars Tyrese Maxey and Paul George comment on the struggles of Joel Embiid after a loss to the Brooklyn Nets.

A season full of championship hopes in Philadelphia has turned into a debacle for the 76ers, and the latest blight came Saturday in a defeat to Brooklyn, their seventh straight loss, and, one that saw two-time NBA scoring champion Joe Embiid get benched.

A season full of championship hopes in Philadelphia has turned into a debacle for the 76ers, and the latest blight came Saturday in a defeat to Brooklyn, their seventh straight loss, and one that saw two-time NBA scoring champion Joe Embiid get benched.

Philadelphia is tied with Brooklyn for the sixth-worst record in the league. Philly owes its first-round pick to OKC, top six protected.

Here is the full injury report for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers as they take on the Brooklyn Nets on the back end of a back-to-back.

Joel Embiid will miss Monday night’s 76ers game against the Chicago Bulls at the Wells Fargo Center. The center was downgraded from questionable for the game. Embiid and the team are considering alternative options,

Joel Embiid remained on the 76ers’ bench with Saturday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets on the line because Guerschon Yabusele was a more impactful option. The event was likely an embarrassing moment for the 7-foot-2 center who was the NBA’s most dominant player the past two seasons.

Sixers star Joel Embiid sat out the final quarter of Saturday's loss to the Nets, with coach Nick Nurse admitting the ex-NBA MVP is "not himself."

Joel Embiid's continued absence looms over a Sixers franchise performing far below lofty preseason expectations.