Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Joel Embiid was dominated out shortly earlier than Saturday’s 132-94 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks attributable to a shoulder damage.
Sixers coach Doc Rivers mentioned Embiid needed to take a look at his shoulder earlier than the sport. The All-Star warmed up on the ground and was initially reported as accessible and within the beginning lineup earlier than later being dominated out. Embiid has now missed 19 video games this season.
Rivers mentioned after the sport he thinks Embiid may’ve been capable of play had this been a playoff recreation.
“I am assuming sure,” Rivers mentioned. “However I actually cannot provide you with that reply… the trainers got here in… I feel generally, if it is a playoff recreation, most guys can play. I do not assume Ben [Simmons] may have performed at the moment if it was a playoff recreation.”
Rivers additionally mentioned he’s not involved about Embiid’s capacity to play in consecutive video games come playoff time.
“He’ll have extra relaxation within the playoffs,” Rivers mentioned. “You do not play any back-to-backs within the playoffs sometimes. You get a time off in between each recreation. So I’m not that involved. I feel Joel, I feel he has constructed up via this 12 months. He’s in higher form this 12 months bodily. Will we miss too many video games [to injuries] as a group? Effectively yeah, this 12 months now we have missed manner too many video games.”
The 76ers had been additionally with out Simmons, who missed his fourth straight recreation attributable to sickness. Taking pictures guard Furkan Korkmaz sat out his second straight recreation with a proper ankle sprain.
Saturday’s loss put the Sixers a recreation behind the first-place Brooklyn Nets and 1.5 video games forward of third-place Milwaukee within the Jap Convention standings.