The Sixers welcomed back their big man for the regular season. Joel Embiid averaged 30.2 minutes per game in the 2024–25 season; however, due to a minutes restriction this season as part of his injury management protocol, he has been limited to approximately 20 minutes in the early games. Despite this limitation, the Philadelphia 76ers have achieved two consecutive wins in the regular season. They are now preparing for their third game tonight against the Magic. Will Joel be playing in tonight’s game?

Well, Joel underwent arthroscopic surgery on his knee back in April 2025. This marked the second procedure on that same knee in just over a year. The previous one was a meniscus repair in February 2024 after a lateral meniscus injury caused by a collision with Jonathan Kuminga of the Warrior

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