At 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the Sixers ruled out Joel Embiid (right knee injury management) and Paul George (right ankle sprain) for their home game against the Orlando Magic set to begin seven-plus hours later. Additionally, Tyrese Maxey (right shoulder sprain) was upgraded to available.

Embiid, who has not played since Nov. 8 and will now miss his eighth game in a row, had been listed as questionable to make his return on Tuesday. It is the second time in a week the Sixers have listed him as something other than out the day before a game and then ruled out him out hours before tip-off. George and Maxey had both been listed as probable.

Of Embiid's eight straight absences, the last seven have now come as a result of a right knee issue he initially reported to the Sixers on the morning of

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