Joel Embiid will miss the Sixers' home game against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night, according to the team's initial injury report for the game, which gives Embiid a new designation of "right knee injury recovery" and lists Paul George as questionable with two designations: "left knee injury recovery" and "lower back tightness." Andre Drummond is also questionable with a right knee contusion:

Embiid returned from a nine-game absence on Sunday night and played a season-high 30 minutes in the Sixers' double-overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks . Of those nine consecutive missed games, the last eight came as a result of a right knee issue that was first addressed on Nov. 11. His new designation – "right knee injury recovery" replaces the old "right knee injury management" – is likely

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