Joel Embiid (left knee injury recovery) and Tyrese Maxey (illness) are both listed as probable on the Sixers' initial injury report for Friday night's home game against the Indiana Pacers, with Kelly Oubre Jr. and Trendon Watford remaining out along with rookie two-way guard Hunter Sallis:
After the Sixers lost to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night – Embiid shot 4-for-21 from the field in the game – the former NBA MVP indicated that the next breakthrough in his knee management plan would be playing twice in a three-day span. The Sixers were off for four days after that loss to the Lakers, and after Friday's game against the Pacers will get set to face the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday before having another four-day layoff. Whether or not Embiid could take that step with such considerable ti

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