Joel Embiid (left knee injury management) is questionable to play when the Sixers face the Hawks in Atlanta on Sunday night, according to the team's initial injury report for the game unveiled on Saturday afternoon, which also lists Tyrese Maxey as doubtful due to the illness responsible for him missing the team's win over the Indiana Pacers on Friday:

Embiid, who has yet to appear in two games during any three-day span during the season, said he felt "great" after posting his strongest performance of the season to lead the Sixers to victory on Friday night, intimating he was eager to play again on Sunday. However, Embiid acknowledged that to this point the team's plan to manage his left knee has included multiple days off in between all games. With four-day layoffs before and after this

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