NEW YORK (AP) — Joel Embiid will miss Game 2 of the Philadelphia 76ers’ second-round series against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night due to a sprained right ankle and soreness in his right hip.
The 76ers added their center to the injury report hours before trying to tie the Eastern Conference semifinals.
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Embiid struggled during a short night in the Knicks’ 137-98 Game 1 win, scoring 14 points on 3-of-11 shooting in 25 minutes before the starters were benched with the game out of reach.
Embiid had been listed as likely to play in that game and the Knicks repeatedly took advantage of his lack of mobility to create open shots.
Embiid returned from a late-season appendectomy during Game 4 of Philadelphia’s first-round series against Boston and helped the 76ers overcome a 3-1 deficit to win the series.
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