October 26, 2025
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Joel Embiid's third appearance of 2025-26 will have to wait.
Joel Embiid is among five Sixers ruled out for the team's home game against the Orlando Magic on Monday, according to an injury report issued by the team on Sunday evening:
| Player | Injury | Status |
| Joel Embiid | Left knee injury management | OUT |
| Dominick Barlow | Right elbow laceration | OUT |
| Paul George | Left knee surgery recovery | OUT |
| Trendon Watford | Left hamstring tightness | OUT |
| Jared McCain | Right thumb surgery recovery | OUT |
There is no change in the statuses of Paul George (knee), Trendon Watford (hamstring) and Jared McCain (thumb), though the first two appear closer to making their season debuts. Dominick Barlow missed the second half of the Sixers' win over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday after suffering an elbow laceration, and the Sixers said he will miss at least two games as he undergoes a procedure to address the wound. Barlow will be reevaluated later this week.
Many expected Embiid to play on Monday against a strong Magic team before sitting the following night when the Sixers take on the lowly Washington Wizards on the road, but the Sixers have opted to go in the other direction, likely for the sake of padding Embiid's appearances with multiple off days as often as possible in the early stages of his return to action.
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