January 10, 2026
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Joel Embiid had not played six straight games since the 2024 NBA Playoffs before his current stretch of consecutive appearances.
Joel Embiid (left knee injury management) is questionable to play when the Sixers kick off a road back-to-back against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday evening, according to the team's initial injury report for the game unveiled on Saturday that does not have any other players listed with an injury designation:
The Sixers have an injury report for tomorrow's game @ Toronto:
— Adam Aaronson (@SixersAdam) January 10, 2026
Joel Embiid – left knee injury management – QUESTIONABLE
(This is the front end of a back-to-back; the Sixers will also play @ the Raptors on Monday.)
As much progress as Embiid has made in terms of production and availability in recent weeks, the expectation should remain that he will not appear in both legs of any back-to-backs for the foreseeable future. It was difficult to imagine him suiting up in Toronto on Sunday and Monday nights. The same is likely true for Kelly Oubre Jr. and Paul George, though those players have much shorter roads ahead of eventually playing back-to-backs than Embiid.
