December 27, 2025
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Joel Embiid surpassed 32 minutes for the first time all season during the Sixers' loss to the Bulls on Friday.
Joel Embiid (right knee injury management; right ankle sprain) will miss the Sixers' road game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday afternoon, according to the team's initial injury report for the game unveiled on Saturday, which also lists Paul George (left knee injury management) as probable:
The Sixers have an injury report for tomorrow's game @ OKC:
— Adam Aaronson (@SixersAdam) December 27, 2025
Joel Embiid – right knee injury management; right ankle sprain – OUT
Paul George — left knee injury management — PROBABLE
Kelly Oubre Jr. – left knee sprain – OUT
Trendon Watford – left adductor strain – OUT
Embiid, whose right knee issue led to him missing eight consecutive games earlier in the season, has experienced multiple scares there over the last two games, including Friday's game in Chicago in which he surpassed 32 minutes for the first time in 2025-26. This is the first mention of any right ankle issue for Embiid this season.
Also out for the Sixers are Kelly Oubre Jr., whose absence due to a left knee LCL sprain has officially reached the six-week mark, with no substantive information available about his potential timeline to return; and Trendon Watford, who has now been out for more than a month with an adductor strain and similarly has no timetable to be back on the floor.
Both players are limited to individual on-court work; Oubre seems a bit closer to ramping up than Watford though it is unclear if either one is anywhere near close to that point
