February 01, 2026
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Joel Embiid posted his first 40-point regular-season game in over two years on Saturday night.
Joel Embiid (right ankle injury management) is probable for the Sixers' road contest against the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night, the first game of a back-to-back, according to the team's initial injury report for the game unveiled on Sunday night:
The Sixers have an injury report for tomorrow's game @ the Los Angeles Clippers:
— Adam Aaronson (@SixersAdam) February 2, 2026
Joel Embiid – right ankle injury management – PROBABLE
This is the front end of a back-to-back.
(For future reference: I will not be including Paul George in these tweets during his suspension.)
Embiid is coming off his best and most encouraging month of basketball in over two years. He played in 14 of the Sixers' 17 games in January, with all three absences being planned on back-to-backs. In those 14 games, Embiid logged 34.1 minutes per game, averaging 29.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists while shooting 53.7 percent from the field on 19.1 shot attempts per game. Embiid punctuated the month with a 40-point, 39-minute gem to lead the Sixers past the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday in the wake of Paul George's 25-game suspension.
