Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has been ruled out for Game 2 of the team’s second-round series against the New York Knicks, the team announced Wednesday afternoon. Embiid had been initially listed as probable due to a right ankle sprain, but missed the morning shootaround after reporting increased soreness along with pain in his hip, according to ESPN.
Embiid also recently returned from an emergency appendectomy, which kept him out of the first three games of the 76ers’ first-round series against the Boston Celtics, which Philadelphia won in 7 games after completing a 3-1 comeback.
In five games this postseason, Embiid is averaging 25.2 points, eight rebounds and 5.8 assists on 42.4% shooting.
Without the former MVP, it will be difficult for the Sixers to win on the road against a Knicks team that beat them by 39 with Embiid in Game 1. The Knicks have won four games in a row, dating back to their first-round series with the Atlanta Hawks, and set an NBA postseason record in their Game 1 victory with their third consecutive win by 25-plus points.
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