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Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers welcome rivals Boston Celtics to the Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday night. It's the Sixers and Celtics' second matchup of the season, with Philly getting the win at home back on Nov. 8. So, is Joel Embiid playing tonight vs the Celtics?
The Sixers have not released their injury report for Wednesday's game against the Celtics. They're coming off the first game of a back-to-back, so they have until 1 p.m. local time to submit their injury report.
Embiid was in the team's injury report for their Tuesday's game against the Indian Pacers. He was listed as questionable initially due to a sore hip but was cleared to play the game. He ended with 29 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in 38 minutes of action.
With the Philadelphia 76ers playing the second game of a back-to-back, it's safe to assume that Joel Embiid will at least be questionable against the Boston Celtics. Embiid has not missed a game this season and is averaging 34.1 minutes of action per night.
It will not be surprising if Embiid gets cleared to play on Wednesday night, as the matchup with the Celtics is very important. They're likely the top two teams in the Eastern Conference this season, so having the potential tiebreaker at the end of the regular season will come in handy.
However, it won;t be a bad idea to rest Embiid, who doesn't have the best injury history. He might be against it, as he needs to play at least 65 games this season to have a chance at defending his NBA MVP award.
Other players in the Sixers injury report from last night are Kelly Oubre Jr. and Nicolas Batum. Oubre is recovering from a rib injury after being struck by a vehicle over the weekend, while Batum is dealing with personal reasons.
Joel Embiid loves the Sixers' depth following James Harden trade
The Philadelphia 76ers lost a superstar when they traded James Harden to the LA Clippers earlier this month. The Sixers were done dealing with Harden and the headache he was causing but had the opportunity to give Tyrese Maxey the free rein to take over.
The Sixers also bolstered their bench by acquiring good role players from the Clippers like Marcus Morris Sr., Nicolas Batum, Robert Covington and KJ Martin. Joel Embiid told Yahoo! Sports how he loves their current depth following the Harden deal.
"We got a good group of guys, tough mentally, and believe in each other," Embiid said. "When we went to the bench, we knew what we had to do."
