Joel Embiid is questionable for the Sixers’ road game against the Chicago Bulls Friday night after suffering an injury scare to his right knee in Tuesday’s loss to the Brooklyn Nets, according to the team’s initial injury report for the game unveiled on Thursday evening. Embiid referred to the injury suffered on the opening play of that third quarter as a hyperextension, but it did not prevent him from playing considerable minutes in the second half of the game.

As it relates to the ongoing illness bug that bit Tyrese Maxey for two games, Embiid for one and then caused the Sixers to be without all three of VJ Edgecombe, Quentin Grimes and Dominick Barlow on Tuesday: Edgecombe, Grimes and Barlow are all listed as questionable due to illness once again.

The Sixers have an injury report for tomorrow’s game @ Chicago:

QUESTIONABLE: Joel Embiid (right knee injury management), VJ Edgecombe (illness), Quentin Grimes (illness), Dominick Barlow (illness)

OUT: Kelly Oubre Jr. (left knee), Trendon Watford (left adductor)

— Adam Aaronson (@SixersAdam) December 25, 2025

Edgecombe, Grimes and Barlow were initially questionable for Tuesday”s game due to their illnesses before being ruled out an hour and 45 minutes before tip-off. It is unclear if those players will be on the team’s flight to Chicago on Thursday.

After cancelling his team’s shootaround on Tuesday morning, Sixers head coach Nick Nurse opted to not hold a practice as had previously been planned on Wednesday in an attempt to ensure that the illness that has plagued the team for two weeks would not continue to spread.

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