The Philadelphia 76ers will look to pull out a second consecutive win when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.

It will be the second and final meeting of the season between the teams. The 76ers won the first meeting in February by a score of 135-108.

Joel Embiid ‘doubtful’ to play against Timberwolves on Friday night 

Sixers star center Joel Embiid didn’t play in that first game against Minnesota, and he doesn’t look like he’ll be out on the floor this time around either.  

Embiid is listed as “doubtful” on the official injury report for the game due to an illness, indicating that he’s unlikely to play. His final status will be determined prior to tipoff. 

The big man missed Philadelphia’s 153-131 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night due to the illness, which he first acknowledged following the team’s loss to the Miami Heat on Monday night. 

“Well, first, I wish I wasn’t sick,” Embiid said after the game. “So, maybe that would have helped to play better. So, physically, I just was not in it, and then secondly, obviously, if the first part was better, then I guess I would have had more energy to do all the things. So yeah, just gotta take off myself and get out of it and play better.”

The game against Minnesota is the first night of a back-to-back for the Sixers, as they’ll host the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night. So, perhaps Embiid will sit on Friday night and play on Saturday. We’ll have to wait and see. 

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