{"id":618519,"date":"2026-02-22T21:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T21:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/618519\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T21:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T21:04:16","slug":"is-joel-embiid-playing-tonight-vs-timberwolves-final-status-for-76ers-star-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/618519\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Joel Embiid playing tonight vs. Timberwolves? Final status for 76ers star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/philadelphia-76ers\/news\/joel-embiid-playing-tonight-vs-timberwolves-final-status-76ers-star\/4d15ec0b43019a37eac7d173?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Is Joel Embiid playing tonight vs. Timberwolves? Final status for 76ers star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Is Joel Embiid playing tonight vs. Timberwolves? Final status for 76ers star<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/philadelphia-76ers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Philadelphia 76ers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> will look to snap a four-game losing streak when they take on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/minnesota-timberwolves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Timberwolves;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Timberwolves<\/a> in Minnesota on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>It will be the second leg of a back-to-back for Philadelphia. The Sixers fell to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/new-orleans-pelicans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pelicans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pelicans<\/a>, 126-111, on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Joel Embiid ruled out vs. Timberwolves due to right knee injury management, shin soreness<\/p>\n<p>Star center Joel Embiid has missed four straight games for the Sixers due to a combination of right knee injury management and shin soreness, and unfortunately, that streak will stretch to five on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Embiid has been officially <a href=\"https:\/\/ak-static.cms.nba.com\/referee\/injury\/Injury-Report_2026-02-22_03_30PM.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ruled out of the game;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ruled out of the game<\/a> in Minnesota due to those same issues.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>On the season, Embiid has appeared in just 31 games for Philadelphia and posted averages of 26.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.1 blocks per performance.<\/p>\n<p>The big man&#8217;s absence is bad news for a Sixers team that is desperate for a win but has struggled mightily without him this year. The Sixers are just 1-7 without Embiid in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>While the Sixers will be without their starting center, the same can be said for Minnesota. Rudy Gobert will miss the game against Philly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/wolves-rudy-gobert-suspended-one-game-for-accruing-seventh-flagrant-foul-point\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:due to suspension;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">due to suspension<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The matchup between Philadelphia and Minnesota will be the first of two meetings on the season. The Sixers will also host the Timberwolves at Xfinity Mobile Arena in April.<\/p>\n<p>More Philadelphia 76ers news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is Joel Embiid playing tonight vs. Timberwolves? 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