{"id":692286,"date":"2026-04-01T17:30:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/692286\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:30:27","slug":"joel-embiid-rejects-76ers-injury-report-must-be-april-fools-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/692286\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel Embiid Rejects 76ers&#8217; Injury Report, &#8216;Must Be APRIL FOOLS Joke????&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid isn&#8217;t pleased with the team&#8217;s injury report for Wednesday night&#8217;s game against the Washington Wizards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">After the Sixers announced that Embiid would miss the game due to an illness, Embiid took to social media to question whether the announcement was an April Fool&#8217;s joke and declare his intentions to play:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Make Bleacher Report one of your preferred sources on Google by selecting Bleacher Report on the &#8220;source preferences&#8221; 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