{"id":697704,"date":"2026-04-04T12:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T12:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/697704\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T12:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T12:43:12","slug":"joel-embiid-injury-update-will-76ers-star-play-tonight-vs-pistons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/697704\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel Embiid Injury Update: Will 76ers Star Play Tonight vs. Pistons?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nba\/charlotte-hornets\/hornets-announcer-calls-joel-embiid-free-throw-merchant\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joel Embiid was recently called a \u2018free-throw merchant\u2019<\/a>   by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/teams\/charlotte_hornets\/74\" class=\"yard_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a> announcer. But that is not stopping the  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/teams\/philadelphia_76ers\/66\" class=\"yard_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> star from dropping some impressive performances for his team. Suiting up against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Embiid dropped 19 points a night to help Philly win. But that might mean the 32-year-old would be out against the Detroit Pistons.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p> Injuries have plagued the career of the 2023 NBA MVP. In fact, he has just returned against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/teams\/chicago_bulls\/68\" class=\"yard_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Bulls<\/a> on March 25, 2026, after missing 13 games this season. And since then, the 7-time NBA All-Star has never played in consecutive games. Thus, as he logged in for 34 minutes against the Timberwolves, it is very unlikely that we will see Embiid in action against the Pistons. However, the team has not officially confirmed his unavailability. <\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, this is not the only season where the 32-year-old has struggled to keep himself healthy. A recent stat showed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nba\/philadelphia-76ers\/76ers-joel-embiid-gets-trolled-for-bizarre-career-stat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Embiid has played 485 games and has also missed 485 games<\/a> during his NBA career. What\u2019s more? After he debuted for the Philadelphia 76ers in 2016, injuries have repeatedly prevented the two-time NBA scoring champion from completing a full season.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, despite the 76ers\u2019 star playing at the moment, his oblique strain looks more than okay.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Is Joel Embiid Fully Healthy Now?<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 MVP proved his worth when he dropped a banger of a performance against the Bulls on March 25, 2026. Logging in for just 28 minutes, the star player dropped 35 points to lead the 76ers to a 157-137 drubbing of the Bulls. And this was no ordinary game. Philadelphia recorded the franchise\u2019s highest score in fifty years. But it did come at a price. Following the game, Embiid admitted that he played through extreme pain in his obliques.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really painful. You can\u2019t cough. You can\u2019t sneeze. Every time you sneeze, it feels like you are going back to where you started. It\u2019s still not where it\u2019s supposed to be. Maybe when the season is over, it\u2019s going to get better. It\u2019s really painful,\u201d Embiid said as reported by John Clark on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thus, with the Philadelphia 76ers looking set for a playoff berth, the probable absence of Embiid might cause them some uneasiness against the table toppers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Joel Embiid was recently called a \u2018free-throw merchant\u2019 by a Charlotte Hornets announcer. 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