{"id":714054,"date":"2026-04-19T17:06:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T17:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/714054\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T17:06:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T17:06:49","slug":"shocking-joel-embiid-injury-update-could-miss-entire-celtics-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/714054\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking Joel Embiid injury update: Could miss entire Celtics series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joel Embiid has not resumed basketball activities following appendectomy surgery and is unlikely to be available for the Sixers&#8217; first-round series against the Celtics.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid has not yet resumed basketball activities and is unlikely to play in the first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics, according to ESPN&#8217;s Jorge Sedano.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tPhiladelphia 76ers \/ Schedule<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t look like we&#8217;ll see him anytime soon because he&#8217;s still dealing with the recovery from that surgery,&#8221; Sedano said. &#8220;And when we asked him about a potential return during this series, he said they&#8217;re not ruling it out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But again, this is something that&#8217;s still kind of touch-and-go. He hasn&#8217;t even started basketball activity or anything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Embiid already missed the Play-In Tournament after undergoing an appendectomy.<\/p>\n<p>He last played on April 6 against the San Antonio Spurs, when he logged 39 minutes and finished with 34 points, 12 rebounds, and four blocks in a 115\u2013102 loss.<\/p>\n<p>This season, Embiid has appeared in 38 games for the Sixers, averaging 26.9 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a\/status\/2045904184751362389\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  <\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_4\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Like what we are doing? 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