Joel Embiid was ruled out of Friday night ... and Kyle Lowry (strained right hip). Two-way players Jeff Dowtin Jr. and Justin Edwards are assigned to the Delaware Blue Coats.

Joel Embiid has been officially upgraded to questionable ... ll miss his second straight game due to a left knee contusion. Jeff Dowtin Jr. and Justin Edwards are also unavailable, but they ...

Ahead of yet another Sixers back-to-back — they will host the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night without Joel Embiid, Paul ...

Tyrese Maxey scored 37 points, but the shorthanded Sixers had no answer for Giannis Antetokounmpo and Co. down the stretch.

Joel Embiid, out again ... The B-team Sixers — with Justin Edwards and Jeff Dowtin Jr. as the leading scorers — scrapped and turned the fans back on their side when they pulled to 91-87.

This time around, Joel Embiid was on the floor for the Sixers ... Two-way point guard Jeff Dowtin Jr. has been even better, and Nurse has always had plenty of trust in a player he has known ...

Unorthodox lineups and the loss of starters due to injury have the Sixers reeling in the midst of a road trip.

Around the midway point of the season, the Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers are clearly trending in opposite directions.

The 76ers are running out of time to build chemistry.

The Philadelphia 76ers were without Joel Embiid, Paul George ... six rebounds) and Jeff Dowtin Jr. (18 points, five rebounds), a pair of players who non-Philly fans definitely knew were in ...

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