If there is a silver lining in this latest Embiid injury, it might be that the time off would theoretically allow his knees and ailing right shin some rest.
Tyrese Maxey will miss at least three weeks with a tendon injury in the small finger on his right hand, the Sixers announced just a few minutes before tip-off.
As Nick Nurse stepped to the podium for his pregame media availability on Tuesday, the Sixers ruled rookie VJ Edgecombe 'available' for Philadelphia's game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
With Joel Embiid once again out, the Sixers looked extremely groggy coming back from the All-Star break and short on answers in an ugly loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
With Joel Embiid ruled out in the hours leading up to tip-off
, the Sixers flat-lined in the first quarter and got stomped by the New York Knicks in their last game before the All-Star break.