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Is Joel Embiid Playing Tonight Vs Bulls? 76ers Release Injury Report Ahead for 5x All-Star Ahead of Vital Homestand

Jeet Pukhrambam
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Is Joel Embiid Playing Tonight Vs Bulls? 76ers Release Injury Report Ahead for 5x All-Star Ahead of Vital Homestand

Joel Embiid was just named Eastern Conference player of the month, to nobody’s surprise. He’s averged more points than Luka Doncic this month and the Cameroonian is the key to the 76ers success.

As the NBA landscape begins to take shape for the 2022-23 season, we can clearly identify who poses a threat. Philadelphia has long been looming and this year might just be it.

But the Eastern Conference is stacked this year and 76ers fans will be hoping their team acquires a high seed. So, with that in mind, will Joel Embiid play vs the Chicago Bulls?

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Is Joel Embiid playing tonight? 76ers release injury report ahead of the vital clash

As per the latest from the Philadelphia 76ers, it looks as though Joel Embiid will miss out on the clash. He is set to miss a second straight game as he is recovering from a sore left foot.

The 76ers will have to rely on James Harden to carry them past the Bulls. The 76ers are just 3 games behind the Bulls and will hope that a win will edge them closer to the 1st seed.

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Joel Embiid Stats for the 2022-23 season

Joel will be sorely missed in this game. He has been on fire since the start of the season and has even dropped 2 50-point performances.

He is averaging a stunning 33.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game. On the defensive end of things, Joel is also averaging 1.9 blocks and 1.4 steals a game.

These numbers firmly put him in the MVP conversation and he will be hoping to recover sooner and impact more games.

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Jeet Pukhrambam

Jeet Pukhrambam

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Jeet Pukhrambam is The SportsRush's Lead Editor for Basketball. After freelancing for five years as an independent writer, Jeet created thousands of blog posts and articles. He now covers intriguing news reports and throwback stories on all things NBA. His interest in NBA started with the ascendancy of Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2016-17 season. Since then, Jeet has managed to coalesce his knowledge of the game and his writing to create pieces that are reflective of the current state of the league. Now, he ensures that The SportsRush produces the highest quality of writing. In his free time, he enjoys playing football, cooking, traveling, and dancing to techno. Jeet takes pride in his critical thinking, music playlists, and his love for spaghetti.

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