Is Joel Embiid Playing Tonight vs Wizards? 76ers Release Injury Report for MVP Candidate

Jeet Pukhrambam | 12/03/2023
Joel Embiid Breaks Sixers Records Held By Wilt Chamberlain, Allen Iverson, and Charles Barkley With 31-point Outing Against Pacers

Joel Embiid is the man of the moment, after hitting a clutch bucket, fans want to know if he is playing vs the Wizards tonight. The 76ers are looking for crucial wins, more importantly, their big man is looking to win the MVP award.

And the good news is, his last few stretches of games have helped make his case even stronger. Joel has taken matters into his own hands. Since the NBA has not been pushing his agenda, he has decided to play out of his mind.

But will he continue his form and play against the Washington Wizards?

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Is Joel Embiid Playing Tonight vs the Washington Wizards? Philadelphia 76ers Release Injury Report ahead of the road game

As per the latest injury report, Joel Embiid is not listed for the game against the Wizards. In fact, no 76ers players are on the injury report. However, this is an update from the Blazers game.

As there were no issues during the last game, it looks as though the status quo is unchanged.

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Joel Embiid’s stats in the 2022-23 NBA Season

Joel Embiid has been on an absolute tear over the last few games. He is averaging 33.4 points per game to go with 10.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists. He is leading the league in scoring, dethroning Luka Doncic, who is out with an injury.

On the MVP ladder, Joel has climbed to 2nd and continues a late push. He continues to score at will and is equally impressive on the defensive end. Along with his monstrous scoring, he is putting up 1.6 blocks and 1.1 steals per game.

Embiid might just snatch the MVP award from under us. Stay tuned to this space to find out.

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Jeet Pukhrambam

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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