The wait continues.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was ruled out at the last second Saturday afternoon due to knee soreness before the Sixers’ only game this season at the Denver Nuggets, according to a report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, extending the streak of years Embiid has not played on Nikola Jokic’s home turf.
Embiid, the defending MVP of the league, has not appeared in a game at Ball Arena since Nov. 8, 2019. Unless the Nuggets and 76ers face off in the NBA Finals, the next chance won’t be until the 2024-25 season.
Embiid scored 41 points in a 126-121 Sixers win in Philadelphia last week, improving his head-to-head record against Jokic to 6-2.