After being listed as questionable earlier in the day, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is now out for tonight’s game against the Washington Wizards with a non-COVID illness.
Joel Embiid (non-COVID illness) is out tonight against the Wizards.
— Noah Levick (@NoahLevick) October 31, 2022
Tonight is the second game Embiid will miss this season for the 3-4 Sixers. He sat out the first night of a back-to-back Friday night against the Toronto Raptors, due to what the team termed right knee injury recovery, but was what seemed like a good, old-fashioned case of load management.