Joel Embiid out vs. Kings

Ah, so is that what the plan was supposed to look like?

The Sixers have ruled out Joel Embiid for their New Year’s Day matchup against the Sacramento Kings on the latest injury report. The reason given was rest.

Joel Embiid is listed as OUT (rest) for tomorrow’s matchup vs. the Kings, the front end of a back-to-back.

Andre Drummond, Kyle Lowry, and Eric Gordon are all questionable pic.twitter.com/QNXwOGdBwX

— Josh Grieb (@JGrieb10) December 31, 2024 This comes as no shock as that game is the front end of a back-to-back. Philadelphia will play the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. With the Kings having just fired their coach and the Warriors being 3-7 in their last 10, the Sixers likely didn’t…