We have our latest update on Joel Embiid’s availability, coming from The Athletic’s Shams Charania:
“There is optimism that [Joel Embiid will] be able to play in Game 1 of their next series… He had a sprained knee and I think they believed this is about a 1 week injury”
- @ShamsCharania
pic.twitter.com/nGUnWzXprJ— Harrison Grimm (@Harrison_Grimm) April 24, 2023Charania described Embiid’s knee sprain as “about a one-week injury.” Embiid suffered the knee sprain in Game 3, which was played on last Thursday, April 20.