ESPN.com · Apr 22, 2023
76ers' Joel Embiid out for Game 4 with sprained right knee
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid sustained a right knee sprain and will miss Game 4 against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday.
Embiid, who returned to Philadelphia on Friday to undergo an MRI on the knee, could be back in the lineup as soon as early next week, sources told ESPN.
Still, it's unclear if that return would come in time for a potential Game 5 on Monday if the Sixers don't close out the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series on Saturday in Brooklyn.
The Sixers are leading the Nets 3-0 in the best-of-seven series. A potential Game 6 would be Thursday in Brooklyn.