Orlando: The push to see who will make the NBA playoffs kept going on and your Philadelphia Sixers are doing whatever they can to make their playoff seeding look better.
During the first quarter of the Sixers loss to Trailblazers on Sunday Night, Joel Embiid would injure his left ankle on this play
Joel Embiid leaves the Sixers bench after awkwardly injuring his foot. Hoping for the best for JoJo 🙏 pic.twitter.com/AcbF10koTl
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) August 9, 2020
The Sixers would announce that Embiid would not return
Embiid won't return due to left ankle injury
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) August 9, 2020
After the game, Sixers Coach Brett Brown was asked about the Injury Status of Embiid
#Sixers coach Brett Brown on Injury to Joel Embiid "“I’m going to learn more. I don’t know enough to comment on it” #PHIvsPOR #WholeNewGame #PhilaUnite pic.twitter.com/7cZnyyXL1f
— David Malandra Jr (@DaveMReports) August 10, 2020
Josh Richardson who scored 34 points, he would make some big shots in the game
Jrich scoring on repeat here.
He seals his 28th point at the end of the third with this beauty. pic.twitter.com/lnm5A0aqk5
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) August 10, 2020
Following the game, Richardson was asked about stepping up with Ben Simmons & Joel Embiid out with injuries
#Sixers Josh Richardson was asked about stepping up with Ben Simmons & Joel Embiid out with injuries#PhilaUnite #PHIvsPOR #WholeNewGame pic.twitter.com/xLy7AG7aXg
— David Malandra Jr (@DaveMReports) August 10, 2020
Boxscore:
The Sixers next game is August 11 at 4:30 PM against the Suns
