Philadelphia 76ers face uncertainty as star player Joel Embiid may miss their game against Milwaukee Bucks on January 19 due to a foot injury. The team, already struggling this season, could face difficulties without him.

Sixers center Joel Embiid will miss the upcoming road trip due to increased swelling in his left knee following Thursday’s workout, the team announced. He will be re-evaluated in seven to 10 days.

Embiid, the 2022-23 NBA MVP, has played in just 13 games this season, missing time with knee, foot and sinus injuries. He was sidelined for Philadelphia’s first nine games, sat out seven consecutive games in late November and early December and has been sidelined for the past six games.

After Joel Embiid missed the 76ers’ annual road game in Denver for the fifth consecutive season on Tuesday, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic dismissed questions about his counterpart’s absences. “I

Joel Embiid’s injury issues continue to plague the Philadelphia 76ers. The team’s star center is dealing with increased swelling in his left knee after an on-court workout Thursday, according to a team statement.

Joel Embiid will miss the Sixers' road trip with a recurrence of swelling in his left knee. The team said Embiid will be evaluated again in 7-10 days.

Sixers center Joel Embiid will miss at least three more games because of left knee swelling, the team said Friday.

Joel Embiid will miss the Philadelphia 76ers ... place in the Eastern Conference ahead of a road swing to Indiana, Milwaukee and Denver beginning Saturday. Embiid has played in just 13 games ...

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid will miss at least the next three games against Indiana, Milwaukee and Denver with swelling in his left knee, the team announced Friday.

The Sixers announced on Jan. 17 that Embiid, who had missed the prior six games with a left foot sprain, was now experiencing swelling in his left knee and would be re-evaluated in approximately 7-10 days.

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