PHILADELPHIA— Joel Embiid’s endless injury updates read like this for the week — he sat out Wednesday night’s loss against Orlando, there’s a chance he could play Friday against the Magic and, no, the 76ers haven’t yet considered shutting own the All-Star center.

Joel Embiid's endless injury updates read like this for the week — he sat out Wednesday night's loss against Orlando, there's a chance he could play Friday against the Magic and, no, the 76ers haven't yet considered shutting own the All-Star center.

The Sixers will host the Magic again on Friday which makes one wonder if Embiid will be ready to go for that one. If he can, it would potentially be only the second game where Phi