Last night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers marked yet another absence for Joel Embiid, who remains sidelined with a lingering knee injury that has plagued him throughout the season. While his absence has contributed to the Philadelphia 76ers’ disappointing performance,
Embiid, Guerschon Yabusele (knee) and KJ Martin (foot stress reaction) were partial participants. Yabusele missed two games after knee-to-knee contact Jan. 15 against the Knicks but has played the last three, including both halves of the Cleveland-Chicago back-to-back. He was listed as probable.
The Sixers, I’m told, love Guerschon Yabusele. Yet they might soon have a difficult decision to make with the bruising French forward and his $2.1 million minimum contract. League sources
How hard will it be for the Sixers to hold onto Guerschon Yabusele? What could he net the Sixers in a trade? An expert fills us in.
The Philadelphia 76ers are reportedly receiving plenty of interest in Guerschon Yabusele and Eric Gordon ahead of the February trade deadline as the
If the Sixers aren’t confident in their ability to retain Guerschon Yabusele this offseason, they should explore his trade market in the next two weeks.
Joel Embiid was a partial participant in practice for the 76ers on Monday, as a team with a rare burst of wind in its sails approaches a season-long homestand.
Yabusele is in the starting lineup for Friday's game versus the Cavaliers. Yabusele will enter the starting lineup Friday with Joel Embiid (knee) and Andre Drummond (toe) out. Yabusele is averaging 12.
With their hard-earned victory on Wednesday, a 117-104 triumph over the Sacramento Kings, the Sixers are suddenly winners of four straight games and will likely finish the night tied for a Play-In Tournament spot in the Eastern Conference.
With no Joel Embiid and no Paul George on the floor, Tuesday’s matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers should have been an easy win for the LakeShow, who had been seeing a midseason turnaround after their early struggles.
Don’t look now but the Sixers have swept consecutive back-to-backs and tied a season high with their fourth straight win over the Kings Wednesday.