Joel Embiid to return Wednesday vs. Clippers?

The hope, as team sources shared Monday, is that Embiid could play as soon as Wednesday's game against the LA Clippers (unless he's suspended by then). He recently began practicing in five-on-five action, worked out extensively before the game against the Suns and is expected to take part in individual workouts Tuesday in Los Angeles that will set the stage for what comes next. Barring a setback, it seems likely there is an end in sight here very soon.

What's the buzz on Twitter?

Vincent Goodwill VinceGoodwill The latest ep of the #GoodWord is LIVE! With guest We talk Embiid keeping it real going wrong, the Cavs start, some dirty macking and the future of media covering athletes : tinyurl.com/33xryabx : tinyurl.com/yavkmw43 : youtu.be/-zOSFb_vm8A pic.x.com/tRCNui6kZp – 8:39 AM Tony Jones Tjonesonthenba Paul George has made such a massive difference tonight for the Sixers. Everything looks different offensively.... If the Sixers can ever get Joel Embiid on the floor.... – 12:04 AM Derek Bodner DerekBodnerNBA Nice c&s corner 3 from McCain. When he's playing alongside combinations of Embiid, George and Maxey, just making that shot with consistency (which I expect him to do) will be valuable. Really wish he didn't then completely lose his defensive assignment on the next possession. – 10:53 PM Sirius XM NBA SiriusXMNBA "I never wanted him to succeed more" has strong feelings on what happened Saturday night between Joel Embiid and Marcus Hayes pic.x.com/OmM8JnB1pJ – 6:57 PM Henry Abbott TrueHoop On today's show and I talk about the Joel Embiid situation. How did the relationship between player and media get so bad? All that and more! : bit.ly/3PW1OKl : bit.ly/4ftO3wE pic.x.com/wOFPoymUOH – 2:34 PM John Gonzalez JohnGonzalez Monday Beyond the Arc w/ -Joel Embiid vs Marcus Hayes -KD is not happy w/ Stephen A -Bucks are in trouble -Warriors are hot — but the sked is about to get tougher listen/subscribe link.chtbl.com/beyondthearc YouTube pic.x.com/8KzWxUdIYy – 1:15 PM Rob Perez WorldWideWob Live on for the next 3 hours w/ • Cavs 7-0 • Bucks State of the Union Pt. 2 • Embiid situation • Gobert's finish against Denver • Events in Toronto 855-NBA-JUMP, if you'd like to call in and chat sxm.app.link/WorldWideWobNBA – 1:00 PM Tim MacMahon espn_macmahon The Hoop Collective with and touches on Joel Embiid, Bucks, Pacers, Pelicans, Timberwolves and more youtu.be/aAtllz6wJsk?si... – 11:02 AM Bill Reiter sportsreiter The radio show is live nationwide from 10-noon ET: Lions assert their dominance, Embiid's fracas, 5 Things on college football, Cowboys and Bears sag, Buy/Sell more. LISTEN: ReiterThanYou.com 158 – 9:58 AM Adam Aaronson SixersAdam New: Kicking off the week with a LOADED 5 Sixers thoughts: – Paul George expected to play tonight – How I'd alter the rotation – Jared McCain + Eric Gordon on playing with each other – Caleb Martin keeps getting fouled – When will Joel Embiid play? phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-an... – 8:45 AM Rich Hoffman rich_hofmann New newsletter! Long one today A crazy, crazy Eagles win over the Jags thanks to an unbelievable Saquon performance Thoughts on Joel Embiid shoving a reporter You can subscribe for free here. Hits your inbox, every Monday to Friday: allphly.com/phly-daily/ pic.x.com/XG2Rf8XTKz – 8:35 AM Sirius XM NBA SiriusXMNBA Tune into The Starting Lineup with & Joel Embiid Story. Paul George's Debut Grant Williams & Jayson Tatum Play HEADLINES!! Listen Live: sxm.app.link/nbaradiolive Call the Show: 855-NBA-JUMP (855-622-5867) pic.x.com/Ct100xiwCE – 7:02 AM Sam Vecenie Sam_Vecenie Hey, and I podcasted yesterday. We talked... -Joel Embiid incident -NBA panic meter for five teams: Bucks, Pacers, Magic without Paolo, Sixers and Nuggets youtube.com/live/NPlTC5CFW... pic.x.com/tug51Y7p23 – 6:22 AM Austin Krell NBAKrell Joel Embiid will remain out for tomorrow's game vs the Phoenix Suns due to left knee injury management. But, reinforcements appear to be on the way onpattison.com/news/2024/nov/... – 7:34 PM Adam Aaronson SixersAdam Paul George is set to make his Sixers regular season debut tomorrow night in Phoenix, according to reports, with Joel Embiid still out of action: phillyvoice.com/sixers-news-an... – 7:16 PM Tim Bontemps TimBontemps The Sixers say Paul George — who has yet to play this season with a bone bruise in his left knee — is questionable tomorrow in Phoenix against the Suns, the start of Philly's West Coast trip. Philly is at the Clippers, George's former team, Wednesday. Joel Embiid remains out. – 7:02 PM Sam Vecenie Sam_Vecenie Hey, we're going live here with as soon as the Pistons-Nets game ends. We'll talk about Joel Embiid, and then we'll talk about the NBA Panic Meter for five teams: Milwaukee, Denver, Indiana, Philly and Orlando (due to the Paolo injury) youtube.com/live/NPlTC5CFW... pic.x.com/xN9PKvacMm – 6:00 PM Sirius XM NBA SiriusXMNBA "Is it possible that everybody is wrong in this scenario?" Joel Embiid allegedly shoved reporter Marcus Hayes last night, and tells while he understands why Embiid was angry, he crossed a line by getting physical. pic.x.com/WDCNlsXMVu – 12:54 PM Ky Carlin Ky_Carlin Here is my POV of what happened between Joel Embiid and Marcus in the locker room last night sixerswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/n... via – 10:07 AM Adam Aaronson SixersAdam Here is what I saw and heard when the Sixers locker room opened up last night, and Joel Embiid had a confrontation with Marcus Hayes. These are all of the events I witnessed that I can definitively state occurred — nothing more and nothing less. phillyvoice.com/joel-embiid-ma... – 8:57 AM David Aldridge davidaldridgedc Re-racking from last night, with and on Joel Embiid shoving a Philadelphia Inquirer columnist, who'd written multiple harshly critical columns of the former NBA MVP, in a locker room incident Saturday. In nytimes.com/athletic/58939... – 8:00 AM Eurohoops Eurohoopsnet The NBA opens investigation about a public incident between Joel Embiid and a local journalist eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/17... – 4:35 AM Tony Jones Tjonesonthenba With and on Joel Embiid's postgame shove Saturday night of a Philadelphia Inquirer columnist, who'd written several recent columns critical of the former NBA MVP, after a verbal altercation in the Sixers locker room – nytimes.com/athletic/58939... – 1:39 AM John Karalis John_Karalis New column: A Philadelphia columnist went too far criticizing Joel Embiid. Embiid went too far after confronting him. But it all adds up to yet another of many organizational failures since "The Process" began. bostonsportsjournal.com/2024/11/03/kar... – 1:37 AM Derek Bodner DerekBodnerNBA If you missed reporting on what happened between Joel Embiid and Marcus Hayes in the Sixers' locker room after the game, you can listen here: youtu.be/ih0eTbG4CoU?si... – 1:25 AM David Aldridge davidaldridgedc With and on Joel Embiid's postgame shove Saturday of a Philadelphia Inquirer columnist, who'd written several recent columns critical of the former NBA MVP, after a verbal altercation in the 76ers' locker room. In nytimes.com/athletic/58939... – 1:08 AM Rob Perez WorldWideWob 1. Joel Embiid altercation with reporter in locker room 2. Drake blasts DeRozan on broadcast 3. Donovan Mitchell game-winner sends Cavs to 7-0 4. Vince Carter jersey retirement ceremony 5. Rockets 31-point comeback to force OT 6. Grant Williams/Celtics like a WWE PPV tonight. – 12:28 AM Kurt Helin basketballtalk Joel Embiid reportedly got into an altercation with a Philadelphia columnist who referenced Embiid's family in a story. The league is now investigating the incident. nbcsports.com/nba/news/joel-... – 12:22 AM Ben Golliver BenGolliver Statement from an NBA spokesman regarding the locker room altercation between 76ers star Joel Embiid and a Philadelphia columnist: "We are aware of reports of an incident in the Sixers locker room this evening and are commencing an investigation." – 11:36 PM Tim Reynolds ByTimReynolds The NBA has opened an investigation into tonight's locker room incident in Philadelphia involving Joel Embiid and a reporter. – 11:36 PM Sam Amick sam_amick Regarding the Joel Embiid incident with a reporter this evening, an NBA spokesperson says... "We are aware of reports of an incident in the Sixers locker room this evening and are commencing an investigation." – 11:34 PM Sam Vecenie Sam_Vecenie Here's the legend from He was in the locker room, explaining what happened w/ Joel Embiid and the reporter. Full 5 minutes is worth listening to for context. (my take is simple: don't bring up a dude's family to take a shot at him for being hurt) pic.x.com/ufintHbsd4 – 11:32 PM Sam Vecenie Sam_Vecenie Man, look. If you write this, you gotta be accountable to the player. This isn't talking about what Joel Embiid is doing on the court. This is ridiculous. Is it worth getting physical with the dude? IDK, I want way more details on how this whole thing escalated. pic.x.com/lIXkwNrIk8 – 11:16 PM Gerald Bourguet GeraldBourguet To be honest, there are quite a few media members the NBA shouldn't credential. Based on what that dude wrote about Joel Embiid's late brother and son, he was in that category. Lesson for reporters: Don't write/say anything you wouldn't be comfortable saying to a player's face – 11:08 PM StatMuse statmuse Embiid this season: 1 — Shoved reporter 1 — Technical foul 0 — Minutes played pic.x.com/4O8fOTpyQ3 – 11:03 PM Shams Charania ShamsCharania 76ers' Joel Embiid got in an altercation with a columnist following tonight's game in Philadelphia. Embiid took issue with a recent column that referenced his late brother and son, and Embiid shoved the columnist. No punch. – 10:55 PM Keith Pompey PompeyOnSixers Oh, boy, people will remember the Sixers season for all the wrong reasons. The team just dropped to 1-4 and Joel Embiid assaulted a reporter in the locker room. – 10:36 PM

More on this storyline

As it relates to Embiid's availability and the latest round of media/fan pressure being applied for him to play, team sources say this time has been made all the more difficult because the Sixers truly believed he would be ready at the start of the regular season Oct. 23. That's why they made so many rose-colored-glasses statements publicly about his health, glossing over the truth about the left knee problem that the league ultimately deemed a legitimate concern. In doing so, they honored Embiid's well-known wishes of being as private as possible when it comes to his health. -via New York Times / November 5, 2024 "As always, I asked how he was feeling, first of all, and tried to get him locked into what we're doing," Nurse said of his conversation with Embiid. "I'm concerned about getting him on the floor, making sure he understands who he's playing with, what they are doing, what all that stuff looks like. We've been able to get him into more of that work today. "Yeah, I think playing will help him. Yeah, I think it will help him get focused." -via The Philadelphia Inquirer / November 4, 2024