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Joel Embiid Gets Good News After Injury Scare vs Celtics

As the Philadelphia 76ers closed out the first half of action against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night (November 10), the Sixers had an injury scare in the final seconds. The team’s star center Joel Embiid went up for a…

By Justin Grasso · HEAVY

Published: Wednesday, 11 November 2026 at 2:29 AM

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Joel Embiid returned for the second half against the Celtics after tweaking his ankle before halftime.
Embiid slipped following a missed transition layup and limped to the locker room at the end of the second quarter.
He broke a first-half shooting slump by making a three-pointer immediately upon starting the second half.

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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid avoided serious injury after suffering an ankle scare against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. Embiid slipped on a transition layup in the final seconds of the second quarter, tweaking his left ankle and limping to the locker room at halftime. However, he provided positive news by returning to start the second half and immediately sinking a three-pointer.

Prior to the second-half return, Embiid endured a tough shooting performance, missing all six field-goal attempts in 17 first-half minutes. He managed nine points by shooting 9-of-11 from the free-throw line alongside five rebounds, as Philadelphia trailed Boston 61-51 at the break.

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