{"id":382430,"date":"2026-01-01T23:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T23:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/382430\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T23:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T23:44:07","slug":"is-joel-embiid-playing-tonight-vs-mavericks-game-status-for-76ers-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/382430\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Joel Embiid playing tonight vs. Mavericks? Game status for 76ers star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/philadelphia-76ers\/news\/joel-embiid-playing-tonight-vs-mavericks-game-status-76ers-star\/0b941212846d8a3fcac148f9?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Is Joel Embiid playing tonight vs. Mavericks? Game status for 76ers star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Is Joel Embiid playing tonight vs. Mavericks? Game status for 76ers star<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/philadelphia-76ers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Philadelphia 76ers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> will be seeking a second consecutive win when they travel to Dallas to play against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/dallas-mavericks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mavericks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mavericks<\/a> on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia is fresh off of a thrilling 139-136 overtime victory over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/memphis-grizzlies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Memphis Grizzlies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> on Tuesday night. In that game, star center Joel Embiid tallied 34 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks in 38 minutes of action. It was probably the big fella&#8217;s best overall game of the season to date.<\/p>\n<p>Joel Embiid \u2018probable\u2019 to play against Mavericks on Thursday night<\/p>\n<p>After playing so many minutes in that game, there was some question about Embiid\u2019s availability for the game in Dallas, But, things are looking promising.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Embiid is listed as \u201cprobable\u201d on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ak-static.cms.nba.com\/referee\/injury\/Injury-Report_2026-01-01_03_00PM.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:official injury report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">official injury report<\/a> for the game, indicating that he is likely to play. A final determination regarding Embiid\u2019s status will be made closer to tipoff time.<\/p>\n<p>On the season, Embiid has appeared in 14 games for Philadelphia and posted averages of 22.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.4 block per performance.<\/p>\n<p>The game between Philly and Dallas will be the second of the season between the two teams. The Sixers bested the Mavs 121-114 back on Dec. 20. After Thursday night, the teams won&#8217;t meet again until next season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>More Philadelphia 76ers news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is Joel Embiid playing tonight vs. Mavericks? 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