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PHILADELPHIA —Joel Embiid<\/a>, who will not play the Detroit Pistons<\/a> on Saturday night, said Friday night he was angry at Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> management for not allowing him to play in Washington on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

He was out for Saturday’s game with “right oblique; injury management; (and) illness.” He has not played in both games of a back to back all season.<\/p>\n

Embiid was ruled out Wednesday due to an illness. He replied to a reporter’s post on social media that listed him as out by saying that he planned to play. He later posted<\/a>, “I guess they won’t let me play basketball.”<\/p>\n

After a 115-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> on Friday, Embiid expressed his displeasure with Daryl Morey, the 76ers president of basketball operations.<\/p>\n

“I was pissed off. I wanted to play basketball,” Embiid said. “I wasn’t allowed to play basketball, so I think this is more of a question of Daryl Morey or whoever makes the decisions.”<\/p>\n

Embiid scored 26 points in 34 minutes in a 76ers loss Monday in Miami. He was not listed on the injury report but told reporters that he was ill. “Physically, I just was not in it.”<\/p>\n

He said he had a short night’s sleep before Wednesday’s 153-131 win over the Wizards and wasn’t at a morning film session, after which he was ruled out.<\/p>\n

“I found out online that I wasn’t playing that night,” Embiid said. “That kind of caught me off guard.”<\/p>\n

Embiid was listed as doubtful on Thursday’s injury report for Minnesota, but played 34 minutes, totaling 19 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.<\/p>\n

Sixers coach Nick Nurse said he wasn’t concerned with the situation, praising Embiid for his play Friday.<\/p>\n

“We handle it by keeping things basketball-related,” Nurse said Saturday before facing the Pistons. “He was at shootaround yesterday; he was excellent in the game yesterday, was really a great teammate and focused and all that stuff yesterday. So we just try to keep it all basketball-focused.”<\/p>\n

Embiid has played 37 games this season, sidelined primarily by injury management in his knees. He’s averaged 26.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old center missed 13 games after straining his right oblique on Feb. 26 against Miami.<\/p>\n

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