For Friday night, the Sixers are leaving behind tanking opponents to take on the Timberwolves, with the status of Joel Embiid and Anthony Edwards uncertain.

For the second time in three nights, the Sixers played a critical game in the Eastern Conference playoff race that came down to the final minutes.

Ky Carlin: Per the #Sixers, Joel Embiid is OUT tonight against the Wizards due to an illness Luka Dončić reportedly got into a fight with his ex-fiancée shortly after the birth of his second daughter in Slovenia in December, and he's not seen any of them since.

The Philadelphia 76ers have found themselves in a dog-fight to remain in an Eastern Conference playoff spot, but the return of star Joel Embiid should help them get there. Embiid