Embiid underwent surgery on his left knee during the offseason, and the Sixers have taken a cautious approach in managing his return from injury. The 31-year-old has already missed multiple games this season for injury management purposes, which could be the case again on Wednesday.

Joel Embiid is listed as probable and is expected to play tonight when the Philadelphia 76ers face the Denver Nuggets on January 5, 2026, at Wells Far.

These are the stories nine Nuggets bench players and their coach will tell decades from now about a peculiar basketball game in Philadelphia.

Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe spear-headed a hard-fought overtime battle against the Denver Nuggets as the Sixers returned to Philadelphia on Monda

Rookie guard VJ Edgecombe received a stern message from star big man Joel Embiid in a loss to the Denver Nuggets on Monday.

Bruce Brown scored a go-ahead fast-break layup with 5.3 seconds left when Joel Embiid committed goal-tending on the block attempt, and the Nuggets pulled off one of the most improbable wins of the NBA season Monday -- 125-124 in overtime without seven rotation players,

When the Denver Nuggets lost Nikola Jokić to a hyperextended knee on Dec. 29, they felt the collective loss of this year’s NBA MVP frontrunner and arguably the best basketball player in the world. But the Nuggets aren’t running from the challenge of what’s behind them this season and what’s still to come — they are embracing it.