Joel Embiid has been ruled out for the Sixers’ game against the Wizards due to illness, despite previously returning from a 13-game absence. He averaged 30.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, and shot well from three-point range over his last three games. Rookie Johni Broome remains sidelined as well. The Sixers are currently seventh in the Eastern Conference, while the Wizards struggle at 17-58, having lost 19 of their last 20 games.
