Overview
- Joel Embiid was ruled out for a fifth straight game with right knee injury management and right shin soreness as Philadelphia seeks to end a four-game skid on the second night of a back-to-back.
- Rudy Gobert will miss one game due to a flagrant-foul suspension that was not overturned on appeal, forcing Minnesota to redistribute rebounding and rim protection.
- Rookie Johni Broome suffered a right lateral meniscus tear in a G League game and is out while he consults medical specialists on treatment options.
- Anthony Edwards arrives in peak form after an All-Star Game MVP and a 40-point performance in a win over Dallas, with Minnesota on a three-game winning streak.
- Tip-off is 7 p.m. ET at Target Center for the teams’ first meeting this season, and Naz Reid is listed questionable with shoulder soreness.