Philadelphia 76ers' star center Joel Embiid has taken a surprising turn in his recovery from a right knee injury, upgrading to questionable for Sunday's matchup against the Atlanta Hawks. The move signals that Embiid may be nearing a return to action after nine consecutive games without him.
Embiid's absence has been largely attributed to a day-to-day right knee issue he first reported on November 11th. However, despite numerous updates from team officials and coach Nick Nurse describing the situation as "day-to-day," Embiid has yet to appear in a game over the past eight absences. Many had assumed his injury would sideline him once again, but the Sixers' decision to upgrade his status now suggests that he could be ready to return to competition.
The timing of this announcement is particularly intriguing, coming just hours before tip-off on Sunday evening. One can only speculate about what prompted the change in Embiid's status, but it appears that the team has finally gotten a glimpse of hope for his comeback. With this upgrade, fans and observers will be closely watching to see if Embiid takes the court against the Hawks on Sunday night.
Embiid's absence has been largely attributed to a day-to-day right knee issue he first reported on November 11th. However, despite numerous updates from team officials and coach Nick Nurse describing the situation as "day-to-day," Embiid has yet to appear in a game over the past eight absences. Many had assumed his injury would sideline him once again, but the Sixers' decision to upgrade his status now suggests that he could be ready to return to competition.
The timing of this announcement is particularly intriguing, coming just hours before tip-off on Sunday evening. One can only speculate about what prompted the change in Embiid's status, but it appears that the team has finally gotten a glimpse of hope for his comeback. With this upgrade, fans and observers will be closely watching to see if Embiid takes the court against the Hawks on Sunday night.
around Embiid! I was low-key worried he'd never play again 
, but now it seems like he's making a comeback for real 
! The question is tho... what's really going on? 
Was it just a case of the team wanting to put a good spin on things or did they actually get some new info that makes 'im look less done-in than we thought? 
Either way, I'm hyped for the Sixers' next game and can't wait to see if Embiid brings his A-game 
!
!! joel embiid is almost back from his injury and i'm literally so hyped 
. this timing is crazy though, just hours before the game... what do u think happened? 
now that they've upgraded his status, I'm gonna put my money on him playing against the Hawks on Sunday 
the question is will he be fully healthy or just getting warmed up? either way, it's gonna be a fun night of hoops 
It seems like the Sixers have finally gotten a glimmer of hope for his return, which is a welcome surprise after nine consecutive games without him 
. I'm curious to know what prompted this change in his status - was it a positive development during his rehabilitation process or just a reassessment by the medical team? 
Either way, fans and observers alike will be on high alert on Sunday night to see if Embiid can finally take the court against the Hawks 
! I mean, I've been hoping he'd come back sooner, but nine games without him was getting pretty long 
. Guess we'll have to wait and see if he's gonna be ready for Sunday night 
. If he is, it could totally flip the game around for them 
. Been following their season closely, so fingers crossed they can get back on track 
!
. If he was really getting closer to returning, wouldn't his team be more transparent about it earlier on? The fact that they're only now upgrading him to questionable just hours before the game is weird, you know? 
embiid's been out for ages and it was starting to feel like we'd never see him on the court again. i'm not gonna lie, it's a bit suspicious that they're upgrading his status just hours before tip-off... maybe the team's just trying to give us all hope? either way, i'm hyped (yeah right) to see if embiid can actually live up to his hype and get us out of this slump 
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. Fingers crossed, folks! 
I think it's crazy how teams keep us in suspense like that, all day, every day... Up or down, you know where he's at 
and I'm low-key hyped 
. don't get me wrong, it's still early days and all that jazz, but this upgrade has got everyone buzzing 
. will he be back on the court on Sunday? we'll just have to wait and see 
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