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Embiid out for Game 2 due to multiple injuries

ESPN · May 6, 2026, 6:18 PM

Key takeaways

  • Knicks (1:33)Shams Charania joins "The Pat Mc Afee Show" to explain Joel Embiid's injury and the key factor in ruling him out for the 76ers' Game 2 matchup against the Knicks.
  • Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will miss Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks because of right hip soreness and a right ankle sprain.
  • Embiid initially was listed as probable with the ankle sprain until the NBA's official 1 p.m.

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Knicks (1:33)Shams Charania joins "The Pat Mc Afee Show" to explain Joel Embiid's injury and the key factor in ruling him out for the 76ers' Game 2 matchup against the Knicks. (1:33)

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will miss Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks because of right hip soreness and a right ankle sprain.

Embiid initially was listed as probable with the ankle sprain until the NBA's official 1 p.m. ET injury report Wednesday, when he was listed as out with both injuries.

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