Sources: Twitter @Ky_Carlin
What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Doc Rivers said Joel Embiid is doing better but won’t play tonight. He also said he’s not worried it will be a long-term absence. – 5:28 PM

Doc Rivers says Joel Embiid is “doing better” but he doesn’t know how long he’ll be out. He says it remains something that the team is n’t concerned about long-term. – 5:17 PM

#SixersMontrezl Harrell playing a bigger role with Joel Embiid sidelined inquirer.com/sixers/montrez… via @phillyinquirer #NBA #ClipperNation #Sixers #LouisvilleCardinals – 12:05PM

East All-Stars, per RPR MVP:
STARTERS
Donovan Mitchell
Jaylen Brown
Joel Embiid
Jayson Tatum
Kevin Durant
BENCH
DeMar DeRozan
Tyrese Haliburton
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Julius Randle
Pascal Siakam
Trae Young
Kyrie Irving
ALTERNATES
Porzingis, Garland, Harden, Brunson, Butler pic.twitter.com/yay1xOzdjX – 11:44 AM





Sixers fans today:
Win: Another win without Embiid, keep pace with the other top teams in the East
Loss: Well you aren’t a real contender unless you lose to the Bulls – 10:06 AM

Sixers’ Montrezl Harrell playing a bigger role with Joel Embiid sidelined inquirer.com/sixers/montrez… via @phillyinquirer #NBA #ClipperNation #WashingtonWizards #hornets – 9:32 AM

There are really just two races for All-Star starter in play: Zion vs. AD and Embiid vs. Tatum.
Fan vote should decide the former, but player vote — which has historically been strangely unkind to Tatum — could determine the East. Post is unlocked: ziller.substack.com/p/fantasy-vs-r… – 9:23 AM

Amped to call @Chicago Bulls @Philadelphia 76ers I have known Doc Rivers since he was 17..he is a class individual-great coach who belongs in the Hall of Fame. No Embiid but Philly is tough at home, 15-1 in last 16-11 straight. Join us tonight @670TheScore @Chicago Bulls net radio @Audacy app – 9:02 AM

‘Joel Embiid’s injury, Sixers’ dominance over Chicago Bulls and keys to Friday’s game’ by Locked On 76ers – Daily Podcast On The Philadelphia Sixers megaphone.link/LKN2277534435 – 8:32 AM

Joel Embiid’s injury, Sixers’ dominance over Chicago Bulls and keys to v… youtube.be/LXNnw3DqBDY Street @YouTube – 6:36 AM

‘Joel Embiid’s injury, Sixers’ dominance over Chicago Bulls and keys to Friday’s game’ by Locked On 76ers – Daily Podcast On The Philadelphia Sixers megaphone.link/LKN2277534435 – 6:28 AM

Game night from Philly. @Chicago Bulls @Philadelphia 76ers @670TheScore @Audacy app @Chicago Bulls radio networks. Join @34billy42 @AlyssaBergamini and me on the call 5:45 CT pre. Philly w/o Joel Embiid. Back to back. Sat. Home with Utah. Fired up! – 6:25 AM

#SixersMontrezl Harrell playing a bigger role with Joel Embiid sidelined inquirer.com/sixers/montrez… via @phillyinquirer – 5:45 AM

TJ McConnell was upset to see Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons not work out on the floor #Sixers sixerswire.usatoday.com/2023/01/05/tj-… Street @SixersWire – 11:39 PM

Out of KD, Giannis, Tatum and Embiid, someone will be left out of the voting (and media voting) for the East frontcourt. Ohh, feelings will be hurt – 8:33 PM

More on this storyline
Austin Krell: With Joel Embiid listed out for tomorrow’s game against the Chicago Bulls, I was intrigued by what the Sixers’ record was without their best players…. 6-3 without Embiid. 9-6 without James Harden. 13-6 without Tyrese Maxey. 3-1 without all of Embiid, Harden, and Maxey. -Street Twitter @NBAKrell /January 5, 2023
Noah Levick: Joel Embiid (left foot soreness) is listed as out for Sixers-Bulls tomorrow. -Street Twitter @NoahLevick /January 5, 2023
Shams Charania: Lakers’ LeBron James and Nets’ Kevin Durant lead the NBA’s first 2022-23 All-Star fan voting returns: pic.twitter.com/ObI4WQjnuH -via Twitter @ShamsCharania /January 5, 2023
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