Joel Embiid (right knee injury management) has been upgraded to questionable for the Sixers' home game against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night, indicating a possible return to action for the former NBA MVP who has missed nine consecutive games since his most recent appearance on Nov. 8.
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Of Embiid's nine straight absences, the last eight have been caused by a right knee issue he first reported on Nov. 11. Sixers head coach Nick Nurse and team officials have continually described the issue as day-to-day, though 18 days have gone by without Embiid appearing in a game. He looked primed to be sidelined once again on Sunday evening, but five hours and change prior to tip-off the Sixers officially changed Embiid's status.
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