The NBA is investigating why against Milwaukee.
The league confirmed the investigation on Thursday. It was opened as part of the NBA's player participation policy that went into effect last season.
Such a move was to be expected. The NBA has said that any time a star player misses a game 鈥� it defines 鈥渟tar鈥� as someone who was an All-Star or All-NBA selection in any of the previous three seasons, and Embiid is one of those 鈥� an investigation can be opened to 鈥減romote compliance鈥� with league rules and can include 鈥渋ndependent medical review and related determinations regarding player availability.鈥�
Embiid 鈥� who helped the U.S. win Olympic gold at the Paris Games 鈥� with the 76ers citing 鈥渓eft knee injury management.鈥� Embiid has a long history of injury issues, including knee problems.
Embiid has never played more than 68 games in a season and was limited to 39 last season in large part because of knee surgery.
It is not clear how long the investigation will take. Philadelphia was also without Paul George for Wednesday's game; he suffered a bone bruise during the preseason.
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