Story byKy Carlin, Sixers WireFri, December 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM UTC·1 min readNEW YORK -- The Philadelphia 76ers will look to get back in the win column on Friday when they take on the New York Knicks on the road. The Sixers have not played since Sunday when they fell to the Atlanta Hawks and will look to get back moving in the right direction. They will have to do so without the services of Joel Embiid who will miss the contest due to an illness and right knee injury management. He was originally listed as questionable due to the illness, but he was then downgraded to out on Friday's injury report due to both issues. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDue to the fact that the right knee designation popped up, one has to wonder if it's due to the knee that he isn't playing.
