This discouraging stat sums up Joel Embiid's career originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Philadelphia 76ers square off against the Portland Trail Blazers Sunday evening, looking to keep pace in a highly contested Eastern Conference playoff race.

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid remains without a definitive timeline to return from an oblique injury, but head coach Nick Nurse hinted at a possible time frame on Saturday.

Joel Embiid faces backlash after referencing Max Verstappen while the Philadelphia 76ers struggle with injuries.

Michael Kaskey-Blomain: Joel Embiid has now officially missed as many regular season games as he has played in his career. #sixers. Games played: 485. Games missed: 485

Joel Embiid returned to the court for a workout on Friday, the 76ers said Saturday, though it was separate from the team as the All-Star center looks to return from a right oblique strain.

Progressing, but timeline TBD

The 2025-26 NBA season hasn’t gone the way that the Philadelphia 76ers had hoped. The Sixers remain a competitive team in a surprisingly strong Eastern Conference but many people have jumped off the Sixers hype train.

Joel Embiid has progressed to individual on-court work in his recovery from an oblique strain, but his timetable to return to game action remains unclear, coach Nick Nurse said Saturday. Nurse said Embiid went through a workout Friday,