Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid and Paul George will each miss a third straight game with left knee injuries on Wednesday night against Houston.

Embiid had limited involvement in training camp, did not take part in the preseason and sat out the first several games of the 2024-25 season. On top of that, it has been openly declared that the plan is for him to not play any back-to-back games moving forward.

The Philadelphia 76ers are 2-12, in sole possession of the worst record in the NBA. We're almost a fifth of the way through the season, so while it is early, it