Sixers keep Embiid home from 3-game trip to rest left knee

Posted March 30, 2019 7:00 am

The Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid (21) passes the ball around Orlando Magic's Khem Birch during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 25, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers have decided to rest All-Star center Joel Embiid during their three-game trip for precaution with the playoffs approaching.

Coach Brett Brown said before the Sixers played at Minnesota on Saturday that Embiid stayed home as part of the team's plan for "load management" on the left knee that has hampered the 7-footer at times this season.

The 25-year-old Embiid is second in the NBA in rebounding (13.7 per game) and fourth in scoring (27.5 per game).

Embiid, coming off a 39-point, 13-rebound, six-assist performance against Brooklyn on Thursday, has played in 62 games. That's one short of his career high. After the Sixers visit Dallas and Atlanta next week, they'll have four games remaining in the regular season.

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Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, center, drives to the basket as Brooklyn Nets' Jared Dudley, right, and Ed Davis, left, defend during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 28, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez) The Associated Press

Brooklyn Nets' Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (24), Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid (21) and 76ers' Jimmy Butler, top left, reach for the ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 28, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez) The Associated Press

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