Joel Embiid, who will not play the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night, said Friday night he was angry at Philadelphia 76ers management for not allowing him to play in Washington on Wednesday.

On April 1, the Philadelphia 76ers center publicly opposed the team's decision to rule him out of that night's game against the Washington Wizards. "Must be APRIL FOOLS joke? Played against Miami in the same conditions and I'm planning to play tonight! Embiid wrote.

Embiid told reporters Friday that he was "pissed off" because he "wasn't allowed to play basketball" earlier this week against the Wizards.

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse addressed the viral message from Joel Embiid before taking on the Detroit Pistons.

Joel Embiid (oblique injury management and illness) will miss the 76ers’ home game against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday, while Paul George (knee injury management) is available to play, the team announced Saturday evening.

Big man unhappy with management for making him sit out for health reasons: “I don’t know what’s going on. I just want to play basketball.”

Joel Embiid posts a follow-up tweet regarding his status amid an April Fool's Day post that has caused drama online.

Joel Embiid will return from a one-game absence due to illness for the 76ers’ Friday game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, per the team’s starting lineup announcement. Embiid was listed as doubtful on Thursday evening’s injury report,