The Philadelphia 76ers are in a tough spot and their playoff hopes are dwindling fast. Nick Nurse and his team sit near the bottom of the Eastern Conference with a lackluster 21-40 record. Adding to their woes is Paul George and Joel Embiid’s ongoing battle with injuries.

Coach Nick Nurse explains his decision not to play Joel Embiid in the 4th quarter in the loss to the Brooklyn Nets.

Maxey, who has missed back-to-back contests since leaving Monday's game early with what was eventually diagnosed as a lower back sprain. While George did not practice at all on Saturday, Maxey participated in an individualized session. It seems that he will also be sidelined against the Jazz, with his status beyond Sunday night still up in the air.

A season full of championship hopes has turned into a debacle for the 76ers, the latest blight came against Brooklyn on Saturday night when ... a berth in the NBA play-in tournament. Coach Nick Nurse said he benched Embiid in the fourth simply because ...

76ers coach Nick Nurse attributed the decision to keep Embiid on the bench for the final quarter so that they wouldn't disrupt the the team's rhythm. “That group was just playing so well together and had good feel for the game at that point, and just wanted to let them roll with it," Nurse told reporters.

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was benched in the 4th quarter in the team's loss Saturday night to the Brooklyn Nets.

Coming out of the All-Star break, the health of Joel Embiid has been a major topic for the Philadelphia 76ers. The former MVP made some choice comments after Th

Nick Nurse on not playing Joel Embiid in the fourth: “That group was just playing so well together and had good feel for the game at that point, and just wanted to let them roll with

CAMDEN, N.J. -- As the Philadelphia 76ers move forward, the goal for them is to still make a push for the play-in tournament despite the loss of Joel Embiid for the rest of the season. The Sixers sit three games back of the Chicago Bulls for the final play-in spot with 24 games remaining and they are looking to win as many games as possible.

Sixers star Joel Embiid sat out the final quarter of Saturday's loss to the Nets, with coach Nick Nurse admitting the ex-NBA MVP is "not himself."

Then, following a last-second loss to the Brooklyn Nets Satruday, Nick Nurse joined in on the conversation. With the Nets being one of teams in striking range of them in the standings, Saturday's ...

A season full of championship hopes has turned into a debacle for the 76ers, the latest blight came against Brooklyn on Saturday ... play-in tournament. Coach Nick Nurse said he benched Embiid ...