The Athletic’s Fred Katz revealed that the organization signed Gibson to a new deal after his initial 10-day one ended. Gibson played 13 minutes against the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday and 22 minutes against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night, as the frontcourt was severely damaged by the injuries to Julius Randle and Isaiah Hartenstein.
For the foreseeable future, the reigning NBA MVP will not be supporting the Philadelphia 76ers.
According to Philadelphia, Embiid had knee surgery on Tuesday morning and won’t be back for at least four weeks before getting another assessment. That eliminates the chance of Embiid playing against the New York Knicks on February 22, which is scheduled to be each team’s first game following the All-Star break. Embiid was chosen as one of the five Eastern Conference starters, therefore he will also require a substitute for the actual All-Star Game.
“there’s belief that the door remains open for Embiid’s return in the regular season.” The 76ers (30-19) have lost six of their last seven games and are currently in fifth place in the Eastern Conference. They are also in a terrible slump. As of Tuesday evening, the Sixers are 3.5 games clear of Orlando and the Eastern Play-In Tournament, and 1.5 games behind the Knicks for fourth place.
The Philadelphia 76ers take on the Golden State Warriors at home on Wednesday night (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
In his quest to become the first Manhattanite to win the NBA’s Three-Point Contest, point guard Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks will have to contend with some formidable opposition.
According to Shams Charania, Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana), Damian Lillard (Milwaukee), Lauri Markkanen (Utah), and Malik Beasley (Milwaukee) will all be joining Brunson. Not only does Brunson have to contend with Haliburton, who will have supporters as a member of the Indiana Pacers playing in the arena, but he also has to contend with Beasley, the fifth-most accurate three-point shooter this season, Lillard, the event’s defending champion, and the most recent Most Improved Player, Markkanen.
The Philadelphia 76ers are currently ranked No. 5 in the NBA East, while the Knicks are currently ranked No. 4.
That will probably soon change for the Sixers, as center Joel Embiid will have knee surgery this week. The team has not officially disclosed the length of time the MVP candidate may be sidelined.
LaMelo Ball (ankle) will miss Monday night’s (7 p.m. ET, MSG) game against the New York Knicks, according to the Charlotte Hornets, who will be without him for the second straight game. Ball, who has only played in 22 games this season, leads the Hornets in scoring at 23.9 points per game. In their two previous meetings with the Knicks, Ball has scored 66 points in total.
Star power and attention-grabbing headlines will be abundant for the New York Knicks’ Thursday night matchup against the Indiana Pacers if current trends continue.
Tyrese Haliburton is expected to play in the Pacers’ Thursday visit to Madison Square Garden when they play the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night (7:30 p.m. ET, TNT), according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
