Joel Embiid dominated on Wednesday as he celebrated his 28th birthday. The Sixers’ MVP candidate was originally questionable to play against the Cavaliers due to back soreness, but took to the court and went off for 35 points on 13-of-19 shooting, 17 rebounds and five assists.
For Friday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, Embiid is again listed as questionable with back soreness.
As the team continues to monitor Embiid carefully, we may see him flipping between “questionable” and “available” status over the next couple of games. Even when Embiid was listed as questionable before facing the Cavs, ahead of the game Doc Rivers still said he was expecting Embiid to play.