PORTLAND, Ore. – Under the category “FTA” on the official box score — “free throws attempted” — the 76ers finished Thursday’s game at the Moda Center with 14 attempts and the Portland Trail Blazers with 47.
That’s a wide margin, and it left Joel Embiid less than pleased.
The center won’t play in Saturday’s game against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center because he still hasn’t been cleared to play on consecutive nights. He will instead rejoin the team Saturday night in Phoenix and participate in Sunday’s matchup against the Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena.