Embiid Leaves Playoff Game With Knee Soreness

Joel Embiid will not return to Game 4 of the Sixers' first-round series against Washington with right knee soreness, the team tweets. Embiid played 11 minutes on Monday before retreating to the locker room. Initially speculation was that Embiid had a tailbone injury after taking a fall but the team's official announcement could be even more ominous.