It appears that Embiid's All-Star streak will come to an end. He will not be voted in as a starter and when considering the number of games missed, he will most likely not receive

The center's contract becomes more of an albatross with every game he misses, every night that he happens to suit up and ends up hobbling from one end of the court to the other.

In the second half, the Sixers showed signs of the team they were supposed to be without Joel Embiid. But their dreadful first half sunk them to 15-24.