The Philadelphia 76ers' season has quickly devolved into a big mess, and it will not be easy for them to clean things up moving forward. The

Sixers star Joel Embiid sat out the final quarter of Saturday's loss to the Nets, with coach Nick Nurse admitting the ex-NBA MVP is "not himself."

Nick Nurse on not playing Joel Embiid in the fourth: “That group was just playing so well together and had good feel for the game at that point, and just wanted to let them roll with

Paul George scored zero points on three shots in the Philadelphia 76ers' first half against the Brooklyn Nets — all without Joel Embiid or Tyrese Maxey.

As much as Nick Nurse is grateful to finally have Paul George, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey all healthy simultaneously for a change, the chemistry between George and Embiid remains a drag. Tuesday’s Toronto was just the 13th all season that the three have started together.

We asked Sixers sources to comment on what doctors were telling us about the most troublesome left knee in Philly. The sources and our doctors agreed: Embiid should play on unless there's new damage.