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76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid tests positive for COVID-19

By Chelena Goldman | Last updated 11/8/21

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid tested positive for COVID-19, multiple sources reported Monday. He is expected to miss several games.

Can confirm Joel Embiid has entered the NBA’s Health and Safety Protocols. The Sixers are already without Tobias Harris, who went into them a week ago today. Philly hosts the Knicks tonight and the defending champion Bucks tomorrow, and currently has the East’s best record.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) November 8, 2021

Embiid wasn't at team shootaround on Monday morning, according to ESPN.

The Sixers will surely miss the 27-year-old All-Star. Embiid leads the team with 21.4 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. He was expected to sit out Monday's game against the New York Knicks to be ready for Tuesday's game against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks.

Philadelphia is enjoying its best start to a season in two decades and lead the East with an 8-2 record, winning six games in a row.

The @sixers are riding an @NBA-best six-game winning streak, and sit atop the East with an 8-2 record.

It’s the first time the team’s won at least eight of its first 10 games since 2000-01’s 10-0 start.

Before that, it was 1982-83 (9-1).

h/t @EliasSports
— Sixers Stats (@SixersStats) November 7, 2021

That record comes in the midst of ongoing drama surrounding currently absent Ben Simmons, suggesting the team is may be better off without the embattled 25-year-old.

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