Full injury report for Joel Embiid, Sixers vs. Heat in pivotal matchup

Here is the full injury report for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers as they take on the Miami Heat in a pivotal matchup on Thursday.

The Philadelphia 76ers will trek to South Florida on Thursday to take on the Miami Heat to begin a three-game road trip. The Sixers are currently 1 1/2 games behind the sixth-place Heat and seventh-place Indiana Pacers as the teams fight to avoid the play-in tournament.

Philadelphia remain short-handed; De’Anthony Melton (lumbar spine bone stress) and Robert Covington (left knee bone bruise) are listed as out against the Heat.

As for Joel Embiid, he made his return in the win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, but he is listed as questionable against the Heat due to left knee injury recovery. It will be interesting to see if Embiid plays against the Heat.

Tyrese Maxey (left hip tightness), Tobias Harris (left knee hyperextension) and Mo Bamba (illness) are listed as questionable. Maxey has missed the previous two games and Bamba missed the win over the Thunder.

Tip off from the Kaseya Center is set for 7:30 p.m. EDT.

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