Joel Embiid Out for 76ers-Knicks Game 2 Due to Hip Soreness, Ankle Sprain

76ers' Joel Embiid out for Game 2 vs. Knicks as Philadelphia looks to even second-round playoff series

Embiid added hip soreness to his right ankle sprain on Wednesday

By Jack Maloney

May 6, 2026 at 1:14 pm ET • 1 min read

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Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has been ruled out for Game 2 of the team's second-round series against the New York Knicks , the team announced Wednesday afternoon. Embiid had been initially listed as probable due to a right ankle sprain, but missed the morning shootaround after reporting increased soreness along with pain in his hip, according to ESPN .

Embiid also recently returned from an emergency appendectomy, which kept him out of the first three games of the 76ers' first-round series against the Boston Celtics , which Philadelphia won in 7 games after completing a 3-1 comeback.

In five games this postseason, Embiid is averaging 25.2 points, eight rebounds and 5.8 assists on 42.4% shooting.

Without the former MVP, it will be difficult for the Sixers to win on the road against a Knicks team that beat them by 39 with Embiid in Game 1. The Knicks have won four games in a row, dating back to their first-round series with the Atlanta Hawks , and set an NBA postseason record in their Game 1 victory with their third consecutive win by 25-plus points.

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