Coverage dated October 26, 2026

New team, more stars, same story: Sixers still can’t solve life without Joel Embiid

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The Sixers need Embiid healthy for the long haul. Desperately so. That much was obvious in their first game without him, a 106-93 loss to the Pistons on Sunday night.

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    New team, more stars, same story: Sixers still can’t solve life without Joel Embiid (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The Sixers need Embiid healthy for the long haul. Desperately so. That much was obvious in their first game without him, a 106-93 loss to the Pistons on Sunday night.

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    Adem Bona provided a spark, but Sixers’ small-ball experiment struggled without Joel Embiid (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    With Embiid managing his health on the second night of a back-to-back, the Sixers were down to three viable center options including LeBron James.

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