The Philadelphia 76ers will go to battle on Thursday against the Atlanta Hawks without the services of Joel Embiid. The Sixers announced that the big fella suffered some right shin soreness while going through a workout for his right knee issue and decided to hold him out against a pesky Hawks team.

Both Tyrese Maxey and Andre Drummond spoke at length about how tough it is to keep switching styles when Embiid is playing and when he's not. It's a challenge for coach Nick Nurse

Joel Embiid (right knee injury management; right shin soreness) is out for the Sixers' road contest against the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night, according to the team's initial injury report for the game unveiled on Friday evening: The Sixers have an injury report for tomorrow's game @ New Orleans: Joel Embiid – right knee injury management;

Drummond spoke with Sixers Wire after the loss as he gave his assessment of the team with Embiid off the floor. "I think when Joel plays, he just demands a lot," said Drummond. "I