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Sources: NBA likely to investigate Sixers’ decision to sit Joel Embiid for season opener

Embiid did not participate in scrimmages or games during the preseason as part of the Sixers' plan to ramp up his readiness for the season and rest his left knee.

Center Joel Embiid reacts after the Sixers lost their Eastern Conference playoff series to the New York Knicks on May 2.
Center Joel Embiid reacts after the Sixers lost their Eastern Conference playoff series to the New York Knicks on May 2. Read moreYong Kim / Staff Photographer