Final Injury Report for Celtics-76ers Game 3: Will Joel Embiid Play?
The Philadelphia 76ers are at home on Friday night as they host the Boston Celtics for Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.
Philadelphia enters Friday's game coming off a victory over Boston on the road in Game 2 on Tuesday night to tie the series at 1-1.
In Tuesday's victory over the Celtics, V.J. Edgecombe led the way for the 76ers as he recorded 30 points and 10 rebounds while Tyrese Maxey added 29 points, four rebounds and nine assists of his own.
Now Philadelphia will try to use home court to their advantage in Game 3 on Friday as they try to pick up a key victory over the Celtics to take a 2-1 series lead.
On the other side, Boston enters Friday's contest coming off a loss at home to the 76ers in Game 2 on Tuesday that tied the series at 1-1.
Jaylen Brown led the way for the Celtics in Tuesday's loss as he ended the game with 36 points, seven rebounds and four assists while Jayson Tatum recorded 19 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists.
While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Game 3 on Friday, one side may be without sone of their star players due to injury.
Celtics Injury Report
For the Celtics, they enter Friday's game with a healthy roster as they have nobody listed on their injury report.
Injury Report for tomorrow at PHI:
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 23, 2026
No injuries to report
Of course, this has been a recurring theme for Boston thus far in the playoffs and they will now try to steal a victory on the road in Game 3 to regain control of the series.
76ers Injury Report: Will Joel Embiid Play?
On the other side, the 76ers have only one player listed on their injury report as they have listed star center Joel Embiid as doubtful.
Philadelphia has listed Embiid as doubtful due to post appendectomy surgery recovery and he is expected to miss his seventh consecutive contest, though it appears as though he may be nearing a return for the 76ers.
Injury report for Game 3 vs. Celtics:
— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) April 23, 2026
DOUBTFUL: Joel Embiid (post appendectomy surgery recovery) #Sixers
With Embiid likely to be sidelined once again, Adem Bona and Andre Drummond could both continue to have larger roles until the star center is cleared to return.
Fans can catch Game 3 of the first-round series between the Celtics and 76ers from Philadelphia on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video.
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This story was originally published April 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM.