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The Philadelphia 76ers have battled significant health concerns early in the 2021-22 season, with superstar big man Joel Embiid sidelined for the last few weeks.

On Nov. 8, the team announced that Embiid had tested positive for COVID, joining Tobias Harris, Matisse Thybulle and Isaiah Joe in the league's health and safety protocols. Despite the growing inac NBA Polo Shirts tive list, the Sixers had gotten out to an impressive start to the season. After an 8-2 start, the team dropped six of its next eight with Embiid among a group of players sidelined. 

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How long will Embiid be out? 

Embiid was originally set to miss one game against New York with a back-to-back scheduled against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Instead, he has missed several games as he awaits consecutive negative tests to pass the league's health and safety p stephen curry jersey warriors rotocols. His return, however, appears to be looming.

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Joel Embiid injury timeline

Nov. 27: Joel Embiid makes his return to the P NBA Bobbleheads hiladelphia 76ers lineup against the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Embiid has been inactive and away from the team, and has missed Philadelphia's past nine games. 

Nov. 24: After over two weeks in the league's health and safety protocols, The Athletic's Shams Charania reported that there is optimism that Embiid can return on Saturday, Nov. 28 after ramping up physical activity in steph curry jersey for toddler recent days.

Nov. 16: When asked for an update on Embiid and Thybulle, he responded "With Matisse, it's just trying to get the right dat stephen curry jersey woman e with the league … With Joel, the same thing, jus stephen curry jersey 52 t trying to get better. You have to have the two negative tests," per Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Nov. 8: Philadelphia head coach Doc Rivers reveals Embiid is suffering symp stephen curry high school jersey toms after contracting the virus.

“He's not doing great, struggling with it, like Tobias," Rivers said pregame. 

The game against New York will mark the fifth straight game missed for Harris. 

Nov. 8: E NBA Shooting Shirtsmbiid was listed as out on the injury report due to health and safety protocols.

Shams Charania of The Athletic reported the positive test.

According to Charania, Philadelphia players were set to begin receiving booster shots as early as this week.