The Philadelphia 76ers are listing center Joel Embiid, small forward Jimmy Butler and shooting guard J.J. Redick as questionable for Thursday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Embiid, the Sixers' best player, is dealing with knee soreness, Butler has back tightness and Redick has a left quad contusion.
Butler and Redick played on Wednesday versus the Atlanta Hawks, a game which the Sixers lost by a final score of 130-122. Embiid did not play.
Some Sixers injury news…
Joel Embiid is listed as questionable for tonight's game on the NBA's official injury report. Ditto for Jimmy Butler (back tightness) and JJ Redick (left quad contusion). James Ennis is out with the quad contusion he's been dealing with.
— Rich Hofmann (@rich_hofmann) April 4, 2019
Embiid has missed the last three games for the Sixers, who are 49-29 on the season. Philly has been listing him as out with the NBA's new favorite term, load management.
Embiid is averaging 27.5 points, 13.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game on the season while shooting 48.5 percent from the field. The Sixers are a completely different team when he's in the lineup.
Butler suffered his back injury last weekend in his return to Minnesota against the Timberwolves. The four-time All-Star missed one game. Butler made his return to the lineup on Wednesday against the Hawks and finished with 16 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 33 minutes of action.
Redick has only missed four games all season for the Sixers. The sharpshooter is averaging 17.8 points per game on the season and shooting 39.2 percent from the 3-point line.
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