Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers is currently listed as out due to a oblique injury suffered on Mar 19, 2026. Embiid has been out for 1 day. The expected return date is 2026-03-21. This page tracks the latest injury updates, recovery timeline, and injury history for Joel Embiid (NBA).
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Status: out. Last injury: Oblique. Expected return: 2026-03-21.
Current Status
Injury
Oblique (Right)
Date Injured
Mar 19, 2026
Status
out
Expected Return
2026-03-21
Injury Timeline
Jan 11, 2026 — Load Management → Returned Jan 11, 2026
Jan 20, 2026 — Load Management → Returned Jan 20, 2026
Jan 26, 2026 — Knee → Returned Jan 26, 2026
Feb 3, 2026 — Load Management → Returned Feb 3, 2026
Feb 9, 2026 — Load Management → Returned Feb 11, 2026
Feb 19, 2026 — Knee → Returned Feb 22, 2026
Mar 1, 2026 — Oblique → Returned Mar 9, 2026
Mar 6, 2026 — Oblique
Mar 16, 2026 — Oblique
Mar 19, 2026 — Oblique
Injury History
Oblique — Mar 19, 2026 (out)
Oblique — Mar 16, 2026 (out)
Oblique — Mar 6, 2026 (out)
Oblique — Mar 1, 2026 to Mar 9, 2026 (returned)
Knee — Feb 19, 2026 to Feb 22, 2026 (returned)
Load Management — Feb 9, 2026 to Feb 11, 2026 (returned)
Load Management — Feb 3, 2026 to Feb 3, 2026 (returned)
Knee — Jan 26, 2026 to Jan 26, 2026 (returned)
Load Management — Jan 20, 2026 to Jan 20, 2026 (returned)
Load Management — Jan 11, 2026 to Jan 11, 2026 (returned)