Joel Embiid available for 76ers' Game 4 after appendectomy

sportsApr 26, 202621249

Joel Embiid will start for the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 4 against the Boston Celtics after being cleared to play 17 days following an emergency appendectomy in Houston. Embiid had not appeared earlier in the first-round series, and the team upgraded his status to list him available to start. He was seen during pregame shooting wearing a wrap around his abdomen and joins starters Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe, Kelly Oubre Jr., and Paul George. His return immediately shifts the matchup by restoring the Sixers' interior scoring and rim protection, making Game 4 pivotal for the remainder of the series.

Derek Bodner

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Starters: Tyrese Maxey VJ Edgecombe Kelly Oubre Jr. Paul George Joel Embiid

373h ago

Law Murray 📘

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Joel Embiid has come back to play in playoff games after broken faces, Bell’s Palsy, and now 17 days after an appendectomy

263h ago

Michael Scotto

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JUST IN: Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is available to play in Game 4 against the Boston Celtics. This will mark his first game played following an appendectomy.

213h ago

Shams Charania Tweets

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RT @espn: Breaking: Joel Embiid will return tonight in Game 4 against the Celtics over two weeks after surgery for appendicitis, per @ShamsCharania.

253h ago

Steve Jones

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Sometimes it's easy to forget Joel Embiid can just *do this*

222h ago

Bryan Toporek

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Joel Embiid is coming back to play in a playoff game 17 days after getting his appendix removed. If anyone slanders him for whatever happens today, I will give you the Temecula treatment

153h ago

Gina Mizell

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Joel Embiid going through his pregame shooting routine. He is wearing a wrap around his abdomen.

113h ago

Paul Hudrick

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Just 17 days after an emergency appendectomy, Joel Embiid is warming up ahead of Game 4.

113h ago

Sean Grande

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Celtics at Sixers – Xfinity Mobile Arena – April 26, 2026 – Game 4 Starters Boston – White, Brown, Hauser, Tatum, Queta Philadelphia – Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe, Kelly Oubre, Paul George, Joel Embiid OUT – Boston: None Philadelphia: None

133h ago

The Associated Press

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Joel Embiid is making a surprise return to the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night, back in the starting lineup for Game 4 of their first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics only 17 days after having an appendectomy.

103h ago

Adam Aaronson

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Joel Embiid got a loud ovation as he ran through the Sixers’ tunnel.

113h ago

Mitch Goldich

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Joel Embiid is returning 17 days after an emergency appendectomy suffered practically on the eve of the playoffs. No idea what he’ll be able to do tonight, but I’m glad his season didn’t have to end like that.

83h ago

KeithSmithNBA

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I expect Boston to go at Joel Embiid early in in PnR. Test him and see how he's moving. I also expect them to be physical with him on the other end. See how he's feeling after being out for a couple of weeks.

83h ago