Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Philadelphia 76ers rookie Joel Embiid suffered a left knee contusion against Portland on January 20, missed three games and returned against the Rockets on Friday to score 32 points in 27 minutes. Embiid was held out of the first night of the Sixers back-to-back in Chicago on Sunday, and many thought he'd play tonight, but he'll the makeup game against Sacramento and won't travel with the team to Dallas or San Antonio this week for the first leg of their road trip. His status for Miami and Detroit on February 4 and 6 is up in the air.
Medical update:
•Embiid (left knee contusion) out tonight. Doubtful for DAL, SAS portion of upcoming road trip. Status for MIA, DET TBD.— Philadelphia 76ers (@Sixers) January 30, 2017
Brown told reporters after practice on Monday that there is nothing odd going on with Joel's knee and that there aren't any red flags, but rather the team is going overboard with caution with respect to an important player.
In the meantime, it looks like Jahlil Okafor will get some solid minutes during the Sixers' next three games with a tough test starting tonight against DeMarcus Cousins, who was just named Western Conference Player of the Week. Okafor last started on January 21 against the Hawks, finishing with 12 points, four rebounds and three blocks in 30 minutes during Philadelphia's 110-93 loss.
