Joel Embiid, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart listed as questionable for Sixers vs. Knicks Game 3 – NBC Sports Philadelphia

Three vital gamers obtained questionable designations on the preliminary damage report for Game 3 of the Sixers vs. Knicks second-round playoff collection.

The Sixers listed Joel Embiid (proper ankle sprain and proper hip soreness) as questionable Thursday evening after he sat out the workforce’s tight Game 2 lose the day prior. Sixers head coach Nick Nurse stated Embiid “woke up with a bunch of soreness” Wednesday morning and was dominated out following the Sixers’ shootaround at Madison Square Garden.

Embiid returned from an April 9 appendectomy in the course of the Sixers’ first-round collection win over the Celtics and had (*3*)however he did not get the inexperienced gentle for Game 2. While Embiid had a subpar Game 1 within the Sixers’ blowout defeathe was sturdy within the Boston collection, averaging 28.0 factors, 9.0 rebounds and seven.0 assists.

The Knicks’ two questionable gamers had been OG Anunoby (proper hamstring pressure) and Josh Hart (left thumb pressure). New York additionally listed backup heart Mitchell Robinson as possible. He was sidelined by an sickness Wednesday.

Anunoby exited with 2:31 left within the fourth quarter of Game 2 and didn’t return. He’s had a superb begin to the 2026 playoffs, posting 21.4 factors, 7.5 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.1 blocks per sport. Anunoby has shot 61.9 % from the sector and 53.8 % from three-point vary over New York’s eight postseason contests.

SNY’s Ian Begley reported Anunoby is taken into account “day-to-day.” Trailing 2-0 within the collection, the Sixers will host Game 3 on Friday night and Game 4 on Sunday afternoon.