Despite momentary upgrade, Embiid sidelined again

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This time, there was hope. It looked like Joel Embiid might be back in action for the Sixers. However, Embiid is out again Thursday night against the Raptors with back tightness. 

Embiid's status was upgraded from questionable to probable at approximately 5:20 p.m. He participated in morning shootaround and his teammates said he looked good (see story)

But after going through warmups, the Sixers made the decision to sit Embiid. Amir Johnson will start in his place. 

Embiid missed the Sixers' last two games, losses to the Bulls and Kings. He played a career-high 49 minutes in the team's triple-overtime loss to the Thunder last Friday. 

For the season, Embiid is averaging 24.1 points and 11.0 rebounds in 31.4 minutes per game. Without their star center, the Sixers have a 1-6 record. When Embiid has played, the team is 13-10. 

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