that is what joel embiid says is reason, only reason, missing his ninth straight sixers game tonight with miami embiid is taking on is heat for being hurt, yet dancing on stage at a concert last night. embiid ripped off his shirt, started dancing on stage, at the meek mill she last night. perhaps not the best look for sixers star, who has been hurt for two weeks with the bone bruce in is left knee. is it a big deal? apparently not, a still shirt less embiid showing his team hates moves in ra. coach brett brown talk about how this may look? embiid says he toss than the care what others thinks, he will have some fun. >> i don't think it was a good , i don't think it was a bad decision. i just was having fun. i'm not healthy. i have to take care of my knee , bone bruce. i'm not going to push it. we have a lot of patients. we will not lose our patients. >> embiid says he feels better today then in weeks. >>> it is what a star player should say, flyers captain claude giroux called himself out, saying i need to lay better starting to day against san jose. everyone need to play better. flyer

joel embiid out, right? embiid is out. we got good news.ers and catchers report on monday. >> springtime. >> for the phillies. warm weather coming up before we get into that let's talk hockey. we only 26 games left, it's now time for the flyers to start making a move if playoffs are in their future. >>> we have wayne simmons on the flyers goal scoring struggles and ba tock the sixers joel embiid is out for tomorrow night's game. that makes it 12 out of 13 games missed for the big man. so is there a major problem with his health? sixers general manager brian colangelo gives his answer next in sports. crest complete presents sugar shield sugar is everywhere and crest complete has a sugar shield to protect teeth from sugar found in everyday foods. crest complete. shield your teeth from sugar. so sugar may visit, but it's not sticking around. new pantene doesn't just wash i wiyour hair, it fuels it.gain. making every strand stronger. so tangles don't stand a chance. because strong is beautiful. ♪ >>> the good news the 76ers ended five game lead

they are disclosing more about the injury of the big man joel embiid. jeff skeverski has that. >> reporter: joel embiid is dealing with more than a bone bruise afternoon. sixers reveal he has a minor tear in the meniscus in the left knee. it will not require surgery. an mri three weeks ago revealed a tear after he got heart against portland. they are not sure if it happened at the time or preexisting. the pain and swelling is not the result of the tearful moment it is the bone bruise that's causing the problem. there's no timetable for his return. >> i have to take care of my knee it is a bone bruise, they care about me, they never going to push me. [inaudible] >> as we progress forward we're going to try to get him to the point he can play and play in a way that's effectively asymptomatic and stays that way. >> reporter: while impede's injury taking center stage after the injured sixers star was dancing on stage at the meek mill concert. he spoke to embiid about how this may be perceived and he is hurt and not played in two weeks. sixers benched okafor

serious blow, why we will not see joel embiid on the court any time soon. that is late inner sports.

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this situation just does not resolve itself. >> joel embiid you won't see him tonight against the goldente warriors. when we'll see him next we don't know. the sixers can catch a break. the team says he's out indefinitely. embiid was scheduled to have another mri on his troublesome knee. jaime apody has the latest. >> reporter: the sixers season has become yet another soap opera. today's latest episode features yet another twist of fate as we won't be seeing joel embiid for who knows how long. >> we've had to play without him for a little bit. we can't sit here and complain that he's in the playing and people need to step up. >> just means that, you know, we going to be without one of our key players and other guys got to step up. joel is a big key to this team but other guys have stepped up and played so you got to keep moving forward. >> reporter: now it will be up to jahlil okafor who last week wasn't sure he would still be on this team to hold down the front court. >> my mind-set is real are the same. joel is going to do the proper things to make sure he's a hundred percent. i know t

. >>> sixers host miami heat tomorrow night but you will not see joel embiid. is what the tiehl with joe joe sixers general manager brian colangelo talks about the teams approach, later in >>> well, a car, crashed into a restaurant in glassboro, new jersey this afternoon. chopper three over mulika road around 2:30, authorities say car traveled all the way inside of the hundredan wok restaurant. in one was hurt. causes still being looked into >>> group sessions for philadelphia babies and their families to keep them healthy together, it is one of the country's largest parenting ram, and it is happening at einstein medical certainty. >> health reporter stephanie stahl is in the einstein science center with more on the program. >> reporter: aim of the program is to reduce infant mortality by empowering parent with help, knowledge in a group set to go learn from each other. >> i see how much up in there well baby visit for joshua and after he gets checked out. >> there you go. >> he and his whom joy bailey joined group of other parents, to learn and share ideas abo

nerlens noel traded jahlil okafor a lock to be moved is now on the starting lineup and learning that joel embiid would continue to miss games now up to 15 out of the last 16 games missed for joe joe still the show must go on. taking on the red hot washington wizards at the wells fargo center. second quarter shot clock running down, three ball by henderson no good. covington waiting on the wing. he hits the three. big night nor covington. he had 25. part a ten-zero sixers run. fast forward to the third sergio rodriguez. watch this ally-oop that. looked like a little nerlens noel. big shot for sean holmes. sixers win, 120-112 that was good. now the bad. this afternoon 76ers president of basketball ops brian coangelo addressed reporters and said due to bone in ben simmons right foot not healing all the way an injured he suffered back in september the sixers are going to sit him for the remainder of the season. today's press conference was filled with apologies from

they will be short handed. >> no joel embiid, no robert covington. the sixers will be a couple of men down in dallas and embiid has a knee bruise and covington a hand bruise and coach brett brown knows he needs others to step tup. >> we are in a different place without joel and now without robert tonight. you lost two starters from a group playing well but we get it done by committee, if we are anything we are a team. >> the nhl all start break ended but the flyers did not get the memo, they were instructioned last night. and they scored twice and recorded a hat trick, the flyers win streak ended. they will be home tomorrow night against the montreal canadiens. >>> and la salle hosts you mass and villanova providence. jay wright knows the dunkin' donuts center. >> it's a tough place to play, wherever we go in there they have their biggest crowd we know we have our handed full and we love the challenge of going up there. >> it was a worry that national signing day would be a let down for temple and they lostmal rule to baylor and they landed a player t

sixers make a decision about an on going injury for joel embiid. >>> bomb threats made for jewish community centers around the region including here in tally delaware. another in cherry hill and threat was telephoned in to the perelman jewish day school in lower merion. the locations were evacuated as a precaution and police are investigating. so far no evidence of any actual danger has been found. >>> a reward is being offered to find the vandals who damaged the jewish cemetary in the wissinoming section of philadelphia. around 100 headstones were damaged over the weekend, the vowrnlgd community is out-- surrounding community is outraged. bob brooks is there, bob. >> reporter: sarah we came out here at 11:00 a.m., it was bad. the damage was immense, so many tombstones were toppled over. in 24 hours, i noticed that some were reset. very nice to see that so many people came out here and starting to fix things up. what's sad you'll see behind me here, these old style tombstones that don't rest on the base, those have been split in half. they will never be able to to be fixed. for people like

sports. >>> 76ers who a are challenged due to joel embiid having missed his 9th straight game. slight tear in his meniscus. no surgery just yet. had to stop the. miami ripped off 13 straight wins which is the longest this season. to the wells fargo center we go. 76ers up 7. dario saruc goes to work, one-on-one. gets represented. fights back up and, great game for dario. he finished with 19 points. less than a minute left. here we go. nerlens noel put us that on ice, 117-109. >>> let's talk flyers hockey in order to win games in the nhl you must score goals easy to understand. for the flyers tit has been a huge problem as of late. one goal to show for in the last three games, flyers are now one game on the out of the final wild cards. this was at the -- go figure, mcdonald. provorov was at the right place at the right time. he puts the flyers up 1-0. he had to be settled overtime. wayne simmons waiting gets it and gets it by himself, scores the game winner, flyers get a much-needed victory 2-1. jay wright in the 23 and two villanova wildcats for the most part have cruised this s

joel embiid is in new orleans but not participating in all-star activities as he continues to rehab hisnee injury. >> it's just about, like, managing, making sure it's good. i'm hopeful to be back after all-star so i think we still have a chance and hopefully we get ben back, too. >> ben is ben simmons who posted this video of his workout to s instagram. he's supposed to have a scan on his right foot on thursday. embiid was introduced at the rising stars game but he did not play. meanwhile, there's the steal and the nice no-look lob up to buddy hill. jahlil okafor had 13 points. but as team usa falls to the world team 150-141. they are still talking about governor chris christie's insults directed at the phillies and their fans. john clark has that story. >> reporter: it's a filly/new york beef and a tug-of-war between the mets and phillies. it started with the phillies. they put up tug mcgraw's slogan "you've gotta believe" the mets reacted saying ya gotta be kidding, that's our team slogan. tug used that slogan throughout his life, not just in baseball but when he was battling brain c

. >>> we're talking >>> nerlens in dallas, joel embiid is annoyed. what a week it's been.y actually played a game. that happened. dario and it's sixers hosting the washington wizards. sarge playing more, he had 20 points in 33 minutes. now that noel is gone, he makes his presence felt. 12 points and the fourth quarter, sixers all in control. covington. 25 points and 11 boards and the sixers with an eight point win with all the drama. meanwhile, the team making it official today, number one overall pick ben simmons will miss the entire rookie season. general manager brian coangelo making the news. >> it's disappointing i think ben simmons 19-year-old maybe 20 now i think, he's heart broken. he wants to play. wants to be out there. it's eating him alive, i'm sure. unfortunately, that's not going to happen this season. >> he also spoke about joel embiid. he made news when he said he wasn't happy would you the organization handled his knee injury. the sixers misled the media and public about his status >> it was all a mistake to put out day-to-day as opposed to out indefinitel

and joel embiid hopes to return friday night. he says he has high hopes for next season. >> next year we are going to make the playoffs and after that -- >> joel embiid didn't play for two years and ten months. and he went through some real tough times. and he thought about just going back home to cam maroon. >> i lost my -- i thought about quitting. i just wanted to go back home and fort everything. >> joel went through two foot surgeries and he says the second one was because he wanted to play so bad. >> i just wanted to play that's why i think i needed the second surgery because after i had first one, i just wanted to play basketball again. i wanted to be on the court. i pushed through when i wasn't supposed to. so i learned how to be patient. >> he's being patient now. flyers host the capitals. take a look at this. this is english soccer backup goalie wayne shaw during a match. he ate a meat pie during the game. he was forced to resign today. there's a gambling investigation. the odds were 8-1 that he'd be seen eating during

jay wright goes for his 500th career win and joel embiid knee injury little bit more >>> joel embiidaid he was not healthy, he had a left knee bone bruise. there is another problem. he apparently has a miner tear, he injured it against portland. he missed 12 out of the last 13. the team will not operate on the knee and does not know when joel will, back. >> the mri revealed what we thought to be a bone bruise and there was also the recognition that there was a very miles an hour minute in his cal tear, but it was not thought to be acute and not thought to be the source of the pain inflammation >> miami beat the sixers by 23 last week, sixers up by two, baseline and throws it down. sixers with the four point lead. in the third quarter, sixers in control. nerlens noel with the steal. 11 point needs, 19 point the dario saruc hit the foul line jumper and the sixers 13-game winning streak 117-109. >>> the last game of the home stand, the orange and black looking to end a three-game losing stream. neuvirth got the start in the orange and black. going into the third and the mcdonald shot we

sixers center joel embiid is now out indefinitely. he has swelling in that knee from the meniscus tear. you've got to be thinking, joel may not play again this season but president brian joined philly sports talk seems a little more optimistic. >> i think we're all hopeful to get him out there. it would be beneficial for the fans to see him again. it would be great for us as a unit to have him out there as we continue to strive toward winning as the season concludes, but at the end of the day, our -- the health and performance of our athletes is first and foremost. we don't want to jeopardize the long-term health. >> baus it is a process. ben simmons already ruled out for the season. they injected bone mar roe to simulate hearing and bone growth. the sixers waived andrew bogut. >> steph curry in the house tonight. he's warming up. he nailed four straight from mid-court in practice. kevin durant will play tonight. phillies hosting the rays this afternoon. you got some angels in the outfield. what a start this spring? fighting off this

plus why is joel embiid nervous about the nba trade deadline? >>> like sand through hour glass these are trades of our leave. jahlil okafor will learn his fate, deadline for nba trades is tomorrow at 3:00. okafor has spent last 18 months dealing with rumors, to take, he he was at practice with the sixers who to not play this will try when they host wizards. indiana pacers are reportedly the latest team to be interested. big ja knows he could be on the move real soon. >> just keep my phone on, you know, obviously everybody those the deadline is coming up tomorrow and one of the guys that could betrayeded. just waiting to see where i end up or if i end up here then so be it. >> tough spot to be in. >> joel embiid, is not only process, he is future of the franchise. he is out with the tear and listed as taught full for friday and sat take but his humor this perfect health. this way will sixers deal him but ejected about impending deadline. >> obviously i'm scared, i don't know what will happen, so for me or my team hates, i love them all. for he ho

. >> meanwhile we had a chance to talk to the big fellows, joel embiid as you know he hasn't played in the game since late january when he was injured, he has a tear, and also a bone bruce, initially the team hade it sound like he was day to day and that was not the case. joe joe, not pleased with how the organization has handled it. >> i was than the too happy with the way it was kind offhandedled before, the day-to-day part. i was told that it would be three or four weeks. i was than the happy with the way it was handled. >> we will have more on this store ate 11:00. >>> lets switch gears and talk about baseball. feels like baseball weather out here but we're talking about fill hoist played their first game of the spring town in florida. they took on university of tampa. they got a pair of home runs in this game one from roman quinn, who was pretty hot in september a year ago. also, dylann cousins, what up, cousin. they win six to nothing. they take on, the yankees, tomorrow. >>> and before we toss it back to you guys real quick fun fact for you do you know who the longest tenured si

the team announced joel embiid will be out indefinitely with soreness and swelling in his knee todayto see if there was any more damage going on there. the sixers are about to go from having a ton of young talent at the big man situation to having none at all with a blink of the eye. they traded nerlens noel to the mavericks and after everything that went on with jahlil okafor they have to trade nim had the off season. the only big man they have is joel embiid he still hasn't proven he can play an entire season healthy. if he ends up not playing for the rest of the year he will only have played 31 games. you still can't rely on this guy. what happens if he gets hurt next year? think about that. what happens? noel is gone. okafor will be gone and you're be left with nothing. the whole point of keeping noel and cook for to see if embiid can play healthy and you didn't prove that. lucy, the sixers may have screwed themselves more than they even know. [ laughter ] >> that's blunt. all right. thank you sean bell. if you want to buy some nicky minaj from k mart you better act fast the reta

don't you love joel embiid on social media. flyers playing their first game in the home stand.osting the islanders, steve mason playing for the first time in their home stand. flyers on the power play got the share. wayne simmons puts home the rebound. his 22nd is upheld on review. flyers first goal in nearly 135 minutes but islanders power play, john tavarez, the captain with the wrister tips in 1-1. flyers caught a line change. islanders go on to win this one 3-1 the final. just one point behind the flyers. the bruins, sorry. the islanders go on to win 3-1, one point behind the flyers. that will do it for sports. i'm amy fadool, right back after this. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. ♪ ♪ with simply right checking fro

joel embiid will miss his ninth straight game tomorrow night.ers hosting the heat who won their 13th in a row tonight. the president says joel has a bone bruise. he had no symptoms two weeks ago. then he played and had soreness after that. there are three games left before the all-star break. they aren't sure joel will play. >> we have two road games next week. we are looking to obviously hope to goat him back before the all-star break because if there's any chance that he is going to perform in the rising stars game, he is going to have to play competitive basketball before then. >> an msg plan for charles oakley. they are banning him from madison square garden after he was ejected and arrested. this is a personal foul. >> he has a problem with anger. he is physically and verbally abusive. he may have a problem with alcohol. we don't know. those behaviors of being physically and verbally abusive, those are personality problems. >> he has done a tremendous job in his rookie year. >> the boys here at the garden chanting charles oakley's name. >>

now you know how it feels like to be sixers and joel embiid. today they announced joe joeys now out indefinitely. he has been 13 straight games with the bone bruce and torn tendon, after work out his knee has been swelling out and feeling sore. embiid was scheduled to have an mri this afternoon. his teammates, have no other choice but to move on as they get set to toe on golden state warriors. >> i can sit here and complain that he is not playing and people need to step up. i think, jahlil has done that, you know, even in some more other guys have stepped up too so, you know, we have to keep doing that for however long i is out. >> from joe joe to ben, top draft choice ben simmons had a procedure today. he had bone marrow injected in the fractured area of his foot to promote healing. simmons broke it on the final day of training camp and should be resuming training by the end of the week. >>> flyers have had night off they host colorado avalanche tomorrow, just one day before the nhl trade deadline. orange and black six points out of the final w

is joel embiid playing tomorrow? it's all next. >>> i'm john clark. we find out tomorrow if brian dawkins will get into pro football's hall of fame. he was on quick slants show. are you nervous to find out? >> not really stressed. the most stressful thing is trying to figure out what to wear. i mean, i decided to go late, i wasn't going initially. but i am now. and so, really, just trying to get everything together as far as my kids, my wife and everybody getting their bags packed and all that stuff. >> matt ryan will try to become the second quarterback from the delaware valley to win a superbowl. do you feel an extra burden to win? >> not really. i don't feel, you know, anymore more burdened than any other week. as an offense, we prepare to go out there and score how many points we need to. if it's a bunch of them, we can do that. if it's just a few, we can do that as well. >> to the flyers, practice today. but there were healthy scratches in last night's win. it looks like they'll be watching again tomorrow. ghost was on csn phillies sports talk. h

sixers center joel embiid will miss another game tomorrow night. president says joel had a bone bruise and had no systems before a game two weeks ago. joel played and he had soreness after that. joel will play in the all-star skills challenge, only if he plays in one of the three games before the break. >> you know, we've got two road games next week. we're looking to, you know, obviously, hope to get him back before, you know, the all-star break. because if there's any chance that he's going to perform in the rising stars game, he's, obviously going to have to play competitive basketball before then. >> and msg ban for charles oakley. james dolan used the word ban. he bans charles from the arena after he was ejected and arrested wednesday night. personal foul here, nolan says oakley needs help. >> he has a problem with anger. he's both physically and verbally abusive. he may have a problem with alcohol, we don't know. those behaviors of being physically and verbally abusive, those are personality problems. >> as i said, personal foul. flyers have

joel embiid made trip to new orleans but he is out with the tear. frustration is real. >> i want to play. i want to show what i can do. this is just frustrating. but i have to take my time, touring the years i have missed i have learned about patients and trust the process so i'm trusting the process. >> very good. >> trust the process. >> he will have plenty of all-star weekend no doubt about it. >> when he is playing. >> there we go. >> thanks, buddy. >> "cbs evening news" is just a few minutes away. >> scott pelley joins with us a look ahead, scott. >> great to be with you in philadelphia here's the "cbs evening news", tonight. president's new pick for national security advisor has turned him down. we will look into the intelligence community's growing chill with mr. trump. >>> a powerful deluge has hit the west coast, and she told the truth about girl scout cookies, and now sales are booming. we will have have those stories, just ahead on "cbs evening news". >>> also a new piece of history and one of the philadelphia eskimos historic spots. >>>

. >>> we're talking >>> nerlens in dallas, joel embiid is annoyed. what a week it's been.y actually played a game. that happened. dario and it's sixers hosting the washington wizards. sarge playing more, he had 20 points in 33 minutes. now that noel is gone, he makes his presence felt. 12 points and the fourth quarter, sixers all in control. covington. 25 points and 11 boards and the sixers with an eight point win with all the drama. meanwhile, the team making it official today, number one overall pick ben simmons will miss the entire rookie season. general manager brian coangelo making the news. >> it's disappointing i think ben simmons 19-year-old maybe 20 now i think, he's heart broken. he wants to play. wants to be out there. it's eating him alive, i'm sure. unfortunately, that's not going to happen this season. >> he also spoke about joel embiid. he made news when he said he wasn't happy would you the organization handled his knee injury. the sixers misled the media and public about his status >> it was all a mistake to put out day-to-day as opposed to out indefinitel

. >>> how about our big star joel embiid, joel being joel, sixers star stirs up some controversy, byancing on the dance with his shirt off, over weekend, why an announcement the day after happened, may have made things a little bit worse for our star. >> he was getting down on that stage. >> yes. >>> i'm tom sredenschek. phillies catchers and pitchers report to spring training in clearwater florida later this morning. the first official work out for them is tomorrow, and the entire squad due in clearwater on thursday. college basketball sunday afternoon temple in memphis, temple led by 19, tigers, cut to it three but then he hits 39 right here and the owls hang on, fran dunphy's owls win 74-62. >>> how about penn and cornell playing a rare sunday afternoon game at the palestra and this is ryan bentley off the steel. quakers beat columbia on friday, cornell will on sunday final 82-63. >>> golf final round of the pebble beach beach pro am entered the take with the six stroke lead, gets birdie here on 17, and then jordan spieth is your winner at public he will beach pro am by four strok

here's jeff skeverski. >> reporter: it's the big question when will joel embiid finally play again. impede said he will probably -- embiid said he will run when the sixers return from the all star break. embiid has missed 11 straight games because of the bone bruise and small meniscus tearful moment embiid and sixers fans cannot wait for him to suit up. >> it's frustrating after missing two years and you get hurt again you have to miss so much sometime, it's annoying, i want to play, i want to show what i can do. i got to take my time. >> reporter: embiid wanted to play last night, instead he is watching his teammates in the rising stars challenge. okafor scores ten. team world hits the 3 right there. world wins 150-141 down at all star weekend. >>> phillies manager said he can ski it in their eyes, the phillies will be better in 2017. ducis rogers has more from clearwater from the phillies first full squad workout. >> reporter: with the gang all here, the manager gave his players this message. >> work hard, enjoy the fight to where you want to be. don't be late, do everything right

joel embiid would have walked away with the award but who knows, he has only played 31 games. for dario brett brown has high praise. >> dario saric, i just love everything about him. i truly mean that. he does so much. he cares so much. he represents kind of almost everything that i'm trying to get to grow our program and have the city be proud of us. he brings a pride, spirit, toughness, that you want your team to represent. >> congrats to the st. joes prep basketball coach speedy morris, win over the pro basketball hall of fame award for lifetime achievement in coaching, high school basketball. in 49 years he has nearly a thousand total victories. >> wow. >> like a thousand. >> we're talking five decades. >> yes, indeed, class act he and his family, class act. >>> when we come back shedding light on a festival in philadelphia. >> when and where you will be seeing the displays and how they welcome the yeah. we love low prices. no bones about it. [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. my giant. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business b

don bell will have an update on joel embiid next in sports. >> plus, we've got highlight from the catholicgame last night at the palestra. stay with us, we will be right back. >> this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. >>> with jim donovan, rahel solomon, katie fehlinger, pat gallen and meisha johnson. >>> welcome back. we are glad you're waking up with us here on "eyewitness news." >> and here's don bell with your morning sports. >> if you count on the sixers wins since the beginning of 2014 campaign, they have exactly 50. last night they hosed the golden state warriors, and they were looking for their 50th win this season. we go to south philadelphia, kevin hart, ringing the bell before the tip-off. getting all fired up. pick it up in the second quarter, warriors up by three. twenty-one-point, seven boards, 75 cyst. in the third, green, playing some tenacious c. gets the steel, to did your and the, would steel. twenty-seven points, warriors boy ten. >> later onset curry, he missed all 11 of his three-point attempts but finished with 19, the sixers lose by 11, they head to south bea

no joel embiid, no robert covington. but ilia stow have three, sixers were up four in the half.in the fourth, kawhi leonard on the break. 19 points for him and then tony parker lob, sixers with 13 points, they lose 102-86. they haven't won in san antonio [ñ embiid, 'ç the eastern conference rookie of the month. he has been selected to play in the skills challenge during all-star weekend. will the sixers let him play? we'll see eagles, nj.com reports the birds are looking to go over agency. i'm sure carson wentz would like that. congrats to our players correspondent malcolm jenkins, he wins the highest honors for community outreach, a 2017 byron white award. nice job malcolm jenkins. i'm john clark. we're right back. but enjoying today doesn't mean losing sight of tomorrow. so while i invest in "the now" my mortgage, vacations i still invest in the future, like my children's college tuition and retirement. i can help you piece together your financial journey for today and tomorrow. if you have a question about investing, ask me. sincerely, amanda etheridge, fellow planner and fel

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here's leslie van arsdal with "eyewitness sports". >>> jed after shoot around joel embiid said he wasot healthy. he hads a left bone bruce, and the big fellow says the knee would swell and go away. is there another problem with the knee. joel has a minor tear in the the mens cuss of his left news and he injured it against port land. he has missed 12 of the last 13 games. team will not operate on the knee and does not know when joel will be back on the court >> the mri revealed obviously what we thought to be a bone bruce, and there was also the recognition that there was a very minor tear but not thought to be acute and not thought to be the source of the pain and inflammation, or symptoms. >> sixers taking on the hottest team in the league miami, they have won 13 in a row beat sixers by 23 last week second quarter sixers up by two, ill sofa drives base line and throws it down. bench goes crazy. sixers with the four-point lead. sixers in control nerlens noel with the steel, and they had an 11-point lead. nerlens scored 19 points, to the fourth dario saric with the ball, hits the foul

bob brooks has reaction. >> reporter: joel embiid can dance. 76 star made an appearance on stage, you can see for yourself, the 7-footer has moves. we found out before the game against the heat, the big man has a partially torn meniscus in his left knee. he has not played in nine straight games, the question is should he be dancing at a rap concert. >> we want him healthy on the floor. >> reporter: he is not the only fan who feels that way. >> i don't think he should have did it. i guess he can do whatever he wants to do. >> some can see both sides to him on stage. >> he probably shouldn't be dancing, it's the personality, it's the life of his team he is a party kind of guy. >> some say they don't have a problem with it, they are interested in the sixers future. you have to trust the process, that team is the going to be great in two years, if they sandbag and get the second or third pick, i can't care what he does at any concert that's the team to beat. >> we spoke with impede at a shooter round and watched him do a similar dance at the concer

the way they have handled the joel embiid, ben simmons and jahlil okafor situation, feels as though they have not been 100% forthcoming in the scenarios. should the fans be a little bit upset? >> here is my thought on it. they don't necessarily have to be forthcoming. i feel like the -- if they're totally truthful with everything here, i feel like fans will then take it a certain way. you talking about jalil oh kafar. >> but they're not game planning against other teams. these are guys out. benson has been out. jahlil okafor, it's not been greatly handled. maybe close to trading, don't have him travel to charlotte. then solo to boston. the way they have handled a lot of these situations, including okafor has not been great. >> what does he have to do with the fans? i think he should be upset. here's a guy who is basically being a true professional here. he knows that he's on the chopping block. sounds like ten or 11 teams he says are interested in him and talking with. and when things fall through he has to come back and play for the team as if nothing happened. imagine playing for an or

the big question when will joel embiid finally play again, perhaps good news, embiid said he will probablyeturn when the sixers return from the all star break on friday barring any pain or swelling in his left knee. embiid missed 11 straight games. plus the rising stars challenge in new orleans because of the bruise bone and meniscus tearful moment. >> after missing two years, you get hurt, you got to miss so much sometime, it's annoying, i want to play, i want show what i can do. i have to take my time. >> reporter: embiid wanted to play last night instead he is watching his teammates in the rising stars challenge. okafor coming off the bench for usa he gets ten. the world wins 1150-141. >>> phillies coach says he can see it in their organize -- eyes. >> reporter: with the game all here, the manager gave his players this message. >> work harden joy the fight to get to where you want to be, don't be late, do everything right, follow the rules, and compete. >> reporter: everything but say your prayers and eat your vitamins. the first full squad workout have a little bit of everything and it

joel embiid is dealing with more than a bone bruise after all. the sixers revealing he has a minor tear in the meniscus in the left knee. it is not serious or does not need surgery. an mri revealed the tear after he got hurt in portland. the pain and swelling is not the result of the tear, it's the bone bruise that is causing the problems. there's no timetable for embiid's return. >> i'm not healthy, my knee, it's bone bruise. they are not going to push me, we going to do rehab. >> as we progress forward, we're going to try to get him to the point where he can play and play in a way that's effectively asymptomatic and stays that way. >> reporter: well embiid's injury taking center stage after the injured sixers star was dancing on stage friday night at the meek mill concert, brett brown spoke to him about how this may be perceived since he is hurt and not played in two weeks. sixers benched okafor because of the trade rumors pregame. who needs him against miami, the hottest team cooled off by the sixers, nerlens noel slammed in the first, 19 for

the sixers busted the wing -- winning streak of miami heat and they are revealing more about joel embiid>> reporter: joel embiid is dealing with more than a bone bruise, he has a minor tear in the in a meniscus in the knee. they are not sure if the tear happened at the time or preexisting. it is the bone bruise that's causing the problem. there's no timetable for his return. >> my knee, the bone bruise, they care about me, they never going to push me, [inaudible]. >> as we progress forward we're going to try to get him to the point he can play, and play in a way he is effectively asymptomatic and stays that way. >> embiid's injury taking center stage after the sixers star was dancing on stage at the meek mill concert. sixers coach spoke to him about how this may be perceived and not played. >> who needs him against miami, the hottest team cooled off by the sixers. sixers in double digits. third quarter, noelle puts it away. they won 20 games for the first time under brett brown. big question for him, oklahoma and the trade -- okafor, and the trade rumors. >> there were trade rumors that

. >> >>> still happening on "action news," joel embiid won't play in tonight's game.e have details when the sixers star could be back on the court with his team. it's all coming your way in sports. prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, all giant produce is triple checked. we're focusing on fresh... ...so you don't have to guess. my giant. 9:26 in sports, it's a double header at the wells fargo center. the flyers face off at 1:00 p.m. >> the sixers tip off in south philadelphia tonight and they will be without joel embiid again. here's jeff skeverski. >> reporter: joe joe is a no, no for the sixers out with a bone bruise in his left knee. he could be out for the all star game putting his participation in the rising stars challenge in doubt. sixers say it is not serious, but they are being cautious. >>> flyers wild card has slipped away, claude giroux is saying he needs to be better against san jose. the flyers have lost three straight and scored one goal over the span. as far as giroux only has two goals since christmas. >> i got to be better, i got to play up to my sta

process joel embiid might be done for the season. having soreness and swelling in his knee after practice. the nightmare for this team just continues. he was scheduled to have an mri earlier today. i wouldn't be surprised if they just completely shut this guy down for the rest of the year. tonight the sixers taking on the warriors and the warriors just looked really bored in this one. steph curry the best shooter maybe ever right here with the air ball. you never see that happen. he went zero-11 for distant really didn't matter. jahlil coke he can couture had a terrible game. turnover right there. three points, robert covington with turnover. wide open kd dunk right there. later it's durant again. check this out. duran drives to the rack gets fouled and one. look at this again. he goes over the backboard to get this bucket. elder 27 in the game. sixers lose 119-108. brett bound just trying to find something to learn from. >> what does it take to within a championship? that's all i think about. what's it really take? how do you beat th

the bad news continues to be the health of their center joel embiid rule out for tonight's games versusit nine straight and 12 out of the last 13 games for embiid only problem is, joe joe continues to be listed as day to day. here's sixers president of basketball operations brian colangelo guest on the wip afternoon show yesterday. >> we're doing our best obviously to get our players healthy and ready to play, and if a player is listed as day to day, not with a certain or extended period of time, you know, that's tagged as potential return date, this is not about selling tickets or deceiving people. this is about trying to get the player healthy and ready. >> all right. that was colangelo which brings us this video about six hours after embiid was rule out for tonight's game. he decided to join meek mill on stage at the wells fargo center last night and as you could tell, the knee looks pretty good here. >> look at him. >> again, we're talking about nine straight games ruled out, 12 out of 13 and my man is up there stunting and shirt less last night. >> wow! >> with meek mill decided to

the bad news, it continues to be the health of their center joel embiid who has been rule out for tomorrow heat which makes nine straight and 12 out of the last 13 games for embiid only problem is joe joe continues listed as day to day. here's sixers general manager brian colangelo a guest on the wip afternoon show today. >> we're doing our best obviously to get our players healthy and ready to play, and if a player is listed as day day, not with a certain or extended period of time, you know, that's tagged as a potential return date, this is not about -- this is not about selling tickets or deceiving people. this is about trying to get the player healthy and ready. >> we need joe joe back on the floor for sure. all right. we have a go one tomorrow afternoon. jay wright and villanova wildcats travel to xavier to take on the 18-six musketeers. a top, 25 matchup going down at 2:30 right here on fox 29. >>> let's talk golf tiger woods playing days are limited woods who made his return after two back surgeries in the bahamas two months ago has pulled out of scheduled next 2pga tour dates citin

month in about five years. 10 and five january and they've been able to do that with or without joel embiids completely changed with the sixers franchise. the excitement is back and tonight they tried to continue that success in the month of february and without joel embiid against the mavericks. jahlil okafor checking back into the game and he for gets to take off his warmup. he's in and out of the lineup all the time. it happens. >> nerlens knoll tipping the ball away they play two-man game that leads to noel dunk right there. dirk gets double right here finds open devon harris the easy triple. the mavs complete the this game and won, 113-95. >>> to college hoops. villanova knock out of the number one spot in the country. they're now fourth after that loss against marquette last we week. not bad drop but another loss can take them out of the number one seed for the ncaa tournament the guys have to handle business right now. taking on providence and they got a little shaky in the second half. nova only up by five and look at that after great block by maikel bridges a triple right there for

that was with prize big man joel embiid in the lineup.ue to left knee contusion and unfortunately for a team and fans alike joel embiid would miss tonight's game in my many me as well. sure is a different squad without him. it was kids day kid reporters, and photographers, kids working the audio board. hassan white side he dominated. here he is with the jumper in the paint. white side had 17 points, 11 rebounds all in the first quarter. 30 points on the night. to the third sixers look terrible down 22. rodriguez with a lazy past. he takes it the distance. this was ugly. sixers lose 125-102. >>> let's talk hockey. the flyers coming off a solid win against the mon tree at canadiens thursday night look to continue their strong play at home this and in a saturday matinee against the los angeles kings. fun fact when the kings come to town so does former flyer jeff carter who is having amazing year already with 26 goals on the year. something to keep in mind during the highlights. these highlights right here. to the wells fargo center we go. mi

joel embiid is now out indefinitely after having soreness and swelling in his knee after practice.his basically means he's probably going to be out for the rest of the season. it's not looking very good. also, ben simmons who is already out for the entire season had a minor procedure to sort of promote healing in his bones. healing in his body. hopefully that came out well and hopefully he's still on track for his recovery and his rehab. later in sports, we'll have brett bound talking about all these procedures and all these problems with his two biggest players. that's coming up later. >>> it seem unfair a teenager literally losing his stomach but it was that diagnosis that led to an important decision. how a local nurse says his pain saved his life -- gave his life purpose. >> cops in one city banned from high fiving children? so what can be wrong with that? at least one person's answer ahead. >>> an officer opens fire on driver as the man tries to back out of a parking lot. what happened in the moments after the driver got away. ♪ ♪ >> check this u plane makes a crash landing in

it turns out joel embiid has a minor meniscal tear in his left knee.ixers president says they're more concerned with the bone bruise. >> the mri revealed obviously what we thought it to be, a bone bruise. and there was also the recognition that there was a very minor meniscal tear. he's being treated for the bone bruise. the bone bruise treatment and progression towards getting back to play is simply a pattern of loading and recovery and training that ultimately results in him being asymptomatic. then he'll be back on the court. >> embiid received his rookie of the month award for january. second quarter of the game, sixers on the break. cruisin' in, much to the delight of the sixers bench. sixers up six at intermission. third water, the steal and the stick on the other end. the season high for him on the night. he kept it close though. mcconnell to noel, ali puts it away. sixers snap miami's 13-game winning streak. >> it feels really good, any time you get a win. any time you stop a streak like that, it's better. they're the hottest team in the nba. w