4 years agoPhiladelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (illness) and small forward Matisse Thybulle (hand) have been designated as questionable to participate in Thursday's game versus the Heat. Embiid missed Tuesday's game with the illness, paving the way for Mike Scott to enter the starting five. Despite that bump in role, neither Scott nor Dwight Howard put together a particularly compelling stat line, leaving Tobias Harris as the likeliest beneficiary of another absence with increased scoring and rebounding roles. Thybulle's absence saw his minutes redistributed across the wing. Having scored in single digits in 10 of his last 11 games, Thybulle holds very little season-long intrigue, aside from those season-long managers desperate for steals in category formats. Check back prior to tip-off to get the final word on the statuses of both Embiid and Thybulle.--Jesse Borek
Source: Keith Pompey