Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will be a spectator for his team's first game in 2025 due to a sprained left foot that will prevent him from playing Wednesday against the Sacramento Kings. Embiid was initially listed as out due to rest before the team later changed his designation to the foot ailment.

Joel Embiid is not playing on Wednesday against the Kings. The 76ers are resting him for the first game of a back-to-back.

Joel Embiid is a little lighter in the wallet after he was fined $75,000 for "making obscene gestures on the playing court" during the Philadelphia 76ers' victory over the Boston Celtics on Christmas Day,