Embiid, who has missed time with a knee issue recently, re-aggravated his left knee injury in Golden State, when Jonathan Kuminga fell on it in the fourth quarter.
A clearly injured Joel Embiid did what he could through three-and-a-half quarters, only to leave with a knee injury in the fourth quarter as the Sixers fell, 119-107.
Either regular-season play matters (and Embiid's MVP season in 2022-23 should get its due respect), or it's all about the playoffs.
But, you can't have it both ways.