The Sixers won the battle against the Miami Heat on Thursday, but they might have lost the war.
Star center Joel Embiid suffered an injury to his midsection in the first half of the Sixers' 124-117 victory, although he gutted through it to finish with 26 points and 11 rebounds in 31 minutes, including the game-clinching three-pointer. However, he reported "increasing soreness in his right side" on Saturday morning and did not practice, according to [Adam Aaronson](https://www.phillyvoice.com/joel-embiid-injury-video-update-report-sixers-news-analysis-vs-celtics-nba-rumors-nick-nurse/) of PhillyVoice.
After Embiid underwent an MRI, the Sixers announced that he will miss at least their next three games due to a strained right oblique.
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