The 76ers beat the Wizards 153-131 on Wednesday night and pretty much with some of the NBA's biggest issues on display. The game featured a tanking team, questionable load management and some light social media drama.
While Paul George showed up and scored 39 points, his highest point total since signing with Philadelphia, it was the absence of Joel Embiid that should be generating all the headlines and takes today. Embiid returned from an oblique injury last week and played in three straight games before last night when he sat out, which was news to him.
