CLEVELAND — Philadelphia's All-Star center Joel Embiid sprained his left shoulder in Wednesday night's 108-94 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Embiid was injured in the first quarter and scored three points in eight minutes. The Sixers, also playing without All-Star guard Ben Simmons, never led against the team with the worst record in the Eastern Conference and fell to 9-21 on the road.
Collin Sexton led the Cavaliers with 28 points. Cleveland (17-41) is 3-1 under coach J.B. Bickerstaff, who took over when John Beilein resigned during the All-Star break.
"There’s been a concerted effort, to a man, to go out and get after it a little bit harder," Bickerstaff said via the Associated Press. "There’s an energy that’s building and you don’t want to be the one guy that’s not participating in it."
Cavs center Andre Drummond missed the game with a strained left calf, but Larry Nance Jr. came up big inside with 13 points and 15 rebounds. The team will face Zion Williamson & the Pelicans Friday in New Orleans.
