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It's official, Philadelphia Sixers star Joel Embiid will "represent the red, white and blue" in Paris this summer in honor of his son.

The Philadelphia 76ers will square off against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night with playoff implications on the line. 

Orlando blew out Milwaukee, Indiana blew out Atlanta, Philadelphia blew out Brooklyn and Miami blew out Toronto. And all that meant nothing on the bottom half of the Eastern Conference’s playoff chase changed on the final day of the regular season.

Tyrese Maxey scored 26 points for a Philadelphia 76ers team that played without Joel Embiid and earned a spot in the play-in tournament following a 107-86 win over the Brooklyn Nets with playoff seeding at stake on Sunday.

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid sat out the regular-season finale against Brooklyn after he tweaked his surgically repaired left knee in a game last week.

Joel Embiid had 32 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists, while Tyrese Maxey scored 28 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 21 as Philadelphia (46-36) won its seventh straight game.

A happy day for talented young people on the court at the Wells Fargo Center, as the 76ers welcomed differently-abled kids for a wheelchair basketball clinic with some talented professionals.

Iverson's sculpture joins nine other Sixers legends immortalized along the 76ers Legends Walk, including Julius Irving, Wilt Chamberlin and Charles Barkley.

Embiid added eight assists and played 36 minutes — his most in the four game since his return from a meniscus injury suffered on Jan. 30.

Tyrese Maxey had a career-high 52 points and the injury-depleted Philadelphia 76ers overcame Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 133-126 in double overtime Sunday night for their fifth straight victory.

Joel Embiid had 30 points and 12 rebounds in just 23 minutes, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 17 points and the Sixers pulled within a half-game of seventh place in the Eastern Conference by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 116-96.

Embiid returned from a 29-game absence Tuesday night, leading the 76ers to a 109-105 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. That came after the 76ers had listed him as being out in the initial injury report.

Tyrese Maxey scored 37 points, Joel Embiid added 29 and the Philadelphia 76ers topped the Miami Heat 109-105 to tighten the Eastern Conference playoff chase.

Joel Embiid put Philadelphia ahead with four free throws in the final 40 seconds and finished with 24 points in his first game in nine weeks following knee surgery, leading the 76ers to a 109-105 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Joel Embiid will reportedly return to action in Tuesday night's game against Thunder, after missing two months with an injury to his left meniscus.

Talks continue around the controversial 76 Place and, after a special meeting Tuesday, lots of people are wondering if the proposed new arena is one step closer or further away.