76ers' Joel Embiid, Paul George won't play Saturday vs. Grizzlies - ESPN

CAMDEN, N.J. — Joel Embiid and Paul George will each miss a fifth straight game with left knee injuries when the Philadelphia 76ers host Memphis on Saturday night.

The oft-injured Embiid has yet to play this season, though he was a full participant at Friday's practice, including in 5-on-5 scrimmages. George, who has yet to play this season with a bone bruise on his left knee, also participated in the full practice and scrimmaged with the Sixers.

Embiid skipped the entire preseason and has not played any basketball that matters since he helped Team USA win gold in the Paris Olympics.

Embiid has officially been out with what the 76ers call left knee management. He was limited to 39 games last season, mostly because of knee surgery after tearing the meniscus in his left knee Jan. 30 against Golden State.

«Everybody has been on the same page,» Embiid said at the 76ers' New Jersey complex. «If your body doesn't react well, and if your body tells you one thing [sit out]. I've done it. From what I can tell you, I've broken my face twice, I came back early with the risk of losing my vision. I have broken fingers. I still came back. When I see people say, 'He doesn't want to play,' I've done way too much for this city, putting myself at risk, for people to be saying that.»

Embiid's absence from the season opener raised suspicion in the NBA, and the league fined the team $100,000 on Tuesday for public statements, including by president of basketball operations Daryl Morey and by coach Nick Nurse, that were inconsistent with Embiid's health status and in violation of NBA rules such as the league's player participation policy. It found that the participation policy was not violated, however.

Embiid was the No. 3 pick in the 2014