Joel Embiid back for Sixers; OG Anunoby out for Knicks - ESPN

PHILADELPHIA — The New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers got different injury news ahead of Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Friday night, with Knicks forward OG Anunoby being ruled out with a right hamstring strain and 76ers center Joel Embiid returning to the starting lineup.

Embiid, who went from probable to out Wednesday afternoon ahead of Game 2 due to his injuries, participated in shootaround Friday morning with his 76ers teammates.

Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse said during his pregame media availability that he expected Embiid to give it a go in Game 3, although he said a final determination would be made closer to the 7 p.m. tip.

The Knicks, meanwhile, were mum on Anunoby's status moving forward in the series besides coach Mike Brown ruling him out of Friday's game during his pregame media session. When asked how Anunoby was responding to treatment, what he could do on the court or whether he was running, the Knicks only repeated that Anunoby remains day-to-day.

The forward is in the middle of the best stretch of basketball of his career, averaging 21.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.9 blocks per game in eight postseason games for the Knicks.

Anunoby pulled up late in the fourth quarter of New York's Game 2 victory and was clearly favoring his right leg. He didn't return to the game, and his status for Sunday's Game 4 in Philadelphia is uncertain.

The 76ers enter Game 3 down 0-2 in the series, after getting routed at Madison Square Garden in Game 1 with Embiid playing before losing narrowly in Game 2 with him sidelined.

Embiid has played five games in these playoffs since returning from an emergency appendectomy April 9, a couple of days before the end of the regular